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sense [sens]1. nouna. ( = faculty) sens m• sense of hearing ouïe f• sense of smell odorat m• sense of sight vue f• sense of taste goût mb. ( = awareness) sens mc. ( = feeling) sentiment md. ( = good sense) bon sens m• they should have more sense! ils devraient avoir un peu plus de bon sens !► one's senses ( = sanity)e. ( = reasonable quality) sens m• what's the sense in (doing) that? à quoi ça rime ?f. ( = meaning) sens m• in the literal/figurative sense au sens propre/figuréa. ( = become aware of) sentir (intuitivement) ; [+ trouble] pressentirb. [machine, sensor device] détecter* * *[sens] 1.1) (faculty, ability) sens msense of hearing — ouïe f
sense of sight — vue f
sense of smell — odorat m
sense of taste — goût m
to dull/sharpen the senses — émousser/aiguiser les sens
2) ( feeling)3) ( practical quality) bon sens m4) ( reason)to make sense — [sentence, film, theory] avoir un sens
5) ( meaning) gen, Linguistics sens m2.he is in a ou one ou some sense right to complain, but... — dans un certain sens il a raison de se plaindre, mais...
3.to take leave of one's senses — perdre la raison or l'esprit m
transitive verb1) ( be aware of) deviner ( that que)2) [machine] détecter••to knock ou pound US some sense into somebody — ramener quelqu'un à la raison
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