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sensitive ['sensɪtɪv](a) (eyes, skin) sensible;∎ my eyes are very sensitive to bright light j'ai les yeux très sensibles à la lumière vive;∎ special soaps for sensitive skin savons spéciaux pour peaux sensibles ou délicates;∎ to be sensitive to the cold (person) être frileux(b) (emotionally) sensible;∎ she's very sensitive elle est très sensible;∎ to be sensitive to sth être sensible à qch;∎ we are all sensitive to kindness nous sommes tous sensibles à la gentillesse∎ the seminar made us more sensitive to the problem le séminaire nous a sensibilisés au problème∎ she's very sensitive about her height elle n'aime pas qu'on lui parle de sa taille∎ you're touching on a sensitive area vous abordez un sujet délicat ou épineux;∎ avoid such politically sensitive issues évitez des questions politiques aussi délicates►► Botany sensitive plant sensitive f -
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sensitive [ˈsensɪtɪv]1. adjectivea. sensibleb. ( = easily offended) susceptiblec. [skin, subject] sensible ; [situation] délicat2. adjective* * *['sensətɪv]1) (easily affected, aware) sensible2) ( delicate) [situation] délicat; [discussions, issue, job] difficile; [information] confidentiel/-ielle -
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- sensitive ['sensɪtɪv]sensible;∎ heat-sensitive sensible à la chaleur, thermosensible;∎ price-sensitive sensible aux fluctuations des prix;∎ voice-sensitive sensible à la voix -
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1 ( easily affected) [skin, instrument, nerve, plant, area] sensible (to à) ;3 (aware, intelligent) [person, treatment, approach] sensible ; [portrayal, work of art, artist] sensible, fin ;5 ( confidential) [information, material] confidentiel/-ielle. -
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['sensitiv]1) ((usually with to) strongly or easily affected (by something): sensitive skin; sensitive to light.) sensible (à)2) ((usually with about or to) easily hurt or offended: She is very sensitive to criticism.) sensible (à)3) (having or showing artistic good taste: a sensitive writer; a sensitive performance.) plein de sensibilité•- sensitiveness - sensitivity -
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adj.1) sensible; délicat; épineux; posant problème2) confidentiel; compromettant3) susceptible4) vulnérable; fragileEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > sensitive
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > sensitive clay
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Mil. secteur/zone névralgique; zone sensibleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > sensitive area
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Env. écosystème vulnérable/fragileEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > sensitive environment
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Pol. dossier sensibleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > sensitive file
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Pol. [Presse] informations confidentielles, délicates, compromettantes, sensibles, protégéesEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > sensitive information
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Mil., Esp. source confidentielle [dont la divulgation compromettrait le secret défense, p. ex.]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > sensitive source
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Computing qui distingue les majuscules des minuscules;∎ this e-mail address is case-sensitive il faut respecter les majuscules et les minuscules dans cette adresse électroniqueUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > case-sensitive
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sensitive — [ sɑ̃sitiv ] n. f. • 1665; herbe sensitive 1639; de sensitif ♦ Mimosa dont les feuilles se rétractent au contact. ● sensitive nom féminin Nom usuel donné à Mimosa pudica, plante dont les feuilles se replient au moindre contact. ● sensitif,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
sensitive — sen‧si‧tive [ˈsenstɪv] adjective 1. very easily and quickly affected by changes: • Many economically sensitive companies have closed factories and cut their staff. • We face fierce competition from imports and price sensitive consumers (=… … Financial and business terms
Sensitive — Sen si*tive, a. [F. sensitif. See {Sense}.] 1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul. [1913 Webster] 2. Having quick and acute sensibility, either to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sensitive — Sensitive. s. f. Espece de plante, qu on appelle ainsi, parce qu elle semble avoir du sentiment, & s éloigner de celuy qui la veut toucher. La grande sensitive. la petite sensitive … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
sensitive — [sen′sə tiv] adj. [ME sensitife < MFr sensitif < ML sensitivus < L sensus: see SENSE] 1. of the senses or sensation; esp., connected with the reception or transmission of sense impressions; sensory 2. receiving and responding to stimuli… … English World dictionary
sensitive — c.1400, having the function of sensation, from M.Fr. sensitif (13c.), from M.L. sensitivus capable of sensation, from L. sensus, pp. of sentire feel perceive (see SENSE (Cf. sense)). Meaning easily affected (with ref. to mental feelings) first… … Etymology dictionary
sensitive — [adj1] impressionable acute, cognizant, conscious, delicate, easily affected, emotionable, emotional, feeling, fine, highstrung, hung up*, hypersensitive, impressible, irritable, keen, knowing, nervous, oversensitive, perceiving, perceptive,… … New thesaurus
Sensitīve — (Sinnpflanze), s. Mimosa … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Sensitive — Sensitive, Sinnpflanze, s. Mimosa … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
sensitive — I (discerning) adjective aesthetic, alert, alive to, apperceptive, appercipient, astute, attentive, awake to, aware, cognizant, conscious, critical, discriminating, discriminative, fastidious, heedful, keen, mindful, observant, penetrating,… … Law dictionary
sensitive — 1 susceptible, subject, exposed, open, *liable, prone Analogous words: impressed, influenced, affected (see AFFECT): predisposed, disposed, inclined (see INCLINE vb) Antonyms: insensitive 2 *sentient, impressible, impressionable, responsive,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms