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1 touchiness
* * *touchi·ness[ˈtʌtʃɪnəs]everyone is aware of the \touchiness of the situation jeder ist sich darüber im Klaren, wie heikel die Situation ist* * *['tʌtʃInɪs]nEmpfindlichkeit f (on in Bezug auf +acc); (= irritability also) leichte Reizbarkeitbecause of the touchiness of this subject — weil dieses Thema so heikel ist
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2 touchiness
touchi·ness [ʼtʌtʃɪnəs] n( fam)everyone is aware of the \touchiness of the situation jeder ist sich darüber im Klaren, wie heikel die Situation ist -
3 insensitive
adjective1) (lacking feeling) gefühllos [Person, Art]2) (unappreciative) unempfänglich (to für)3) (not physically sensitive) unempfindlich (to gegen)* * *[in'sensətiv]( with to)1) (not noticing or not sympathetic towards (eg others' feelings): He was insensitive to her grief.) unempfindlich2) ((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.) gefühllos•- academic.ru/38398/insensitivity">insensitivity* * *in·sen·si·tive[ɪnˈsen(t)sətɪv, AM -t̬-]it was a bit \insensitive of Fiona es war schon ein bisschen taktlos von Fiona* * *[In'sensItɪv]adjto be insensitive to or about sb's problems/fears/feelings — auf jds Probleme/Ängste/Gefühle keine Rücksicht nehmen
2) (= unappreciative) unempfänglich3) (physically) unempfindlich (to gegen)insensitive to pain/light — schmerz-/lichtunempfindlich
4) (ECON)they are relatively insensitive to price — für sie spielt der Preis eine relativ untergeordnete Rolle
* * *insensitive [ınˈsensətıv] adj (adv insensitively)insensitive to light lichtunempfindlich* * *adjective1) (lacking feeling) gefühllos [Person, Art]2) (unappreciative) unempfänglich (to für)3) (not physically sensitive) unempfindlich (to gegen)* * *adj.unempfindlich adj.
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