susceptible

susceptible
adj.
1 oversensitive (sensible).
2 susceptible, delicate, easily offended, sensitive.
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susceptible
► adjetivo
1 (gen) susceptible
2 (sensible) oversensitive
3 (propenso a ofenderse) touchy
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FRASEOLOGÍA
susceptible de (con tendencia a) liable to 2 (capaz de) capable of
■ el proyecto es susceptible de mejora the project leaves room for improvement
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adj.
1) sensitive
2) susceptible
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ADJ
1)

susceptible de — capable of

susceptible de mejora(r) — capable of improvement

susceptible de sufrir daño — liable to suffer damage

2) [persona] susceptible

susceptible a las críticas — sensitive to criticism

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adjetivo
1) <persona> sensitive, touchy

susceptible A algo — sensitive to something

2) (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

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= 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.
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* 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.
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adjetivo
1) <persona> sensitive, touchy

susceptible A algo — sensitive to something

2) (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

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= 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.

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susceptible
adjective
A ‹persona› sensitive, touchy susceptible A algo sensitive TO sth
es muy susceptible a las críticas he's very sensitive to criticism
B (frml) (capaz) susceptible DE algo:
es susceptible de mejora it can be improved, there is room for improvement (frml)
órganos susceptibles de ser transplantados organs which can be transplanted
grupos susceptibles de cometer actos terroristas groups capable of committing terrorist acts
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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
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susceptible adj
1. [sensible] oversensitive
2. [modificable]
el proyecto es susceptible de cambios changes may be made to the project;
un plan susceptible de mejora a plan that can be improved on
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susceptible
adj
1 persona touchy
2
:
ser susceptible de mejora leave room for improvement
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susceptible adj
: susceptible, sensitive
♦ susceptibilidad nf
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susceptible adj touchy [comp. touchier; superl. touchiest]

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