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sensible [sɑ̃sibl]adjectiveb. ( = significatif) noticeablec. [blessure, organe, peau] sensitive• sensible au chaud/froid sensitive to heat/coldd. ( = difficile) [dossier, projet, secteur] sensitive ; [établissement scolaire, quartier] problem━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *sɑ̃sibl
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1) gén sensitiveles natures sensibles — pej the fainthearted
2) [peau] sensitive; [peau cicatrisée] tender; [membre blessé] soreje suis sensible de la gorge, j'ai la gorge sensible — I often get a sore throat
3) ( notable) [hausse, différence] appreciable; [effort] real4) ( perceptible)le monde sensible — the physical ou tangible world
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nom masculin et féminin sensitive person* * *sɑ̃sibl adj1) (= émotif) sensitiveElle est très sensible. — She's very sensitive.
Ce film est déconseillé aux personnes sensibles. — This film contains scenes which some viewers may find disturbing.
2) (appareil, ouïe) sensitive3) (= délicat) sensitive4) (aux sens) perceptible5) (= appréciable) (différence, progrès) visible, noticeable* * *A adj1 ( non indifférent) [personne, nature] sensitive; être sensible aux compliments to like compliments; être sensible aux charmes de qn to be susceptible to sb's charms; j'ai été très sensible à votre gentille attention I was most touched by your kindness; je suis sensible au fait que I am aware that; avoir le cœur sensible to be sensitive; ce film est déconseillé aux personnes sensibles this film is not for the squeamish; être sensible à un argument to be swayed by an argument; les natures sensibles pej the fainthearted;2 ( qui perçoit) [organe, membrane, appareil, instrument] sensitive; avoir l'oreille sensible to have keen hearing; un être sensible a sentient being; être sensible au froid/à la lumière [membrane, appareil] to be sensitive to cold/to light; je suis très sensible au froid I really feel the cold; balance sensible au milligramme scale which is accurate to a milligram; marché sensible aux fluctuations économiques ( délicat) market sensitive to fluctuations in the economy;3 ( fragile) [peau] sensitive; ( un peu douloureux) [peau cicatrisée] tender; [membre blessé] sore; je suis sensible de la gorge, j'ai la gorge sensible I often get a sore throat; j'ai les pieds sensibles I have tender feet;4 ( notable) [recul, hausse, différence] appreciable; [effort] real; de manière sensible appreciably; la différence est à peine sensible the difference is hardly noticeable;5 Phot sensitive; sensible à la lumière photosensitive;6 ( délicat) [dossier, question, thème] sensitive;B nmf sensitive person; c'est un grand sensible he's very sensitive.C nf Mus leading note.[sɑ̃sibl] adjectif1. [physiquement, émotivement] sensitive[direction de voiture] responsivehausse/baisse sensible marked rise/fall————————[sɑ̃sibl] nom féminin
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Subtonic — Sub*ton ic, n. 1. (Phonetics) A subtonic sound or element; a vocal consonant, as b, d, g, n, etc.; a subvocal. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) The seventh tone of the scale, or that immediately below the tonic; called also {subsemitone}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subtonic — Sub*ton ic, a. (Phonetics) Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the oral or the nasal passage, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subtonic — [sub tän′ik] n. Music the seventh tone of a diatonic scale; tone next below the upper tonic … English World dictionary
Subtonic — ] In music, the subtonic is the lowered seventh degree of the scale, as opposed to the leading tone (vii). For example, in the A minor scale (white keys on a piano, starting on A), the subtonic is the note G (in C major this would be… … Wikipedia
subtonic — noun Etymology: from its being a half tone below the upper tonic Date: circa 1854 leading tone … New Collegiate Dictionary
subtonic — /sub ton ik/, n. the seventh tone of a scale, being the next below the upper tonic. [1825 35; SUB + TONIC] * * * … Universalium
subtonic — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to imperfectly articulated sounds or utterances that are inaudible or barely audible, as characterized by Dr. James Rush (Guide to Pronunciation, 1833). 2. noun a) The note immediately below the upper note of a … Wiktionary
subtonic — n. (Music) 7th tone of a diatonic scale … English contemporary dictionary
subtonic — noun Music the note below the tonic, the seventh note of the diatonic scale of any key … English new terms dictionary
subtonic — sub·tonic … English syllables
subtonic — sub•ton•ic [[t]sʌbˈtɒn ɪk[/t]] n. mad the seventh tone of a scale, being the next below the upper tonic • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang