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1 perceptive
- tivadjective (able to see, understand etc clearly: a very perceptive man.) perspicaz, agudotr[pə'septɪv]1 (person) perspicaz, agudo,-aperceptive [pər'sɛptɪv] adj: perspicazadj.• penetrante adj.• perspicaz adj.pər'septɪv, pə'septɪv[pǝ'septɪv]ADJ [person] perspicaz; [remark] perspicaz, agudo; [function] perceptivo* * *[pər'septɪv, pə'septɪv] -
2 perceptive
adj.1 atinado(a), perspicaz.2 perceptivo, perspicaz, aprehensivo. -
3 perceptive deafness
sordera de percepción, hipoacusia de percepciónEnglish-Spanish dictionary of labour protection > perceptive deafness
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4 perceptive deafness
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5 acute
ə'kju:t1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) agudo2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) acusado, grave3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) perspicaz4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) muy fino5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
- acuteness
acute adj agudotr[ə'kjʊːt]1 (gen) agudo,-a2 (illness, pain) agudo,-a3 (angle) agudo,-a4 (hearing etc) muy fino,-a, muy desarrollado,-a5 (mind) perspicaz6 (lack, shortage) acusado,-a, grave1) sharp: agudo2) perceptive: perspicaz, sagaz3) keen: fino, muy desarrollado, agudoan acute sense of smell: un fino olfato4) severe: grave5)acute angle : ángulo m agudoadj.• agudo, -a adj.ə'kjuːt1)a) ( Med) agudob) <crisis/shortage> grave2)b) < sense of smell> fino, muy desarrollado; <sight, hearing> agudo3) ( perceptive) agudo, perspicaz[ǝ'kjuːt]ADJ1) (=intense) [crisis, shortage, problem] grave; [anxiety, joy] profundo, intenso; [pain] agudo; [discomfort] fuertethe report has caused the government acute embarrassment — el informe ha puesto en una situación de lo más embarazosa al gobierno
to become acute — [shortage, problem] agravarse
2) (=keen) [hearing] fino, agudo; [sense of smell] finoto have acute powers of observation — tener agudas or grandes dotes de observación
3) (=shrewd) [person, mind, comment] agudo, perspicazthat was very acute of you! — ¡qué perspicaz!, ¡eres un lince!
4) (Med) [illness, case, appendicitis] agudo5) (Geom) [angle] agudo6) (Ling) [accent] agudo* * *[ə'kjuːt]1)a) ( Med) agudob) <crisis/shortage> grave2)b) < sense of smell> fino, muy desarrollado; <sight, hearing> agudo3) ( perceptive) agudo, perspicaz -
6 perspicaz
perspicaz adjetivo shrewd, perceptive
perspicaz adjetivo perceptive, sharp ' perspicaz' also found in these entries: Spanish: sagaz - agudo - clarividente English: acute - clear-sighted - discerning - penetrating - perception - perceptive - searching - sharp-witted - shrewd - subtle -
7 lúcida
Multiple Entries: lucida lúcida
lucido,-a adjetivo
1 (vistoso) splendid, magnificent: han sido unas fiestas muy lucidas, they were magnificent parties
2 (ironía) enlightening: ha quedado muy lucido tu comentario, your comment was very enlightening
lúcido,-a adjetivo lucid, (persona) perceptive, clear-thinking: un político muy lúcido, a perceptive politician ' lúcida' also found in these entries: Spanish: clarividente - lucido -
8 lúcido
Del verbo lucir: ( conjugate lucir) \ \
lucido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: lucido lucir lúcido
lucido
su actuación no fue muy lucida her performance wasn't particularly brilliant
