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On 06.03.13 20:56, Ludovic Brenta wrote:
> As a Frenchman I learned early on that
> "sensible" was a "false friend" to native French speakers -- it looks
> and sounds like a French word -- indeed, it*is*  originally a French
> word -- but has a totally different meaning than in French.

+1, and I'm technically German.

Anything wrong with choosing "noticeable", "measurable", or other
adjective for indicating that the effect can be perceived, but
is not to be just specified?

I get more adjectives for http://www.wordreference.com/deen/merklich
starting from my native language, but String'("sens") is not a prefix
of any.