La Palabra del Día: Sensible
Sensible
sensitive; significant, noticeable, considerable, clear, marked
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Tengo suerte no ser sensible a las críticas de mi español, porque parece que mis frases siempre las corrigen las personas que realmente hablan español.
I am lucky that I am not sensitive about my bad Spanish, because it seems that my sentences are always corrected by people that actually speak Spanish.

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Soy una persona tan sensible que cuando cocino no puedo ni cortar una cebolla sin llorar.
I'm such a sensitive person that when I cook I can't even cut an onion without crying.

This is a very sensitive matter within our family, so please dont tell anyone? Our cat is completely crazy, sometimes he even thinks he is a kangaroo . . . . . .
Esto es un asunto muy sensible en nuestra familia, así que, por favor, ¿no se lo cuente a nadie? Nuestro gato está completamente loco, hasta que a veces piensa que es un canguro . . . . .

You know you're too sensitive when you get into a fight with someone when they call you sensitive.
Sabes que eres demasiado sensible cuando te peleas con alguien cuando te llama sensible.

A mí, les Los ojos míos son muy sensibles a esta verdura. Me hace llorar.
My eyes are very sensitive to this vegetable. It makes me cry.
¡ Estoy siempre sensible a la actividad alrededor de mí particularmente en estos tiempos violentos!
I am always sensitive to the activity around me, particularly in these violent times.
The truth of the matter is, a week ago out at a favorite restaurant with friends, we were seated in a large busy patio. I did not like the look of two men at a nearby table, I asked the waiter to leave the empty wine bottle on the table, ( as a weapon for me if I needed it.
Creía que yo sería más sensible si viviera sin Internet y leyera más. Estuve equivocada.
I thought I would be more sensitive if I lived without Internet and read more. I was wrong.

[ ha ha! I forgot the key word I was thinking so much about the grammar! ]
Con anterioridad a ingresar a SpanishDict, la única palabra española que sabía era Hola, pero con la enseñanza de nuestra profesora genial, Paralee, y la ayuda de los miembros increíbles aquí, hice una sensible mejoría y ahora puedo conseguir a leer y escribir en español
Prior to joining SpanishDict, the only Spanish word that I knew was 'Hola', but with the teaching of our brilliant teacher, Paralee, and the help of the amazing members here, I made a noticeable improvement and now I can manage to read and write in Spanish.
Apuesto a que las empresas que hacen los pañuelos de papel prosperan a causa de todos estos chicos sensibles de la nueva era.
I bet the tissue/Kleenex companies do well out of all these sensitive, new age guys.
Gracias a Gintar por las correciones ![]()

Los ojos míos son sensibles a la luz brillante, y por eso, uso gafas de sol.
My eyes are sensitive to bright light, and for this reason, I use sunglasses.

La mayoría de la gente piensa que los hombres son sensibles si lloran.
Most people think that men are sensitive if they cry.


Tengo las orejas muy grandes, y estoy bastante sensible por ellas. I have very large ears, and I'm pretty sensitive about them.
Soy muy sensible a chicas que hablan en inglés o español con un acento mexicano. Por eso, mi novia, quien es taiwanesa, no deja irme a la iglesia latinoamericana en Amsterdam sin ella.
I'm sensitive to girls that speak English or Spanish with a Mexican accent. Therefore my gf, who is Taiwanese, won't let me go to the Latin American church in Amsterdam alone.
This is a very sensitive young woman who is prepared to always be reasonable!
Esta joven mujer es sensible y siempre dispuesta a ser razonable!

Quisiera creer, que en mi conocimientos españoles se puede descubrir una sensible mejora.
I should like to believe, that in my spanish knowledge one can discover a noticeable improvement .