lucir ( conjugate lucir) verbo intransitivo ( aparentar) to look good, look special; gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for her verbo transitivo ‹peinado/collar› to sport (journ) lucirse verbo pronominal
lúcido
◊ -da adjetivo‹ persona› clear-thinking
lucido,-a adjetivo
1 (vistoso) splendid, magnificent: han sido unas fiestas muy lucidas, they were magnificent parties
2 (ironía) enlightening: ha quedado muy lucido tu comentario, your comment was very enlightening
lucir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (una estrella, bombilla) to shine
2 fam (un esfuerzo) trabaja bastante, pero no le luce, he works quite a lot, but it doesn't show
II verbo transitivo
1 (ropa, joyas, peinado) to wear
2 (cualidades) to display
lúcido,-a adjetivo lucid, (persona) perceptive, clear-thinking: un político muy lúcido, a perceptive politician ' lúcido' also found in these entries: Spanish: lucida - lúcida - lucido - ingenioso English: clear - clear-headed - lucid -
9 lucida
Multiple Entries: lucida lúcida
lucido,-a adjetivo
1 (vistoso) splendid, magnificent: han sido unas fiestas muy lucidas, they were magnificent parties
2 (ironía) enlightening: ha quedado muy lucido tu comentario, your comment was very enlightening
lúcido,-a adjetivo lucid, (persona) perceptive, clear-thinking: un político muy lúcido, a perceptive politician ' lucida' also found in these entries: Spanish: clarividente - lucido -
10 lucido
Del verbo lucir: ( conjugate lucir) \ \
lucido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: lucido lucir lúcido
lucido
su actuación no fue muy lucida her performance wasn't particularly brilliant
lucir ( conjugate lucir) verbo intransitivo ( aparentar) to look good, look special; gasta mucho en ropa pero no le luce she spends a fortune on clothes but it doesn't do much for her verbo transitivo ‹peinado/collar› to sport (journ) lucirse verbo pronominal
lúcido
◊ -da adjetivo‹ persona› clear-thinking
lucido,-a adjetivo
1 (vistoso) splendid, magnificent: han sido unas fiestas muy lucidas, they were magnificent parties
2 (ironía) enlightening: ha quedado muy lucido tu comentario, your comment was very enlightening
lucir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (una estrella, bombilla) to shine
2 fam (un esfuerzo) trabaja bastante, pero no le luce, he works quite a lot, but it doesn't show
II verbo transitivo
1 (ropa, joyas, peinado) to wear
2 (cualidades) to display
lúcido,-a adjetivo lucid, (persona) perceptive, clear-thinking: un político muy lúcido, a perceptive politician ' lucido' also found in these entries: Spanish: lucida - lúcida - lúcido - ingenioso English: clear - clear-headed - lucid -
11 perception
pə'sepʃən(the ability to see, understand etc clearly: a man of great perception.) percepción, perspicacia, agudeza- perceptively
- perceptiveness
tr[pə'sepʃən]1 (sense) percepción nombre femenino2 (insight) perspicacia, agudeza3 (way of understanding) ideaperception [pər'sɛpʃən] n1) : percepción fcolor perception: la percepción de los colores2) insight: perspicacia f3) idea: idea f, imagen fn.• aprehensión s.f.• comprensión s.f.• percepción s.f.• perspicacia s.f.pər'sepʃən, pə'sepʃən1) u ( faculty) percepción f3) u ( insight) perspicacia f, agudeza f[pǝ'sepʃǝn]N1) (=act) percepción fsense perception — percepción f sensorial
2) (=impression) impresión fwhat is your perception of the situation? — ¿qué impresión tienes de la situación?
the public perception is that... — la gente tiene la impresión de que...
