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dainty

English translation: delicate

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English term or phrase:dainty
Selected answer:delicate
Entered by: Mohamed Fouda

06:44 Feb 14, 2022
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama /
English term or phrase: dainty
Winning a bobsled race is about one thing: the push-start. Now I know you dainty, little track stars think you're fast. Well, heh, let's see how fast you are when you push a six-hundred-pound sled.
Mohamed Fouda
Egypt
Local time: 19:05
delicate
Explanation:
There shouldn't be a comma after dainty.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dainty

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Note added at 1 hr (2022-02-14 08:05:54 GMT)
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No, they're mocking the person's supposed weakness, probably in a friendly way.
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thanks, everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
delicate


Explanation:
There shouldn't be a comma after dainty.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dainty

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Note added at 1 hr (2022-02-14 08:05:54 GMT)
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No, they're mocking the person's supposed weakness, probably in a friendly way.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thanks, everyone!
Notes to answerer
Asker: So, the adjective is not in the sense of being handsome, fastidious, or even little?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simona Suzanna Muwazi
7 mins
agree  Tony M: No, they're just saying it's easy enough to sit in a sled and whizz round; but it takes brawn to push the darned thing to get it started!
35 mins
agree  Badri Seyed Jalali
1 hr
agree  Clauwolf
4 hrs
agree  Elizabeth TILLY: Dainty is also associated with things that are fragile, small, delicate. It's often associated with things like tea sets or little girls - so definitely mocking the track runners here.
5 hrs
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