treat someone with kid gloves

/triːt ˈsʌmwʌn wɪð kɪd glʌvz/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. tratar a alguien con mucho cuidado

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

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Spanish

delicadeza

Close — treating someone with kid gloves relates to delicacy, tact.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa treat someone with kid gloves?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The doctor treated the elderly patient with kid ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a treat someone with kid gloves?

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