3) (=insight) perspicacia f, agudeza f* * *[pər'sepʃən, pə'sepʃən]1) u ( faculty) percepción f3) u ( insight) perspicacia f, agudeza f -
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13 sensitive
'sensitiv1) ((usually with to) strongly or easily affected (by something): sensitive skin; sensitive to light.) sensible, delicado2) ((usually with about or to) easily hurt or offended: She is very sensitive to criticism.) susceptible3) (having or showing artistic good taste: a sensitive writer; a sensitive performance.) sensible•- sensitiveness
- sensitivity
sensitive adj sensibletr['sensɪtɪv]1 (person - perceptive) sensible (to, a), consciente (to, de)2 (person - touchy) susceptible (to, a), preocupado,-a ( about, por)3 (teeth, paper, instrument, film) sensible (to,-a); (skin) sensible, delicado,-a4 (issue) delicado,-a5 (document) confidencialsensitive ['sɛntsət̬ɪv] adj1) : sensible, delicadosensitive skin: piel sensible2) impressionable: sensible, impresionable3) touchy: susceptibleadj.• impresionable adj.• quisquilloso, -a adj.• sensibilizado, -a adj.• sensible adj.• sensitivo, -a adj.• sentido, -a adj.• susceptible adj.'sensətɪv1)a) ( emotionally responsive) < person> sensible; <performance/account> lleno de sensibilidadto be sensitive TO something: to be sensitive to music tener* sensibilidad para la música; to be sensitive to somebody's needs — ser* or (Chi, Méx tb) estar* muy consciente de las necesidades de alguien
2) ( physically responsive) < skin> sensible, delicado; <teeth/instrument/film> sensible3)a) ( secret) <document/information> confidencialb) ( requiring tact) <topic/issue> delicado['sensɪtɪv]ADJ1) (=emotionally aware, responsive) [person] sensible; [story, novel, film] lleno de sensibilidadto be sensitive to sth — ser sensible a algo, ser consciente de algo
2) (=touchy) [person] susceptibleto be sensitive about sth: young people are very sensitive about their appearance — a los jóvenes les preocupa mucho su aspecto
3) (=delicate) [issue, subject] delicado; [region, area] conflictivothis is politically very sensitive — esto es muy conflictivo or muy delicado desde el punto de vista político
4) (=confidential) [document, report, information] confidencial5) (=easily affected) [skin] delicado, sensible; [teeth] sensible6) (=highly responsive) [instrument] sensible; (Phot) [paper, film] sensible; (Econ) [market] volátilto be sensitive to light/heat — ser sensible a la luz/al calor
* * *['sensətɪv]1)a) ( emotionally responsive) < person> sensible; <performance/account> lleno de sensibilidadto be sensitive TO something: to be sensitive to music tener* sensibilidad para la música; to be sensitive to somebody's needs — ser* or (Chi, Méx tb) estar* muy consciente de las necesidades de alguien
2) ( physically responsive) < skin> sensible, delicado; <teeth/instrument/film> sensible3)a) ( secret) <document/information> confidencialb) ( requiring tact) <topic/issue> delicado -
14 subtle
1) (faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain: There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour.) sutil2) (clever or cunning: He has a subtle mind.) agudo, perspicaz; inteligente; astuto•- subtlety- subtly
subtle adj sutil / delicadotr['sʌtəl]1 (person - tactful) delicado,-a, discreto,-a1) delicate, elusive: sutil, delicado2) clever: sutil, ingeniosoadj.• insidioso, -a adj.• sutil adj.• tenue adj.'sʌtḷ1)a) (delicate, elusive) < fragrance> sutilb) ( not obvious) <difference/distinction/hint> sutil; < change> imperceptiblec) ( tactful) (colloq) delicado, discreto2)a) <mind/intellect/remark> perspicaz, agudob) <argument/device> ingenioso, sutil; < irony> fino['sʌtl]ADJ (compar subtler) (superl subtlest)1) (=delicate, fine) [perfume, flavour] suave, sutil; [colour] tenue; [charm, beauty, nuance, reminder, person] sutil; [humour, irony] sutil, finothe subtle fragrance of the violet — la suave fragancia or la fragancia sutil de la violeta
there's a subtle difference between these two words — hay una diferencia sutil entre estas dos palabras
2) (=perceptive) [person] perspicaz, agudo; [mind] sutil, agudo; [analysis] ingenioso* * *['sʌtḷ]1)a) (delicate, elusive) < fragrance> sutilb) ( not obvious) <difference/distinction/hint> sutil; < change> imperceptiblec) ( tactful) (colloq) delicado, discreto2)a) <mind/intellect/remark> perspicaz, agudob) <argument/device> ingenioso, sutil; < irony> fino -
15 clear-sighted
adj.1 lúcido(a), clarividente (perceptive)2 perspicaz. -
16 keen
adj.1 entusiasta (enthusiastic)2 penetrante (acute, perceptive) (mind); agudo(a) (eyesight); fino(a) (sense of smell)3 profundo(a) (sharp, intense) (sorrow, regret)4 afilado.
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