sensitive

UK: /ˈsent.sɪ.tɪv/ US: /-sə.t̮ɪv/

Translation

adj

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⇨ sensible

He is a very sensitive man

Es un hombre muy sensible

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⇨ delicado,da

That wasn't very sensitive of him, was it?

Estuvo muy poco delicado, ¿no crees?

■ Distinto de sensible (sensato)

(Definition of sensitive adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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