Use of 'sensible'
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Can 'es sensible' in Spanish mean 'it is sensible' in English? I always thought it meant 'sensitive', and that 'es sensato' would be the translation for 'it's sensible'?
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updated Oct 13, 2010
posted by bonnie100
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Hi, Bonnie. Welcome to the forum.
The English word "sensible" would be translated as "sensato," "lógico," "práctico," etc.
1) She's a very sensible girl = Es una chica muy sensata
2) Be sensible! = ¡Sé sensato!
3) It would be sensible to check first = Lo más sensato sería comprobarlo antes
4) Try to be sensible about it = Procura ser razonable
updated Oct 13, 2010
posted by --Mariana--
Yes, and "es sensible" would never mean "it is sensible". Like bonnie said, it means "he is sensitive". - bill1111, Oct 13, 2010
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And "sensitive" is "sensible" in Spanish Bonnie. It is one of the "false friends"
updated Oct 13, 2010
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
