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Meanings of sensible in English

Portuguese
razoável
Spanish
sensato

Showing reason or sound judgment.

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razoável
Portuguese
sensível
Catalan
sensible
Spanish
sensible

Able to feel or perceive.

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Examples for "sensitive"
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The case is highly sensitive ahead of elections due early next year.
Reuters
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The position of Northern Ireland will remain a sensitive and important issue.
The Irish Times
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A number of cases have involved civil servants who mislaid sensitive information.
The Guardian
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Stocks sensitive to rates are leading the market lower for the year.
Reuters
5
Other details, however, can be extremely sensitive and need to remain private.
Reuters

Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous.

Sensible.

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Usage of sensible in English
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The industry proposals are perfectly sensible and increase parental control and choice.
The Guardian
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Ask her a sensible question and you're now guaranteed a senseless answer.
The Guardian
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Done in the right way, we believe this is a sensible reform.
The Guardian
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However sensible its starting point, the idea rankled civil-liberty and privacy-minded groups.
Wired
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I therefore consider three famous examples of sensible correlations with increasing size.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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Allow me put forward some sensible discussions we are likely to hear:
The Irish Times
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Britain normally follows the sensible practice of recognising states, not particular governments.
The Guardian
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We are determined to have a sensible policy on Europe, he said.
The Irish Times
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The paucity of sensible public debate over drugs in Australia is clear.
The Guardian
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It has clouded sensible, sound and positive debate on this critical issue.
The Irish Times
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Any sensible investor will demand more security for taking more risk, right?
Reuters
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Read about weight loss to make sure you follow a sensible plan.
Joy bauer's food cures
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He said: Our message is for everyone to be safe and sensible.
The Guardian
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I trust you will agree that this is not a sensible question.
The Irish Times
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On Europe the Conservatives have steadfastly refused to be the sensible party.
The Irish Times
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We want to have sensible North- South co-operation based on mutual respect.
Independent.ie
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