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oversensitive adj [personne] trop susceptible ; [attitude, approach] très délicat ; to be oversensitive about public opinion trop s'attendrir sur l'opinion publique. -
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oversensitive [‚əʊvə'sensɪtɪv]trop sensible ou susceptible, hypersensible;∎ you're being oversensitive! tu es trop susceptible!Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > oversensitive
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3 oversensitive
oversensitive [əʊvəˈsensɪtɪv]( = touchy) trop susceptible* * *[ˌəʊvə'sensɪtɪv]adjective [personne] trop susceptible -
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5 fainthearted
A n the fainthearted (+ v pl) ( cowardly) les timorés mpl ; ( oversensitive) les natures fpl sensibles. -
6 squeamish
squeamish ['skwi:mɪʃ](a) (oversensitive) trop émotif, impressionnable;∎ it makes me feel squeamish ça me donne mal au cœur;∎ I'm very squeamish about the sight of blood je ne supporte pas la vue du sang;∎ she's squeamish about physical violence elle ne supporte pas les scènes de violence;∎ he was too squeamish even to taste it il n'a même pas eu le courage d'y goûter;∎ don't be so squeamish ne fais pas le délicat;∎ he wasn't squeamish about evicting them in the middle of winter il n'a eu aucun scrupule à les expulser en plein hiver∎ the squeamish les âmes fpl sensibles, les petites natures fpl;∎ this film is not for the squeamish ce film n'est pas conseillé aux âmes sensibles -
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(a) (oversensitive) susceptible, ombrageux;∎ she's touchy about her weight elle est susceptible ou chatouilleuse sur la question de son poids;∎ he's very touchy il se froisse ou se vexe pour un rien(b) (matter, situation) délicat, épineux
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oversensitive — index hot blooded Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
oversensitive — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
oversensitive — o|ver|sen|si|tive [ˌəuvəˈsensıtıv US ˌouvər ] adj easily upset or offended ▪ Don t you think you re being a bit oversensitive? … Dictionary of contemporary English
oversensitive — adjective easily upset or offended: I didn t mean that. Rod s just being oversensitive … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
oversensitive — oversensitivity, oversensitiveness, n. /oh veuhr sen si tiv/, adj. excessively or unduly sensitive. [1840 50; OVER + SENSITIVE] * * * … Universalium
oversensitive — adjective Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin skinned … Wiktionary
oversensitive — Synonyms and related words: allergic, anaphylactic, delicate, empathetic, empathic, goosy, hairsplitting, high strung, hypercritical, hyperesthetic, hyperpathic, hypersensitive, irritable, itchy, miffy, morbidly sensitive, nervous,… … Moby Thesaurus
oversensitive — o|ver|sen|si|tive [ ,ouvər sensətıv ] adjective easily becoming upset about things people do or say to you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
oversensitive — adj. overly sensitive; excessively touchy … English contemporary dictionary
oversensitive — adjective excessively sensitive. Derivatives oversensitiveness noun oversensitivity noun … English new terms dictionary
oversensitive — over·sensitive … English syllables