حساسیت دشمن را دوچندان کردن

English translation: to double the sensitivity of the enemy

07:51 Jul 18, 2021
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: حساسیت دشمن را دوچندان کردن
Hello.
Is "sensitivity" a correct translation for "حساسیت" in the following context?


امروز درخت چهل ساله انقلاب اسلامی به یك سرمایه عظیم و بزرگ برای مردم و نظام تبدیل شده و همین مساله حساسیت دشمنان را نسبت به انقلاب و نظام مقدس جمهوری اسلامی دوچندان كرده است
kiarash88
Iran
English translation:to double the sensitivity of the enemy
Explanation:
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Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1to double the sensitivity of the enemy
Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi
5 +1heighten the sensitivity of the enemy
Marzieh Izadi
5... has made the enemies more sensitive towards/to..
Saeed Majidi
5It has made the enemy become twice as sensitive towards...
Sophie Meis
Summary of reference entries provided
increase the sensitivity of the enemy
Amir Akbarpour Reihani

  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to double the sensitivity of the enemy


Explanation:
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Reza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you. Would you provide an example sentence from an authentic source where this expression is used? I couldn't find any.


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agree  Amir Akbarpour Reihani
3 hrs
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heighten the sensitivity of the enemy


Explanation:
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Marzieh Izadi
Local time: 05:00
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Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 7

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agree  Amir Akbarpour Reihani
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
... has made the enemies more sensitive towards/to..


Explanation:
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

2 a : aware of and understanding the feelings of other people


♦ I found him to be a sensitive and caring person.

- often + to

♦ She was sensitive to the fears of her patients.

- opposite ↑INSENSITIVE

b : having an understanding of something : aware of something - + to


♦ We are sensitive to the need to act quickly in this situation.


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hypersensitive
hy·per·sen·si·tive /ˌhaɪpɚˈsɛnsətɪv/ adj : very sensitive: such as

a : having feelings that are very easily hurt


♦ a hypersensitive child


♦ She's hypersensitive about her past.


b : very strongly and easily affected or harmed by something (such as a drug)


♦ People who are hypersensitive to the chemical may have violent reactions even to small amounts.



Saeed Majidi
Iran
Local time: 06:30
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It has made the enemy become twice as sensitive towards...


Explanation:
It has made the enemy become twice as sensitive towards...

Sophie Meis
Australia
Local time: 13:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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Reference comments


3 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: increase the sensitivity of the enemy

Reference information:
https://symbiosisonlinepublishing.com/nanoscience-technology...

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Note added at 5 hrs (2021-07-18 13:39:49 GMT)
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Yes, My own suggestion is "has further sensitized the enemy" but I couldn't find "sensitive" and "enemy" at the same place in politics.

Amir Akbarpour Reihani
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 4
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thank you. The article you referred to is written by a few Iranian and Indian students whose native language is certainly not English. Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari1*, Saeid Eslamian2, Shahide Dehghan3, Nicolas R Dalezios4, Vijay P Singh5 and Mohsen Ghane6


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agree  Habibulla Josefi
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