sense in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for 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

colour sense N

colour sense

sens m des couleurs

dress sense N

to have dress sense

s'habiller avec goût

to have no dress sense

s'habiller sans aucun goût

business sense N

to have business sense

avoir le sens des affaires

this decision makes good business sense

sur le plan commercial c'est une bonne décision

I.common sense N

common sense

bon sens m

common sense

sens m commun

II.common sense commonsense, a. inf commonsensical ADJ

common sense attitude, approach, action:

common sense

plein de bon sens

road sense N

road sense

conscience f des dangers de la route

sense datum N PHILOS

sense datum

donnée f des sens

sense organ N

sense organ

organe m sensoriel

the sense organs

les organes des sens

horse sense N inf

horse sense

(gros) bon sens m

sixth sense N

sixth sense

sixième sens m

sense in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for 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

road sense N

road sense

sens m de la conduite sur route

sense organ N

sense organ

organe m sensitif

horse sense N inf

horse sense

jugeote f

common sense N no pl

common sense

bon sens m

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sense of permanence

sentiment m de durée

sense of anticlimax

sentiment m de désenchantement

Translations for sense in the French»English Dictionary

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sensoriel(le) vie, organe, nerf

sense

perception des couleurs, odeurs

sense

odorat

sense of smell

sense Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to feel an incredible sense of relief

se sentir grandement soulagé

to feel a deep (sense of) shame

éprouver un profond ressentiment

in the true sense of a word

dans le vrai sens du terme

to have a/no sense of humor

avoir/ne pas avoir le sens de l'humour

in the strict sense (of the term)

au sens strict

to have a good sense of hearing

avoir l'oreille fine (entendre bien)

to have no sense of the aesthetic

n'avoir aucun sens esthétique

with a heroic sense of duty

cornélien(ne) personnage

in the strongest sense of the word

dans toute la force du terme

to have a keen sense of sth

avoir un sens aigu de qc

sense Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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identité communautaire

sense of belonging to a community

réflexe identitaire

stronger sense of one’s own identity as a reaction to external circumstances

sense Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

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indépendant du sens de rotation

sense of rotation, independent of

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English

The eighteen dhtus can be arranged into six triads, where each triad is composed of a sense object, a sense organ, and sense consciousness.

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Many of these stores' successors have kept this decor as the cost of remodeling these stores makes little sense given the volume.

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The slightly lifted head has a sense of pride, whereas her visage is languid and sensual, with parted lips in between defiance and seduction.

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My eerie shades bubble with an irrepressible sense of humour, ready to laugh with (never "at") those earth-bound mortals whose fears they once shared.

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Despite the common notion that cliques are an inherently negative influence, they may help adolescents become socially acclimated and form a stronger sense of identity.

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It evokes giggles and coquettishness; a sense of something perverse that at once fulfills man's needs and makes him debauched.

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Boas argued that geography is and must be historical in this sense.

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He also experimented with warping and manipulating a straight self-portrait and altering and distorting the image, incorporating his pictorial sense of addiction.

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In addition, they think a great deal about the afterlife, which makes sense considering that they constantly face death in the line of duty.

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In general, she is very shy, an avid bookworm, and has a terrible sense of direction (leading her to get lost easily, particularly in tournaments).

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