sixth sense in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sixth sense in the English»French Dictionary

sixth sense N

sixth sense

sixième sens m

Translations for sixth sense in the French»English Dictionary

avoir des antennes fig

to have a sixth sense

avoir un sixième sens fig

to have a sixth sense

Translations for sixth 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

I.sixth [Brit sɪksθ, Am sɪksθ] N

1. sixth (in order):

sixth

sixième mf

2. sixth (of month):

sixth

six m inv

3. sixth (fraction):

sixth

sixième m

4. sixth MUS:

sixth

sixième f

5. sixth Brit SCHOOL:

sixth (lower)

≈ première f

sixth (upper)

≈ terminale f

II.sixth [Brit sɪksθ, Am sɪksθ] ADJ

sixth

sixième

III.sixth [Brit sɪksθ, Am sɪksθ] ADV

sixth come, finish:

sixth

sixième, en sixième position

sixth sense in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sixth sense in the French»English Dictionary

avoir du flair (idées)

to have a sixth sense

Translations for sixth 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

sixth ADJ

sixth

sixième

See also eighth

I.eighth [eɪtθ] ADJ

eighth

huitième

eighth note Am

croche f

II.eighth [eɪtθ] N no pl

1. eighth (order):

the eighth

le(la) huitième

2. eighth (date):

the eighth of June, June the eighth

le huit juin

3. eighth (equal parts):

to cut a cake into eighths

couper un gâteau en huit

III.eighth [eɪtθ] ADV (in lists)

eighth

huitièmement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Instead, he hypothesised a dedicated sixth sense to explain morality.

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He has a similar attitude toward visitors almost a sixth sense.

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Ito states that he believes the process will develop a person's sixth sense.

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He possesses a sixth sense that can detect mystical influence on people or creatures, useful for tracking and finding demons.

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He could see in the dark, was super strong, and had a sixth sense.

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He has a sixth sense that alerts him to the presence of evil.

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After further mutation, she develops a sixth sense which allows her to anticipate incoming danger to herself.

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She has a strong sixth sense and is into tarot card-reading.

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Her sixth sense is weaker (and her will stronger) than her twin sister, making her less vulnerable to ghosts' influence.

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Like her grandmother and her sister she has a sixth sense or precognition power as well as being an expert broomstick flyer.

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