English-Swedish translations for sensitive

• känslig en
  Det är en mycket känslig fråga.That is a very sensitive issue.
  . – Detta är en känslig fråga.. – This is a sensitive issue.
  Dessutom är den politiskt känslig.It is also politically sensitive.
• delikat
  Det är mycket delikat, men i betänkandet behandlas det enligt min åsikt bra.It is all very sensitive, but I think it is handled very well in the report.
  Kakorna var riktigt delikata.
  Beakta den delikata gränsen mellan gåva och muta.

Definition of sensitive

• Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses
• Responsive to stimuli
• Capable of offending, upsetting or hurting
• Meant to be concealed or kept secret
• Accurate; able to register small changes in some property
• A person with a paranormal sensitivity to something that most cannot perceive

Examples

• Max is very sensitive; he cried today because of the bad news
• Religion is often a sensitive topic of discussion and should be avoided when dealing with foreign business associates
• These are highly sensitive documents

Related words

• hypersensitive
• oversensitive
• insensitive
• photosensitive
• radiosensitive
• sensitively
• insensitively
• oversensitiveness
• context-sensitive