Daily Spanish
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Day 28 · False Friend

A word about feelings, not judgment

Sensible

sen-SEE-blehSensitive — NOT "sensible"

"Es una persona muy sensible, se emociona fácilmente."
He's a very sensitive person, he gets emotional easily.

"Sensible" as in "a sensible decision" is "sensato" in Spanish. "Sensible" describes someone easily affected emotionally, not someone level-headed.

Graciela

"This one trips up even advanced students — I still double-check myself sometimes when writing in English."— Graciela