sense in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sense in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sense [Brit sɛns, Am sɛns] N

1. sense (faculty):

sense

senso m

sense of hearing

udito

sense of sight

vista

sense of smell

olfatto or odorato

sense of taste

gusto

sense of touch

tatto

to dull, sharpen the senses

offuscare, acuire i sensi

2. sense (ability to appreciate) fig:

a sense of

il senso di

a sense of direction, of rhythm

il senso dell'orientamento, del ritmo

a writer with a sense of history, the absurd

uno scrittore dotato di senso storico, con il gusto per l'assurdo

to have no sense of style, decency

essere privo di stile, di senso del pudore

to lose all sense of time

perdere completamente la cognizione del tempo

3. sense (feeling):

a sense of guilt, identity

un senso di

a sense of security, failure

un senso di or una sensazione di

his sense of having failed, being excluded

la sua sensazione di aver fallito, di essere escluso

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

aveva la sensazione che ci fosse qualcosa che non andava, di aver dimenticato qualcosa

a sense of purpose

la sensazione di avere uno scopo

the town has a great sense of community

la città ha un forte senso di solidarietà

4. sense (practical quality):

sense

buonsenso m

to have the (good) sense to do

avere il buonsenso di fare

to have more sense than to do

avere abbastanza giudizio da non fare

5. sense (reason):

there's no sense in doing

non ha senso fare

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

a che cosa serve arrabbiarsi, andarsene adesso?

to make sense of sth

capire (il senso di) qc

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

non riesco a capire (il senso di) questo articolo, questa frase

it makes sense to do

ha senso fare

it makes good business sense to employ an accountant

è una decisione opportuna per l'impresa assumere un contabile

to make sense sentence, film, theory:

avere un senso

not to make any sense sentence, film, theory:

non avere (alcun senso) or essere senza senso

what he said didn't make much sense to me

quello che disse non mi sembrò molto sensato

6. sense (meaning):

sense

senso m also LING

sense

significato m also LING

in the literal, strict sense (of the word)

nel senso letterale (della parola), nel senso stretto (del termine)

in all senses or in every sense of the word

in tutti i sensi della parola

in the sense that …

nel senso che …

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

in un certo senso ha ragione a lamentarsi, ma…

they are in no sense democratic

non sono affatto democratici

7. sense (opinion):

sense form

opinione f comune

sense form

orientamento m

II.senses N

senses npl (sanity):

senses

ragione f

to bring sb to his senses

riportare or ridurre qn alla ragione or fare intendere ragione a qn

to come to one's senses

rinsavire or tornare in sé

to take leave of one's senses

perdere la ragione or uscire di senno

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

1. sense (be aware of):

sense

sentire, percepire, avvertire (that che)

he sensed her uneasiness, her anger, her sorrow

si accorse del suo disagio, della sua rabbia, del suo dolore

to sense where, how etc.

indovinare dove, come ecc.

to sense danger

intuire un pericolo

to sense hostility

percepire l'ostilità

to sense sb or sb's presence

avvertire la presenza di qn

2. sense (detect) machine:

sense heat, light

rilevare

3. sense COMPUT:

sense (detect) location

rilevare

sense (read) data

leggere

IV.sense [Brit sɛns, Am sɛns]

to knock or hammer some sense into sb, to pound some sense into sb Am

riportare qn alla ragione or far rinsavire qn

to see sense

intendere ragione

to talk sense

parlare in modo sensato

colour sense [ˈkʌləˌsens] N

colour sense

senso m del colore

business sense [ˈbɪznɪsˌsens] N

to have business sense

avere il senso degli affari

this decision makes good business sense

sul piano commerciale è una buona decisione

road sense [Brit] N

road sense

= capacità di guidare con prudenza oppure di guidare in condizioni di traffico intenso

sense datum <pl sense data> [Am sɛns ˈdædəm, ˈdeɪdəm] N PHILOS

sense datum

dato m dei sensi

common sense [Brit, Am ˌkɑmən ˈsɛns] N

common sense

buonsenso m

sixth sense [Brit ˌsɪksθ ˈsɛns, Am ˌsɪksθ ˈsɛns] N

sixth sense

sesto senso m

horse sense [Am ˈhɔrs ˌsɛns] N inf

horse sense

buonsenso m

dress sense [ˈdresˌsens] N

to have dress sense

vestirsi con gusto, avere gusto nel vestire

to have no dress sense

non avere gusto nel vestire

sense byte [ˈsensbaɪt] N

sense byte

byte m rilevatore

sense byte

sensore m

sense in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sense in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sense [sents] N

1. sense (faculty):

sense

senso m

sense of hearing

udito m

sense of sight

vista f

sense of smell

olfatto m

sense of taste

gusto m

sense of touch

tatto m

2. sense (ability):

sense

senso m

to lose all sense of time

perdere la nozione del tempo

3. sense (way):

sense

senso m

in every sense

in tutti i sensi

in a sense

in un certo senso

in no sense

in nessun modo

4. sense (sensation):

sense

sensazione f

5. sense pl (clear mental faculties):

sense

giudizi m

to come to one's senses (see reason)

recuperare la ragione

to come to one's senses (recover consciousness)

recuperare i sensi

to bring sb to his/her senses

riportare qu alla ragione

to take leave of one's senses

uscire di senno

6. sense (good judgment):

(common) sense

buonsenso m

to have enough [or the good] sense to …

avere il buon senso di …

to talk sense

dire cose sensate

7. sense (feeling):

sense

senso m

to feel a sense of belonging

provare un senso di appartenenza

8. sense (meaning):

sense

senso m

to make sense

avere senso

in the full sense of the word

nel vero senso della parola

there's no sense in doing …

non ha senso fare …

what's the sense in doing …?

che senso ha fare …?

9. sense (opinion):

sense

opinione f (comune)

II.sense [sents] VB trans

sense

percepire

to sense that …

rendersi conto che…

horse sense N inf

horse sense

buonsenso m

sense organ N

sense organ

organo m sensoriale

common sense N

common sense

buon senso m

a common sense solution

una soluzione logica

Translations for sense in the Italian»English Dictionary

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buonsenso

common sense

accortezza

good sense

fiuto

sense of smell

razionalità

common sense

raziocinio

common sense

odorato

sense of smell

sense Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she appealed to his sense of honor

fece appello al suo senso dell'onore

in the true sense of the word

nel vero senso della parola

to have the good sense to do sth

avere il buon senso di fare qc

it doesn't make any sense to me

non ha senso per me

to have a keen sense of smell

avere un olfatto sviluppato

in the full sense of the word

nel vero senso della parola

it's hard to make him see sense

è duro farlo ragionare

to have no sense of humor

non avere il senso dell'umorismo

to have an ounce of common sense

avere un briciolo di cervello fig

in the true sense of the word

nel vero senso della parola

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Known for his courtly manners, he had a slow drawl and a quiet demeanor, which belied his sharp political sense.

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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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The film reeks with a sense of basic injustice.

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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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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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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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Toad is intelligent, creative and resourceful however he is also narcissistic, self-centred almost to the point of sociopathy, and completely lacking in even the most basic common sense.

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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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She impresses us with her loving, strong personality and wisdom beyond her years, as well as her morbid sense of humor.

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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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