estar delicado
Also spelled: delicado de salud
What does estar delicado mean?
The phrase used to report that someone is seriously ill without saying the word. It is what you hear in family phone calls and messages, and everyone understands it means get to the hospital.
Example
My aunt called: grandpa is delicado.Llamó mi tía: el abuelo está delicado.
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