
Day 28 · False Friend
A word about feelings, not judgment
Sensible
sen-SEE-bleh — Sensitive — 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.
"This one trips up even advanced students — I still double-check myself sometimes when writing in English."— Graciela