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"Sentido" is a form of "sentido", a noun which is often translated as "sense". "Sensibilidad" is a noun which is often translated as "sensitivity". Learn more about the difference between "sensibilidad" and "sentido" below.
la sensibilidad(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. sensitivity
Los poetas son personas con mucha sensibilidad.Poets are people with great sensitivity.
2. (sensation)
a. feeling
Después del accidente, perdí la sensibilidad en el brazo derecho.I lost the feeling in my right arm after the accident.
a. feeling
Mi hija desarrolló una sensibilidad especial para la música clásica desde pequeña.My daughter developed a special feeling for classical music from an early age.
b. sensitivity
El presidente carece de sensibilidad hacia los problemas raciales.The president lacks sensitivity about racial issues.
4. (response)
a. sensitivity
Andrés colocó una pesa sobre la balanza para probar su sensibilidad.Andres placed a weight on the scales to test its sensitivity.
el sentido(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (context)
2. (physiology)
3. (course)
a. direction
Al principio íbamos en el sentido equivocado, pero nos dimos la vuelta.Initially, we were going in the wrong direction but we turned around.
a. consciousness
Perdió el sentido cuando su cabeza golpeó el suelo.She lost consciousness when her head hit the ground.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
