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thin-coated, thin-skinned (leptodermis)Русско-англо-латинский словарь лекарственных растений > тонкокожий
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24 ячмень с тонкой оболочкой
Русско-английский словарь по пищевой промышленности > ячмень с тонкой оболочкой
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27 sensible
adj.1 sensitive.2 noticeable (evidente).pérdidas sensibles significant lossesmostrar una sensible mejoría to show a noticeable improvement3 tender, soft-hearted, softhearted.4 sore.5 sensible, significant.* * *► adjetivo1 (capaz de sentir) sentient2 (impresionable) sensitive3 (piel, oído) sensitive4 (perceptible) perceptible, appreciable, noticeable5 (considerable) significant, considerable, sizeable6 (que causa pena) terrible, sad\lamentamos tan sensible pérdida formal we regret such a sad loss* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) [al dolor, al frío] sensitive2) (=impresionable) sensitive (a to)3) (=perceptivo)4) (=evidente) [cambio, diferencia] appreciable, noticeable; [pérdida] considerable5) (Téc) sensitive (a to)(Fot) sensitive6) (=capaz)2.SF (Mús) leading note* * *1) (susceptible, impresionable) sensitive2)a) <piel/ojos> ( físicamente) sensitiveb) <instrumento/aparato> sensitive; (Fot) sensitive3) (gen delante del n) (frml) ( ostensible) <cambio/diferencia> appreciable; < mejoría> noticiable; <aumento/pérdida> considerable* * *= responsive, sensitive, thin-skinned.Ex. This catalog would then present a much more revealing, helpful, and responsive picture to the actual needs of the library user than the finding catalog.Ex. Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.Ex. Thin-skinned and narrow-minded people may not particularly enjoy a pluralistic society, but their discomfort is vastly outweighed by the benefits most of us.----* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.* sensible a la luz = light-sensitive.* sensible a la situación = situation-aware.* sensible a los precios = price sensitive.* sensible al tiempo = time-sensitive [time sensitive].* sensible con respecto al género = gender sensitive.* tema sensible = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.* * *1) (susceptible, impresionable) sensitive2)a) <piel/ojos> ( físicamente) sensitiveb) <instrumento/aparato> sensitive; (Fot) sensitive3) (gen delante del n) (frml) ( ostensible) <cambio/diferencia> appreciable; < mejoría> noticiable; <aumento/pérdida> considerable* * *= responsive, sensitive, thin-skinned.Ex: This catalog would then present a much more revealing, helpful, and responsive picture to the actual needs of the library user than the finding catalog.
Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.Ex: Thin-skinned and narrow-minded people may not particularly enjoy a pluralistic society, but their discomfort is vastly outweighed by the benefits most of us.* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.* sensible a la luz = light-sensitive.* sensible a la situación = situation-aware.* sensible a los precios = price sensitive.* sensible al tiempo = time-sensitive [time sensitive].* sensible con respecto al género = gender sensitive.* tema sensible = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.* * *A1 (susceptible, impresionable) sensitive2(a las artes): es muy sensible a la música she has a great feeling for music o very good musical senseno es nada sensible al arte he has no feeling for artB1 ‹piel/ojos› (físicamente) sensitive sensible A algo sensitive TO sth2 ‹instrumento/aparato› sensitive; ( Fot) sensitiveun aumento sensible en el precio del petróleo an appreciable rise o a sizeable increase in the price of oilha habido una sensible disminución en el número de accidentes there has been a noticeable o an appreciable drop in the number of accidentsha mostrado una sensible mejoría she has shown marked improvementla sequía ha ocasionado sensibles pérdidas the drought has caused significant lossessus familiares lamentan tan sensible pérdida the family mourn his terrible loss ( frml)* * *
