responsive

responsive
adjective
aufgeschlossen [Person]

be responsive to something — auf etwas (Akk.) reagieren

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[-siv]
adjective ((negative unresponsive): a responsive, kindly girl; a responsive smile; The disease is responsive to treatment.) aufgeschlossen
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re·spon·sive
[rɪˈspɒn(t)sɪv, AM -ˈspɑ:-]
adj gut reagierend
I always found him very \responsive ich fand ihn immer sehr entgegenkommend
we had a wonderfully \responsive audience for last night's performance das Publikum ging bei der Vorstellung gestern Abend sehr gut mit fam
the new car has a very \responsive engine das neue Auto hat einen Motor, der sehr gut anspringt
to be \responsive to treatment auf eine Behandlungsmethode ansprechen
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[rI'spɒnsɪv]
adj
1) person, audience interessiert, mitgehend; steering, brakes, motor leicht reagierend or ansprechend

to be responsive to sth — auf etw (acc) reagieren or ansprechen

to be responsive to sb's needs — auf jds Bedürfnisse eingehen

to be responsive to antibiotics — auf Antibiotika ansprechen

he wasn't very responsive when I suggested it to him — er war nicht sehr begeistert, als ich ihm das vorschlug

the pupils weren't very responsive — die Schüler machten nicht richtig mit

he wasn't very responsive (to my complaint) — er ging kaum darauf ein

2) (form: answering) smile, gesture in Erwiderung

the dog gave a responsive wag of his tail — der Hund reagierte mit einem Schwanzwedeln

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responsive [rıˈspɒnsıv; US -ˈspɑn-] adj (adv responsively)
1. antwortend, als Antwort (beide:
to auf akk), Antwort…
2. (to) (leicht) reagierend oder ansprechend (auf akk), empfänglich oder aufgeschlossen (für):
be responsive to
a) ansprechen oder reagieren auf (akk) (auch ELEK, TECH etc),
b) eingehen auf jemanden od etwas,
c) einem Bedürfnis etc entgegenkommen
3. TECH elastisch (Motor)
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adjective
aufgeschlossen [Person]

be responsive to something — auf etwas (Akk.) reagieren

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adj.
ansprechbar adj.

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