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adv.1 con delicadeza, con tacto (tactfully)2 sensitivamente, con susceptibilidad, sensiblemente. -
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'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
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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
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sensitively — adv. Sensitively is used with these verbs: ↑respond … Collocations dictionary
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Sensitively — 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sensitively — adverb see sensitive I … New Collegiate Dictionary
sensitively — See sensitive. * * * … Universalium
sensitively — adverb In a sensitive manner … Wiktionary
sensitively — adv. in a sensitive manner; responsively; perceptively … English contemporary dictionary
sensitively — sen·si·tive·ly … English syllables
sensitively — UK [ˈsensətɪvlɪ] / US adverb in a way that shows that you care about someone or something and do not want to cause damage or offence … English dictionary