Sentimentales (en. Sentimental)

/sentimenˈtales/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
adjective
That expresses or seeks to express deep emotions.
Sentimental movies often make people cry.
Las películas sentimentales suelen hacer llorar.
That relates to people's feelings.
She has a very sentimental view of life.
Ella tiene una visión muy sentimentales de la vida.
That is easily moved by emotional things.
He is a sentimental person who gets carried away easily.
Es una persona sentimentales que se ilusiona con facilidad.

Etymology

From the Latin 'sentimentalis', which refers to the ability to feel.

Common Phrases and Expressions

mixed feelings
Conflict of opposing emotions.
sentimientos encontrados
close to the surface
Expression of intense and visible emotions.
a flor de piel
sentimentalism
Excessive inclination towards the sentimental.
sentimentalismo

Related Words

feeling
Affective state of a person.
sentimiento
emotion
Reaction of an organism to a stimulus.
emoción
sense
Ability to feel or perceive.
sentido

Slang Meanings

Being emotionally fragile.
Don't be so sentimental, he's just playing with you.
No seas tan sentimentales, él solo te está jugando.
Having exaggerated reactions to trivial situations.
He always starts crying over very sentimental things.
Siempre se pone a llorar por cosas muy sentimentales.