censé in English:

If we were supposed to talk more than listen, we would have been given two mouths and one ear.

This figure is supposed to represent Marilyn Monroe, but I don't think it does her justice.

The handyman was supposed to arrive at twelve noon, but got stuck in a traffic jam for a few hours.

supposed delivery date

Plants and animals require more sunshine than is generally supposed.

The gold coin was much more valuable than was supposed.

Is this supposed to be a currant bun? You almost need to cycle from one currant to another, so few are there.

Those supposed photos of a UFO were finally debunked as an elaborate forgery.

The label on my scarf says, "Wash and iron inside out." I wonder how I'm supposed to do that.

According to the stars, she and I aren't supposed to have much chemistry between us.

Those letters are all the wrong way around! "No, it's supposed to be like that, it's Russian."

While listening to songs in a what is supposed to be a foreign language such as Slovak, Macedonian, Slovenian, it warms your heart to hear words that you have known since childhood and that you can even understand whole phrases.

Using a camera appeases the anxiety which the work driven feel about not working when they are on vacation and supposed to be having fun. They have something to do that is like a friendly imitation of work: they can take pictures.

The amount of Sony rechargeable batteries supposed to be collected totalled 7,659,000 units.

Ah! I forgot again! I was supposed to go to the library to return a book today!

Our teenage daughter is sensible so we can trust her.

A sensible man wouldn't say such a thing in public.

Be sensible

I dreamt that Congress effected sensible tax reform to improve the lot of the working class. I then woke up in a gutter with nothing but ragged clothes and a stolen guitar to my name.

Really, my lady stammered out the haberdasher, after what appeared to us to be a most ominous pause, "I am deeply sensible of your ladyship's patronage, and the patronage of your ladyship's niece."

From children to the elderly, sensible exercise has a good effect on the body.

Throat and nose membranes hurt by dry air allow cold viruses to enter more easily. It is important to carry out sensible counter plans against the cold with heaters and against the dryness with humidifiers.

The doctor gave her sensible advice on how to lose weight.

It is not so important how much I will earn but my job must be sensible and enjoyable.

I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend so much

And they've been taking just some really sensible measures – measures around having more progressive tax, around investing in a higher minimum wage

sensible person is very practical and down-to-earth

I hope that the C Committee will reach sensible compromises.

/ˈsen.sɪ.bl̩/ a sensible ​answer/​approach/​compromise/​option a sensible ​person I ​think the sensible thing to do is ​call and ​ask for ​directions. It would be sensible to take an ​umbrella.

But he who knows what insanity is, is sane; whereas insanity can no more be sensible of its own existence, than blindness can see itself.