sensible — Spanish False Friend
The Spanish word that embarrasses tourists every time
Spanish
False friends
Transcript
This Spanish word does not mean what you think.
sensible looks like it means "sensible (practical, reasonable)".
But it actually means sensitive (emotionally or physically easily affected).
If you want to say "sensible (practical, reasonable)" in Spanish, you say sensato.
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