sentía in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sentía in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.sentir¹ VB trans

1.1. sentir frío/calor/hambre/sed:

sentir

to feel

empecé a sentir hambre/frío a eso de medianoche

I started to feel hungry/cold around midnight

apenas sentí el pinchazo

I hardly felt the prick of the needle

sentí un dolor en el costado/un tirón en la pierna

I felt a pain in my side/a tug at my leg

1.2. sentir emoción:

sentir

to feel

es incapaz de sentir compasión por nadie

he's incapable of feeling compassion for anyone

sentimos una gran alegría cuando nos enteramos

we were overjoyed when we found out

nunca me hicieron sentir que estaba incomodando

they never made me feel I was in the way

lo hizo para que él sintiera celos

she did it to make him feel jealous

realmente sienten la música

they play the music with great feeling

1.3. sentir (presentir):

sentí que nos iba a pasar algo

I had a feeling something was going to happen to us

1.4. sentir (experimentar consecuencias):

los efectos de la crisis se dejarán sentir durante décadas

the effects of the crisis will be felt for decades

el descontento se hizo sentir pronto

their discontent soon made itself felt

nuestro departamento no ha sentido el cambio de director

our department hasn't been affected by the change of director

2.1. sentir (oír):

sentir

to hear

sentimos un ruido/un disparo/pasos

we heard a noise/a shot/footsteps

anoche te sentí llegar

I heard you come in last night

2.2. sentir esp. LatAm (percibir) olor/gusto:

siento olor a gas/a quemado

I can smell gas/burning

le siento gusto a vainilla/ajo

I can taste vanilla/garlic

3. sentir (lamentar):

sentí mucho la muerte de tu padre

I was very sorry to hear of your father's death

su muerte fue muy sentida

his death was deeply mourned

lo siento mucho

I'm really sorry

lo siento en el alma

I'm terribly sorry

lo siento en el alma

I'm so sorry

no sabes cómo o cuánto lo siento

I can't tell you how sorry I am

sentí mucho no poder ayudarla

I was very sorry not to be able to help her

el director siente no poder recibirlo

the director regrets that he is unable to see you form

siento que te tengas que ir tan pronto

I'm sorry you have to go so soon

II.sentirse VB vpr

1. sentirse + compl:

sentirse

to feel

¿te sientes bien?

are you feeling o do you feel all right?

me siento mal

I don't feel well

me siento mal

I'm not feeling well

me siento enfermo/peor

I feel ill/worse

como se sentía mejor se levantó

she felt o was feeling better so she got up

se sintió desfallecer

she felt as if she were about to faint

no tiene por qué sentirse ofendida/culpable

she has no reason to feel hurt/guilty

nos sentimos totalmente identificados con el personaje

we can identify completely with the character

me sentía vigilada

I felt as if I was being watched

2. sentirse (ofenderse):

sentirse Chil Mex

to be offended

sentirse Chil Mex

to be hurt

sentirse con alg.

to be offended o upset with sb

sentir² N m

1. sentir (sentimiento):

sentir

feelings pl

sentir

emotions pl

2. sentir (opinión, postura):

sentir

feeling

sentir

view

la encuesta refleja el sentir general

the survey reflects the general feeling o view

Translations for sentía in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I felt constricted

me sentía coartado

she felt shunned by her colleagues

se sentía rechazada por sus colegas

she felt shunned by her colleagues

sentía que sus colegas la rehuían or le hacían el vacío

he was full of remorse

sentía un gran remordimiento

the murderer was entirely without remorse

el asesino no sentía el menor remordimiento

it still weighed heavily on her conscience

todavía sentía un gran cargo de conciencia

she felt degraded

se sentía degradada

she felt profound contempt towards him

sentía por él un profundo desprecio

he felt inexplicably sad/happy

sentía una tristeza/alegría inexplicable

he felt a sense of oneness with the universe

se sentía uno con el universo

sentía in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sentía in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.sentir [sen·ˈtir] irr VB trans

1. sentir (percibir):

sentir

to feel

sentir frío

to feel cold

sin sentir

without noticing

2. sentir (lamentar):

sentir

to be sorry for

lo siento mucho

I am very sorry

siento que +subj

I'm sorry that

II.sentir [sen·ˈtir] irr VB refl sentirse

1. sentir (estar):

sentir

to feel

sentirse bien/mal

to feel good/bad

2. sentir (padecer):

sentirse de algo

to suffer from sth

III.sentir [sen·ˈtir] irr N m

1. sentir (opinión):

sentir

opinion

sentir popular

public opinion

en mi sentir

in my view

2. sentir (sentimiento):

sentir

feeling

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sentir pelusa inf (celos)

to be jealous

sentir pelusa (envidia)

to be envious

sentir fascinación por algo

to be fascinated by [or drawn to] sth

sentir despego por alguien

to feel nothing for sb

sentir desinterés por algo

to not be interested in sth

Translations for sentía in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to feel squeamish

sentir náuseas

to hanker after the past

sentir nostalgia del pasado

feel-good

que hace sentir bien

to have an aversion to sth/sb

sentir aversión hacia algo/alguien

come over

sentir