Vocabulary
sensibel
/zɛnˈziːbl̩/· adjective
sensitive (people); sensitive, delicate (topics, data, skin) — not 'sensible'
Sensibel — a person who feels things deeply, skin that reacts easily, or a topic or data that need careful handling. It never means 'sensible' (= vernünftig).
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Forms
- Komparativ
- sensibler
- Superlativ
- am sensibelsten
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
sensibel
sensitive (people)
Sie ist sehr sensibel und nimmt sich Kritik schnell zu Herzen.
She is very sensitive and quickly takes criticism to heart.
Word family
sensibeldie Sensibilitätsensitivitysensibilisierento raise awareness, to sensitisedie Sensibilisierungawareness-raisingunsensibelinsensitive
Common combinations
- ein sensibles Themaa sensitive subject
- sensible Datensensitive data
- sensible Hautsensitive skin
- sensibel reagieren auf + Akk.to react sensitively to
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
empfindsamfeinfühligempfindlich
↔ Opposites
unsensibelrobust
Common learner mistakes
- Das war eine sensible Entscheidung. (= sensible)Das war eine vernünftige Entscheidung.False friend: sensibel = sensitive; English 'sensible' = vernünftig.
Real examples
- Mit dem Thema Sterbehilfe muss man im Unterricht sehr sensibel umgehen.The subject of assisted dying needs to be handled very sensitively in class.
- Diese Creme wurde speziell für sensible Haut entwickelt.This cream was developed specially for sensitive skin.
- Als Kind war er sensibler als seine Geschwister und weinte schnell.As a child he was more sensitive than his siblings and cried easily.
