"agradable" translation mismatch

Question

This is probably the wrong place to report this and it's no big deal but according to the text:

agradable. 'agradable'. This adjective means 'nice, pleasant'. For example, 'sin duda era un hombre agradable y sensible'' / 'Without a doubt, he was an nice and sensible guy'. Agradable.

but what the pretty senorita says - obviously talking about a different guy, is: "sin duda no era un persona agradable ni sensible" / " Without a doubt he wasn't an agreeable or sensible character"

My ears must be getting more attuned!

Haha, if you're picking that up, that's great. lol - rac1, Apr 4, 2014

Answer 1

"Sin duda no era una persona agradable ni sensible" This sentence is negative " Without a doubt he wasn't an agreeable or sensitive character"

Sensible is a false friend:

Sensitive: sensible (alguien que se deja llevar por las emociones, someone who show his feelings easily)

Sensible: sensato (alguien que toma decisiones de una forma inteligente y razonada, someone who take decisions thinking in all the consecuences)

It's Una persona. Persona is female gender. - juanmelgar, Apr 4, 2014

that was just a typo on my part - I got that - just pointing out the difference between what is said and what is printed underneath - Ansionnach, Apr 4, 2014

Uhh Arreglado Juan, mira que reviso este tipo de errores cuando escribo aquí para no crear confusión... Gracias - Keirlen, Apr 6, 2014

Ansionnach, Ah I haven't understood your question, You should translate sensible as sensitive, not as sensible (english) is sensato(español) - Keirlen, Apr 6, 2014

Answer 2

I think you can choose a better adjective than agreeable. I have checked both definitions and from what I gather, agradable is more like affable or kind. So my translation would be: Without a doubt, he was not an affable nor a sensible person. Any mistakes, let me know.

Answer 3

neither....nor: ni...ni Sin duda no era una persona (ni)(sometimes you can omit the first ni) agradable ni sensible.

But, watch out!

Sensible in English it doesn't mean "sensible" in Spanish, it's a false friend.

English: sensible------> Spanish: sensato English: sensitive-----> Spanish: sensible

You can find this false friend and another ones in some of my Spanish tips in my website or Facebook.

Sensible: emotionally aware and responsive ///Sensible: Dicho de una persona: Que se deja llevar fácilmente del sentimiento - juanmelgar, Apr 4, 2014

Sensitive is sensitivo/ I think the example on the question is kind of general. Are we talking about his senses, his characters? - juanmelgar, Apr 4, 2014