sensible adjetivo
1 ( en general) sensitive;
sensible A algo sensitive to sth
2 ( gen delante del n) (frml) ( ostensible) ‹cambio/diferencia› appreciable;
‹ mejoría› noticable;
‹aumento/pérdida› considerable
sensible adjetivo
1 (persona, aparato) sensitive
2 (notable, evidente) clear
una sensible diferencia, a marked difference: no supuso un cambio sensible en sus vidas, it meant no great change in their lives
' sensible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atinada
- atinado
- fibra
- para
- persona
- prudente
- sabia
- sabio
- sensata
- sensato
- sentada
- sentado
- tan
- consciente
- juicioso
English:
emotional
- factor
- feeling
- hypersensitive
- responsive
- sensible
- sensitive
- squeamish
- susceptible
- tender
- thick-skinned
- touch-sensitive
- irritable
- mature
- rational
- sane
- sense
- skin
* * *sensible adj1. [susceptible] sensitive;yo soy más sensible al frío que mi hermano I feel the cold more than my brother;una planta muy sensible a los cambios de temperatura a plant which is very sensitive to changes in temperature;mis ojos son muy sensibles a la luz my eyes are very sensitive to the light2. [emocionalmente] sensitive;no se lo digas directamente, es muy sensible don't just tell her straight out, she's very sensitive3. [evidente] noticeable;[importante] significant;muestra una sensible mejoría he has shown a noticeable improvement;hay una sensible diferencia entre las dos culturas the two cultures are perceptibly different;pérdidas sensibles significant losses;se espera una subida sensible de las temperaturas a significant rise in temperatures is expected4. [instrumento, película] sensitive* * *adj1 persona, dispositivo sensitive;sensible al calor/a la luz heat-/light-sensitive2 ( apreciable) appreciable, noticeable* * *sensible adj1) : sensitive2) apreciable: considerable, significant* * *sensible adj1. (en general) sensitive2. (perceptible, apreciable) noticeable -
28 susceptible
adj.1 oversensitive (sensible).2 susceptible, delicate, easily offended, sensitive.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) susceptible2 (sensible) oversensitive3 (propenso a ofenderse) touchy\* * *adj.1) sensitive2) susceptible* * *ADJ1)2) [persona] susceptible* * *1) < persona> sensitive, touchy2) (frml) ( capaz)susceptible DE algo: es susceptible de mejora there is room for improvement; órganos susceptibles de ser transplantados organs which can be transplanted; es susceptible de alteraciones — it's subject to alterations
* * *= likely, sensitive, touchy, thin-skinned.Ex. The most likely causes of brain damage among low birthweight infants are prematurity and infections, not oxygen starvation.Ex. Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.Ex. Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.Ex. Thin-skinned and narrow-minded people may not particularly enjoy a pluralistic society, but their discomfort is vastly outweighed by the benefits most of us.----* demasiado susceptible = oversensitive.* de un modo susceptible = sensitively.* no susceptible = unsusceptible.* pantalla susceptible al calor = sensitive screen.* ser susceptible de = be vulnerable to.* ser susceptible de cambios = be subject to change.* susceptible a los precios = price sensitive.* susceptible de = susceptible to.* susceptible de error = susceptible to error, susceptible to mistake.* * *1) < persona> sensitive, touchy2) (frml) ( capaz)susceptible DE algo: es susceptible de mejora there is room for improvement; órganos susceptibles de ser transplantados organs which can be transplanted; es susceptible de alteraciones — it's subject to alterations
* * *= likely, sensitive, touchy, thin-skinned.Ex: The most likely causes of brain damage among low birthweight infants are prematurity and infections, not oxygen starvation.
Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.Ex: Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.Ex: Thin-skinned and narrow-minded people may not particularly enjoy a pluralistic society, but their discomfort is vastly outweighed by the benefits most of us.* demasiado susceptible = oversensitive.* de un modo susceptible = sensitively.* no susceptible = unsusceptible.* pantalla susceptible al calor = sensitive screen.* ser susceptible de = be vulnerable to.* ser susceptible de cambios = be subject to change.* susceptible a los precios = price sensitive.* susceptible de = susceptible to.* susceptible de error = susceptible to error, susceptible to mistake.* * *A ‹persona› sensitive, touchy susceptible A algo sensitive TO sthes muy susceptible a las críticas he's very sensitive to criticismes susceptible de mejora it can be improved, there is room for improvement ( frml)órganos susceptibles de ser transplantados organs which can be transplantedgrupos susceptibles de cometer actos terroristas groups capable of committing terrorist acts* * *
susceptible adjetivo ‹ persona› sensitive, touchy;
susceptible A algo sensitive to sth
susceptible adjetivo
1 (suspicaz) touchy
2 frml (capaz) susceptible
susceptible de mejora, improvable
' susceptible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sanable
- sentida
- sentido
- delicado
- quisquilloso
English:
amenable
- sensitive
- susceptible
- touchy
- immune
- subject
* * *susceptible adj1. [sensible] oversensitiveun plan susceptible de mejora a plan that can be improved on* * *adj1 persona touchy2:ser susceptible de mejora leave room for improvement* * *susceptible adj: susceptible, sensitive♦ susceptibilidad nf* * * -
29 тонкокожий
1) General subject: thin skinned, thin-skinned2) Botanical term: thin-coated (лат. leptodermis), thin-skinned (лат. leptodermis)3) Agriculture: thin-shelled -
30 чувствителен
1. sensitive, susceptible ( към to)(към болка) tender(болезнено) morbid(към студ, горещина) susceptible (to)(за орган) irritable(лесно възбудим) high-strungчувствително място a tender spot2. (нежен, сантиментален) sensitive; sentimental, tender; thin-skinned(който лесно се засяга) touchyчувствително сърце a soft/tender/feel ing heart3. (за инструмент) precision (attr.), delicate(за радио и пр.) sensitive4. (значителен) sensible, considerable, perceptible, felt, appreciable, marked, palpable, tangible* * *чувствѝтелен,прил., -на, -но, -ни 1. sensitive, susceptible ( към to); ( към болка) tender; ( болезнено) morbid; (за орган) irritable; ( лесно възбудим) high-strung; \чувствителенно място tender spot;2. ( нежен, сантиментален) sensitive; sentimental; tender; thin-skinned; ( който лесно се засяга) touchy, tetchy, crusty; \чувствителенно сърце soft/tender/feeling heart;3. (за инструмент) precision (attr.), delicate; (за радио и пр.) sensitive;4. ( значителен) sensible, considerable, perceptible, felt, appreciable, marked, palpable, tangible.* * *sensitive: a чувствителен skin - чувствителна кожа; susceptible (to - към); delicate ; feeling ; morbid (болезнено); high-strung ; impressionable ; nice {nais}; susceptive (докачлив); tender ; (значителен): considerable ; perceptible {pxrseptxbxl}* * *1. (болезнено) morbid 2. (за инструмент) precision (attr.), delicate 3. (за орган) irritable 4. (за радио и пр.) sensitive 5. (значителен) sensible, considerable, perceptible, felt, appreciable, marked, palpable, tangible 6. (който лесно се засяга) touchy 7. (към болка) tender 8. (към студ, горещина) susceptible (to) 9. (лесно възбудим) high-strung 10. (нежен, сантиментален) sensitive;sentimental, tender;thin-skinned 11. sensitive, susceptible (към to) 12. чувствително място a tender spot 13. чувствително сърце а soft/ tender /feel ing heart -
