English-Italian translations for tact

• tatto
  Quello che, invece, non apprezzo è la mancanza di tatto dimostrata dalla delegazione quando è arrivata al castello di Praga. What I do not like is the lack of tact shown at the appearance of the delegation in Prague Castle.
  Spero che la presidenza austriaca dimostrerà un tatto maggiore di quello del ministro britannico Robin Cook. I hope that the Austrian Presidency will display more tact than the British President-in-Office, Mr Cook.
  Signor Presidente, desidero anch'io unirmi ai colleghi e ringraziare i relatori per la loro iniziativa e per il tatto con cui hanno affrontato la situazione. Mr President, I also wish to join my colleagues in thanking the rapporteurs for their initiative and tact in dealing with this situation.

Definition of tact

• The sense of touch; feeling.
• The stroke in beating time
• A verbal operant which is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus and is maintained by nonspecific social reinforcement (praise
• To use a tact (a kind of verbal operant; see noun sense

Examples

• By the use of tact, she was able to calm her jealous husband
• I used tact when I told my fat uncle that his extra weight made him look better

Related words

• protactinium
• contact
• tactile
• tactic
• tactics
• intact
• táctico
• tactical
• syntactic