horse sense in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for horse sense in the English»French Dictionary

horse sense N inf

horse sense

(gros) bon sens m

Translations for horse sense in the English»French Dictionary

I.sense [Brit sɛns, Am sɛns] N

1. sense (faculty):

sense

sens m

sense of hearing

ouïe f

sense of sight

vue f

sense of smell

odorat m

sense of taste

goût m

sense of touch

toucher m

to dull/sharpen the senses

émousser/aiguiser les sens

2. sense (ability to appreciate) fig:

a sense of

le sens de

a sense of direction/of rhythm

le sens de l'orientation/du rythme

a writer with a sense of history/the absurd

un écrivain doué du sens de l'histoire/l'absurde

to have no sense of style/decency

n'avoir aucun style/aucune notion de la décence

to lose all sense of time

perdre toute notion du temps

3. sense (feeling):

a sense of guilt, security, failure, identity

un sentiment de

his sense of having failed/being excluded

son sentiment d'avoir échoué/d'être exclu

he had the sense that something was wrong/that he had forgotten something

il avait le sentiment que quelque chose n'allait pas/d'avoir oublié quelque chose

a sense of purpose

le sentiment d'avoir un but

the town has a great sense of community

la ville a un grand sens de la communauté

4. sense (practical quality):

sense

bon sens m

to have the (good) sense to do

avoir le bon sens de faire

to have more sense than to do

avoir suffisamment de bon sens pour ne pas faire

5. sense (reason):

there's no sense in doing

cela ne sert à rien de faire

what's the sense in getting angry/leaving now?

à quoi sert de se fâcher/partir maintenant?

to make sense of sth

comprendre qc

I can't make sense of this article/this sentence

je ne comprends rien à cet article/cette phrase

it makes sense to do

c'est une bonne idée de faire

it makes good business sense to employ an accountant

ce serait profitable d'employer un comptable

to make sense sentence, film, theory:

avoir un sens

not to make any sense sentence, film, theory:

n'avoir aucun sens

what he said didn't make much sense to me

ce qu'il a dit ne m'a pas semblé très logique

6. sense (meaning) (gen) LING:

sense

sens m

in the literal/strict sense (of the word)

au sens littéral/strict (du mot)

in all senses or in every sense of the word

dans tous les sens du mot

in the sense that …

en ce sens que …

he is in a or one or some sense right to complain, but …

dans un certain sens il a raison de se plaindre, mais …

they are in no sense democratic

ils ne sont en aucune manière démocratiques

7. sense (opinion):

sense form

opinion f (générale)

II.senses N

senses npl (sanity):

senses

raison f

to bring sb to his senses

ramener qn à la raison

to come to one's senses

revenir à la raison

to take leave of one's senses

perdre la raison or l'esprit

III.sense [Brit sɛns, Am sɛns] VB trans

1. sense (be aware of):

sense

deviner (that que)

he sensed her uneasiness/her anger/her sorrow

il devinait son malaise/sa colère/son chagrin

to sense where/how etc

deviner où/comment etc

to sense danger/hostility

sentir un danger/de l'hostilité

to sense sb or sb's presence

sentir la présence de qn

2. sense (detect) machine:

sense heat, light

détecter

3. sense COMPUT:

sense (detect) location

détecter

sense (read) data

lire

IV.sense [Brit sɛns, Am sɛns]

to knock or hammer or pound Am some sense into sb

ramener qn à la raison

to see sense

entendre raison

to talk sense

dire des choses sensées

horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] N

1. horse:

horse

cheval m

the horses (horseracing) inf, fig

les courses fpl (de chevaux)

2. horse:

horse (in gym)

cheval m de saut

horse (pommel)

cheval m d'arçons

3. horse U MIL:

horse

cavalerie f

horse

troupes fpl à cheval

4. horse (heroin):

horse inf

cheval m inf

horse inf

héroïne f

5. horse Am (condom):

horse inf

préservatif m

I could eat a horse

j'ai une faim de loup

to back the wrong horse

miser sur le mauvais cheval

to eat like a horse

manger comme quatre

to flog Brit or beat Am a dead horse inf

perdre sa peine et son temps

(straight) from the horse's mouth

de source sûre

to get on one's high horse

monter sur ses grands chevaux

hold your horses! inf

arrêtez!, une minute!

it's horses for courses

ce qui convient à une personne (or à une situation) ne convient pas forcément à une autre

you can take or lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov

on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif prov

that's a horse of a different colour

ça c'est une autre paire de manches

to work like a horse

travailler comme un forcené or une bête de somme

wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me

pour rien au monde je ne le révélerais

wild horses wouldn't drag me there

je n'irais pas pour tout l'or du monde!

horse sense in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for horse sense in the English»French Dictionary

horse sense N inf

horse sense

jugeote f

Translations for horse sense in the English»French Dictionary

I.sense [sents] N

1. sense no pl (common sense):

sense

sens m

2. sense pl (judgement):

sense

raison f

to bring sb to his/her senses

ramener qn à la raison

3. sense MED, PHYSIOL:

sense

sens m

the sense of smell

l'odorat m

the sense of taste

le goût

the sense of touch

le toucher

the sense of hearing

l'ouïe f

the sense of sight

la vue

4. sense (meaning):

sense

sens m

5. sense (way):

sense

sens m

in every sense

dans tous les sens

in a sense

dans un certain sens

Phrases:

there's no sense in doing sth

ça n'a aucun sens de faire qc

what's the sense in doing sth?

à quoi cela sert-il de faire qc ?

sth doesn't make (any) sense

qc ne rime à rien

to make (good) sense

se tenir

he talks sense

ce qu'il dit se tient

II.sense [sents] VB trans

sense

sentir

horse [hɔ:s, Am hɔ:rs] N

1. horse ZOOL:

horse

cheval m

horse and carriage

attelage m

2. horse SPORTS:

horse

cheval m d'arçons

Phrases:

to eat like a horse

manger comme quatre

to put the cart before the horse

mettre la charrue avant les bœufs

to flog a dead horse

perdre son temps

to get on one's high horse

monter sur ses grands chevaux

to be on one's high horse

prendre des grands airs

to hear sth straight from the horse's mouth

apprendre qc de source sûre

to back the wrong horse

miser sur le mauvais cheval

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He credits them as providers of insect repellent, mosquito nets, atabrine tablets, and horse sense.

en.wikipedia.org

They have a very keen sense (a horse sense, even) of how humans behave.

www.independent.co.uk

Good old-fashioned horse sense is becoming as extinct as the dinosaurs.

www.torontosun.com

I have no study quantifying this but it's just horse sense.

www.waterloochronicle.ca

But before you think police services lack any kind of horse sense when it comes to sharing resources, think again.

www.wellandtribune.ca

Which are you going to believe, rational science or intuitive horse sense?

business.financialpost.com

A brilliant horse sense, but also fine commercial sense.

www.independent.co.uk

The result in both situations was compromise, horse sense prevailing.

www.theglobeandmail.com

With more than a century of collective farrier experience, the men are quick with horse sense anecdotes and witticisms.

www.yorkregion.com

And his is a narrative animated, not by horse sense, much less one straw of rural connection, but by the spirit of pure showbiz.

edmontonjournal.com