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adj. grad. 1. (niegruby) [drut, warstwa, ściana, patyk, materiał] thin; [nić, linia] fine- cienka w talii slim-waisted- cienki w pasie slim in the waist2. (lekki) [sweter, sukienka, paletko, rajstopy] thin 3. (chudy) [nogi, ręce] thin 4. [głos, ton, dźwięk] (wysoki) high and thin, reedy; (piskliwy) shrill 5. (mało pożywny) [kawa, zupa] thin, watery; [posiłek, obiad] meagre 6. pot. (marny) [film, impreza] poor, rop(e)y GB; [dowcip, fabuła] weak, thin; [fachowiec] poor- być cienkim z czegoś to be poor at sth- on jest cienki z fizyki/niemieckiego he’s poor at physics/German7. kryt. (trudny do zauważenia) [granica] thin- cienka aluzja a subtle allusion- cienka ironia subtle irony■ mieć cienką skórę to be thin-skinnedThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > cie|nki
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32 обидчивый
1) General subject: difficult, highty tighty, highty-tighty, hoity toity, hoity-toity, huffish, huffy, kittle, miffy, ornery, pettish, petulant, quick to take offence, resentful, sensitive, squeamish, susceptible, swift to take offence, techy, tetchy, thin skinned, thin-skinned, ticklish, tickly, touchy, umbrageous2) Colloquial: stuffy3) Dialect: uppish4) Makarov: apt to take offence -
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1) General subject: assailable, attackable, defenceless, defenseless, hurtable, pregnable, tender, thin skinned, thin-skinned, victimizable, vulnerable, woundable, soft2) Computers: fragile3) Military: nonsurvivable, sensitive4) Rare: expugnable5) Law: voidable6) Jargon: out on limb7) Ecology: exposed8) Patents: impeachable, impeachable (напр. о товарном знаке)9) Aviation medicine: vulnerable (легко)10) Makarov: open to objection -
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I Adj.2. (verletzbar, leicht beschädigt, schmerzempfindlich) Haut, Zahn etc.: sensitive ( gegen to); Haut: auch delicate; Gesundheit, Stoff, Teppich etc.: delicate; Pflanze: tender, delicate; Person: (leicht gekränkt) touchy ( gegen about), (very) sensitive (about); pej. over-sensitive (about), easily offended, präd. auch quick to take offen|ce (Am. -se); (anfällig) susceptible ( gegen to); empfindliche Stelle sore spot (auch fig.), tender spot ( oder area)3. (stark, schwer, streng, auffallend) Kälte: severe, biting, bitter; Schmerz: sharp, severe; Mangel, Verlust(e) etc.: serious, disturbing, major; Verluste: auch heavy; Strafe etc.: severe, heavy, sharpII Adv.1. (fein) sensitively; empfindlich reagieren ( auf + Akk) react sensitively (to); auf Einflüsse: respond readily ( oder easily) (to)2. (verletzbar, reizbar) sensitively; pej. over-sensitively, badly; (beleidigt) touchily; pej. huffily3. (stark, scharf) severely, badly; empfindlich kalt bitter(ly) ( oder bitingly) cold; jemanden empfindlich treffen Bemerkung etc.: hit s.o. hard, cut s.o. to the quick, hit ( oder strike) home; sich empfindlich bemerkbar machen make one’s presence felt with a vengeance ( oder in no uncertain manner)* * *delicate; sensitive; touchy; tender; pettish; squeamish; susceptible; spiky* * *emp|fịnd|lich [ɛm'pfIntlɪç]1. adj1) sensitive (AUCH PHOT, TECH); Gesundheit, Stoff, Glas, Keramik etc delicate; (= leicht reizbar) touchy (inf), (over)sensitiveempfindliche Stelle (lit) — sensitive spot; (fig auch) sore point
gegen etw empfindlich sein — to be sensitive to sth
2) (= spürbar, schmerzlich) Verlust, Kälte, Strafe, Niederlage severe; Mangel appreciable2. adv1) (= sensibel) sensitivelyauf +acc to)empfindlich reagieren — to be sensitive (
wenn man ihren geschiedenen Mann erwähnt, reagiert sie sehr empfindlich — she is very sensitive to references to her ex-husband
2) (= spürbar) severelydeine Kritik hat ihn empfindlich getroffen — your criticism cut him to the quick (esp Brit) or bone (US)
es ist empfindlich kalt — it is bitterly cold
