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1 insensible
adj.1 insensitive (indiferente).2 numb (entumecido).3 imperceptible (imperceptible).4 unfeeling, hardhearted, cold-blooded, cold-hearted.* * *► adjetivo1 insensitive, unfeeling, thoughtless2 MEDICINA insensible3 (imperceptible) insensible, imperceptible* * *ADJ1) [persona] (=indiferente) insensitive (a to)(=no afectado) unaffected (a by)2) [cambio] imperceptible3) (Med) (=inconsciente) insensible, unconscious; (=entumecido) numb* * *adjetivo insensitivees insensible a mis súplicas — he is oblivious o insensible to my entreaties
* * *= insensitive, hard-hearted, callous, unfeeling, thick-skinned, insensible, unemotional.Ex. In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex. The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.Ex. Business was represented by hard-nosed, thick-skinned managers with no inclination to adopt academia's language and critiques.Ex. Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.Ex. Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.----* insensible a las diferencias de género = gender blind.* * *adjetivo insensitivees insensible a mis súplicas — he is oblivious o insensible to my entreaties
* * *= insensitive, hard-hearted, callous, unfeeling, thick-skinned, insensible, unemotional.Ex: In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.
Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex: The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.Ex: Business was represented by hard-nosed, thick-skinned managers with no inclination to adopt academia's language and critiques.Ex: Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.* insensible a las diferencias de género = gender blind.* * *1 ‹persona› insensitive insensible A algo oblivious o insensible TO sthes insensible a mis súplicas he is oblivious o insensible to my entreaties2 ( Med) ‹miembro/nervio› insensitiveinsensible al frío insensitive to the cold, not feeling the cold* * *
insensible adjetivo
insensitive;
insensible adjetivo
1 (impasible, inconmovible) insensitive [a, to]
2 (difícil de percibir) imperceptible
3 Med (sin sensibilidad) numb: es insensible al calor, she doesn't feel the heat
' insensible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dura
- duro
- impasible
- sorda
- sordo
- endurecer
English:
callous
- crass
- hard
- hard-boiled
- hard-hearted
- hardened
- impervious
- insensitive
- numb
- unfeeling
- cold
- insensible
- skin
- thick
* * *insensible adj1. [indiferente] insensitive (a to);es insensible a su sufrimiento she's indifferent to his suffering3. [imperceptible] imperceptible* * *adj insensitive (a to)* * *insensible adj: insensitive, unfeeling* * *insensible adj1. (persona) insensitive2. (miembro) numb
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