touchy

delicado

Que puede causar problemas o molestar a alguien y por eso requiere cuidado.

En inglés sencillo: Likely to cause trouble or upset people, so needing careful handling.

• Money is a touchy subject here.
• We handled the touchy situation carefully.
• That question could make the negotiations touchy.

Sinónimos: sensitive, delicate

Expresiones frecuentes: touchy subject, touchy situation, touchy issue

susceptible

Que se molesta u ofende fácilmente por lo que otros dicen o hacen.

En inglés sencillo: Easily upset or offended by what other people say or do.

• He is rather touchy today.
• She gets touchy about her age.
• Why are you so touchy when I mention work?

Cómo se usa: touchy about something (He is touchy about his height.)

Sinónimos: sensitive, oversensitive

Expresiones frecuentes: touchy about something, touchy person, get touchy