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1 insensitive
in'sensətiv( with to)1) (not noticing or not sympathetic towards (eg others' feelings): He was insensitive to her grief.) insensible2) ((with to) not feeling or not reacting to (touch, light etc): The dentist's injection numbed the nerves and made the tooth insensitive to the drill.) insensible•insensitive adj insensibletr[ɪn'sensətɪv]1 insensibleinsensitive [ɪn'sɛntsət̬ɪv] adj: insensibleadj.• insensible adj.ɪn'sensətɪva) ( emotionally) < person> insensible; < behavior> falto de sensibilidadto be insensitive TO something — ser* insensible a algo
b) ( physically)to be insensitive TO something — ser* insensible a algo
[ɪn'sensɪtɪv]ADJ [person] insensible; [behaviour, remark] falto de sensibilidadto be insensitive — [person] no tener sensibilidad
to be insensitive to heat/cold/pain — ser insensible al calor/frío/dolor
he had become insensitive to seeing people suffer — se había vuelto insensible al sufrimiento de los demás
* * *[ɪn'sensətɪv]a) ( emotionally) < person> insensible; < behavior> falto de sensibilidadto be insensitive TO something — ser* insensible a algo
b) ( physically)to be insensitive TO something — ser* insensible a algo
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2 insensible
in'sensəbl(unconscious: He lay on the floor insensible.) inconsciente, sin conocimiento
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 - thicktr[ɪn'sensəbəl]1 formal use (unconscious) inconsciente, sin conocimientoinsensible [ɪn'sɛntsəbəl] adj1) unconscious: inconsciente, sin conocimiento2) numb: insensible, entumecido3) unaware: inconscienteadj.• impasible adj.• imperceptible adj.• inconsciente adj.• insensible adj.ɪn'sensəbəladjective (frml)1)a) ( unconscious) inconsciente, sin conocimientob) ( without sensation) insensible2) (pred)a) ( unaffected)to be insensible TO something — ser* insensible a algo
b) ( unaware)to be insensible OF something: I am not insensible of the risks involved — soy consciente de or no ignoro los riesgos que acarrea
[ɪn'sensǝbl]ADJ frm1) (=unconscious) inconsciente, sin conocimiento2) (=insensitive)insensible to heat/cold — insensible al calor/al frío
3) (=unaware)to be insensible of sth — no ser consciente de algo, no darse cuenta de algo
she seemed wholly insensible of the honour done to her — parecía que no era consciente en absoluto del honor que se le hacía, parecía no darse cuenta en absoluto del honor que se le hacía
* * *[ɪn'sensəbəl]adjective (frml)1)a) ( unconscious) inconsciente, sin conocimientob) ( without sensation) insensible2) (pred)a) ( unaffected)to be insensible TO something — ser* insensible a algo
b) ( unaware)to be insensible OF something: I am not insensible of the risks involved — soy consciente de or no ignoro los riesgos que acarrea
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