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чувствительный

Translation of чувствительный

sensitive

Russian word in Latin letters: chuvstvitelnyy

Meaning of чувствительный

Russian

остро реагирует на критику и чувства других

English

easily affected emotionally

sensitive

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[t͡ɕʊstˈvʲitʲɪlʲnɨj]
Russian · Female

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Чувствительный or чувственный?

чувственный

чувственный = sensual, about physical pleasure

Don't mix them up. Easily hurt — чувствительный; sensual, about physical pleasure — чувственный.

У неё чувственный голос.

She has a sensual voice.

Он легко плачет, он чувствительный.

He cries easily, he's sensitive.

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  1. He is sensitive to criticism.

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    Он чувствителен к критике.

  2. She is a very sensitive child.

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    Она очень чувствительный ребёнок.

чувствительный synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between чувствительный, ранимый, обидчивый, впечатлительный, and чуткий

Р
🇷🇺Russian
ранимый

Easily hurt emotionally.

О
🇷🇺Russian
обидчивый

Touchy: quickly takes offence.

В
🇷🇺Russian
впечатлительный

Easily impressed or upset by what he sees.

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Ч
🇷🇺Russian
чуткий

Another shade: sensitive to others' feelings, caring.

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чувствительный meaning: what does it mean?

easily affected emotionally

чувствительный pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

чувствительный is pronounced as [t͡ɕʊstˈvʲitʲɪlʲnɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

чувствительный definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

He is sensitive to criticism. Translation: Он чувствителен к критике.

Is чувствительный part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

Yes, чувствительный (sensitive) can be learned in the Personality Traits topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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