susceptible

susceptible, vulnerable

Que puede sufrir fácilmente el efecto o el daño de algo.

En inglés sencillo: Likely to be harmed or affected by something.

• Young children are susceptible to infection.
• This wood is particularly susceptible to water damage.
• Are older people more susceptible to the disease?

Cómo se usa: susceptible to something (These plants are susceptible to frost.)

Sinónimos: vulnerable, prone

Antónimos: resistant, immune

Expresiones frecuentes: susceptible to infection, susceptible to damage, highly susceptible

influenciable, crédulo

Que se deja influir, convencer o engañar con facilidad.

En inglés sencillo: Easy to influence, persuade, or trick.

• She found a susceptible audience.
• Young buyers can be susceptible to clever advertising.
• He was especially susceptible to her charm.

Cómo se usa: susceptible to something (He is susceptible to flattery.)

Sinónimos: impressionable, gullible, credulous

Expresiones frecuentes: susceptible to flattery, susceptible young people, susceptible to influence

susceptible

Que puede tratarse, explicarse o modificarse de una manera determinada.

En inglés sencillo: Able to be treated, explained, or changed in a particular way.

• The claim is susceptible of proof.
• These events are susceptible of several interpretations.
• Not every experience is susceptible of precise measurement.

Cómo se usa: susceptible of something (The claim is susceptible of independent verification.)

Sinónimos: capable of, amenable to

Expresiones frecuentes: susceptible of proof, susceptible of analysis, susceptible of explanation