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"Sense" is a noun which is often translated as "el sentido", and "sensitive" is an adjective which is often translated as "sensible". Learn more about the difference between "sense" and "sensitive" below.
sense(
sehns
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el sentido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Blind people compensate for their lack of sight by enhancing other senses.Los ciegos compensan la falta de vista desarrollando otros sentidos.
2. (feeling)
a. la sensación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Déjà vu is the sense of having been to a place before.El déjà vu es la sensación de haber estado anteriormente en un sitio.
a. el sentido común (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He doesn't seem to have much sense.Parece que no tiene mucho sentido común.
4. (sanity)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Have they taken leave of their senses?¿Han perdido el juicio?
She finally came to her senses and signed the document.Al final entró en razón y firmó el documento.
5. (awareness)
a. el sentido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He has no sense of direction.No tiene ningún sentido de la orientación.
6. (point)
a. el sentido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There's no sense in waiting any longer.No tiene sentido esperar más tiempo.
7. (meaning)
a. el sentido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This word has many senses.Esta palabra tiene muchos sentidos.
b. el significado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
That word has three senses in the dictionary.Esa palabra tiene tres significados en el diccionario.
8. (opinion)
a. la opinión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What is your sense of his progress to date?¿Cuál es tu opinión de sus progresos hasta ahora?
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. sentir
When I came home, I sensed something was wrong.Cuando llegué a casa, sentí que algo pasaba.
10. (to realize)
a. darse cuenta de
He sensed that it was the best thing to do.Se dio cuenta de que era lo mejor que se podía hacer.
11. (to detect)
a. detectar
The device senses minute variations in temperature.El dispositivo detecta variaciones mínimas de temperatura.
sensitive(
sehn
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sih
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dihv
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. sensible
I also have sensitive teeth, so I really recommend this toothpaste.Yo también tengo dientes sensibles, así que te recomiendo mucho esta pasta de dientes.
b. delicado
We have lots of products designed for people with sensitive skin.Tenemos muchos productos diseñados para la gente con piel delicada.
c. susceptible
Julia is very sensitive to certain chemicals used in cleaning products.Julia es muy susceptible a ciertos químicos que se usan en los productos de limpieza.
a. sensible
She's a very sensitive young girl who cares a lot about the world's problems.Es una jovencita muy sensible que se preocupa mucho por los problemas del mundo.
3. (touchy)
b. susceptible (person)
He's really sensitive right now because his girlfriend just broke up with him.Es muy susceptible en este momento porque su novia acaba de romper con él.
4. (responsive)
a. sensible
We have installed a very sensitive sensor near the fault as part of the earthquake warning system.Hemos instalado un sensor muy sensible cerca de la falla como parte del sistema de alerta de terremotos.
5. (secret)
a. confidencial
You'll have to sign this document in order to have access to sensitive material.Tendrás que firmar este documento para tener acceso a los materiales confidenciales.