* * *1) delicately2) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) delicate3) ((usually with to) strongly or easily affected (by something): sensitive skin; sensitive to light.) sensitive4) (suffering pain: I am still a bit sore after my operation.) sore5) (easily annoyed or offended: You're very touchy today; in rather a touchy mood.) touchy6) touchily7) (sore; painful when touched: His injured leg is still tender.) tender8) (sensitive; easily hurt or upset: Be careful what you say - she's very thin-skinned.) thin-skinned* * *emp·find·lich[ɛmˈpfɪntlɪç]I. adj\empfindliche Haut delicate [or sensitive] skin\empfindlicher Film higher speed film, film with high light sensitivityjdn an seiner \empfindlichen Stelle treffen to touch sb's sore spotin dieser Gelegenheit ist sie sehr \empfindlich she's very touchy in this matter4. (anfällig) Gesundheit delicate\empfindlich gegen Kälte sensitive to coldII. adv1. (sensibel)2. (spürbar) severelyes ist \empfindlich kalt it's bitterly cold* * *1.3) (anfällig) delicateempfindlich gegen Viruserkrankungen — prone to virus infections
4) (spürbar) severe <punishment, shortage>; harsh <punishment, measure>; sharp < increase>2.1)empfindlich auf etwas (Akk.) reagieren — (sensibel) be susceptible to something; (beleidigt) react oversensitively to something
* * *A. adjgegen to), delicate; FILM fast2. (verletzbar, leicht beschädigt, schmerzempfindlich) Haut, Zahn etc: sensitive (gegen to); Haut: auch delicate; Gesundheit, Stoff, Teppich etc: delicate; Pflanze: tender, delicate; Person: (leicht gekränkt) touchy (gegen about), (very) sensitive (about); pej over-sensitive (about), easily offended, präd auch quick to take offence (US -se); (anfällig) susceptible (gegen to);3. (stark, schwer, streng, auffallend) Kälte: severe, biting, bitter; Schmerz: sharp, severe; Mangel, Verlust(e) etc: serious, disturbing, major; Verluste: auch heavy; Strafe etc: severe, heavy, sharpB. adv1. (fein) sensitively;2. (verletzbar, reizbar) sensitively; pej over-sensitively, badly; (beleidigt) touchily; pej huffily3. (stark, scharf) severely, badly;empfindlich kalt bitter(ly) ( oder bitingly) cold;jemanden empfindlich treffen Bemerkung etc: hit sb hard, cut sb to the quick, hit ( oder strike) home;sich empfindlich bemerkbar machen make one’s presence felt with a vengeance ( oder in no uncertain manner)…empfindlich im adj …-sensitive;frostempfindlich susceptible to frost, not frost-resistant ( oder hardy);preisempfindlich price- ( oder cost-)sensitive;säureempfindlich Substanz etc: … that reacts with acid;zinsempfindlich rate- ( oder interest-)sensitive* * *1.1) (sensibel, feinfühlig, auch fig.) sensitive; fast < film>2) (leicht beleidigt) sensitive, touchy < person>3) (anfällig) delicate4) (spürbar) severe <punishment, shortage>; harsh <punishment, measure>; sharp < increase>2.1)empfindlich auf etwas (Akk.) reagieren — (sensibel) be susceptible to something; (beleidigt) react oversensitively to something
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n umg. sensitive soul; sei nicht so ein Sensibelchen! don’t be so sensitive ( leicht reizbar auch: touchy, thin-skinned)!* * *Sen|si|bel|chen [zɛn'ziːblçən]nt -s, - (inf, usu pej)sensitive soul* * *Sen·si·bel·chen<-s, ->[zɛnˈzi:bl̩çən]* * *Sensibelchen n umg sensitive soul;sei nicht so ein Sensibelchen! don’t be so sensitive ( leicht reizbar auch: touchy, thin-skinned)! -
37 skóra
(u człowieka, zwierząt) skin; ( u zwierząt gruboskórnych) hide; ( materiał) leatherskóra i kości — (pot: chudzielec) bag of bones (pot), (all) skin and bone (pot)
dać perf komuś w skórę — to tan sb's hide
przekonać się perf o czymś na własnej skórze — to learn sth the hard way
być w czyjejś skórze — (przen) to be in sb's shoes
* * *f.1. (człowieka, zwierząt) skin; ( zwierząt gruboskórnych) hide; ( u zwierząt futerkowych) pelt; skóra właściwa anat. corium, derma; skóra i kości przen. bag of bones, skin and bones; kolor skóry (= karnacja) complexion; zapalenie skóry pat. dermatitis; być w czyjejś skórze przen. be in sb's shoes; czuć coś przez skórę feel sth in one's bones; dać komuś w skórę l. przetrzepać komuś skórę tan sb's hide; dobrać się komuś do skóry (= zbić) tan sb's hide; przen. crack l. clasp down on sb; dostać w skórę have one's hide tanned, get a beating; doświadczyć czegoś na własnej skórze learn l. find out sth the hard way; mieć cienką skórę przen. have a thin skin, be thin-skinned; mieć grubą l. twardą skórę przen. have a thick skin, be thick-skinned; obdzierać kogoś ze skóry przen., sl. rip sb off; ratować swoją skórę save one's skin, save one's neck; zdejmować skórę ze zwierzęcia skin an animal; krzyczy jakby go ze skóry obdzierali he bawls as if he were flayed alive; na wołowej skórze by nie spisał it's too long a story; nie chciałbym być w jego skórze I wouldn't like to be in his shoes; nie dziel skóry na niedźwiedziu don't count your chickens before they are hatched; catch the bear before you sell his skin; skóra mi cierpnie na myśl o nim thinking of him gives me the creeps; skóra mi schodzi z twarzy my face peels; tu chodzi o jego skórę his life is at stake; wyskakiwać l. wychodzić l. wyłazić ze skóry, żeby coś zrobić przen. bend over backwards to do sth; zajść l. zaleźć komuś za skórę przen. get under sb's skin.2. (po wygarbowaniu, wyprawieniu) leather; sztuczna skóra artificial leather; Br. t. leatherette.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > skóra
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(n.) = pluralistic societyEx. Thin-skinned and narrow-minded people may not particularly enjoy a pluralistic society, but their discomfort is vastly outweighed by the benefits most of us.* * *(n.) = pluralistic societyEx: Thin-skinned and narrow-minded people may not particularly enjoy a pluralistic society, but their discomfort is vastly outweighed by the benefits most of us.
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yks.nom. ohutkuorinen; yks.gen. ohutkuorisen; yks.part. ohutkuorista; yks.ill. ohutkuoriseen; mon.gen. ohutkuoristen ohutkuorisien; mon.part. ohutkuorisia; mon.ill. ohutkuorisiinthin-skinned* * *• thin-skinned -
40 недотрога
I и разг.
touchy person, thin-skinned person
II бот.
touch-me-not* * ** * *и touchy person, thin-skinned person* * *
См. также в других словарях:
Thin-skinned — a. Having a thin skin; hence, sensitive; irritable. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thin-skinned — If somebody is thin skinned, they are very sensitive to any sort of criticism … The small dictionary of idiomes
thin-skinned — thin skinned; thin skinned·ness; … English syllables
thin-skinned — /thin skind /, adj. 1. having a thin skin. 2. sensitive to criticism, reproach, or rebuff; easily offended; touchy: a thin skinned poet. [1590 1600] Syn. 2. squeamish, soft, susceptible. * * * … Universalium
thin-skinned — [thin′skind′] adj. 1. having a thin skin 2. easily hurt by criticism, insult, etc.; sensitive … English World dictionary
thin-skinned — adj too easily offended or upset by criticism ≠ ↑thick skinned … Dictionary of contemporary English
thin-skinned — thin′ skinned′ adj. 1) having a thin skin 2) sensitive to criticism; easily offended; touchy • Etymology: 1590–1600 … From formal English to slang
thin-skinned — [ θın skınd ] adjective easily upset or offended by what other people say about you … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thin-skinned — [adj] sensitive delicate, easily hurt, hypersensitive, oversensitive, soft, touchy, vulnerable; concept 406 … New thesaurus
thin-skinned — mod. sensitive to criticism. (Compare this with thick skinned.) □ Don’t be so thin skinned. You can’t expect everyone to like you. □ He’s a thin skinned guy. □ I’m too thin skinned to be a bill collector … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
thin-skinned — adjective a) having a thin skin You must handle thin skinned fruits carefully to avoid bruising them. b) overly sensitive to criticism; quick to take offence; irritable; touchy Shes rather thin skinned when it comes to comments about her work … Wiktionary