to grasp the sense

искажать смысл — to twist the sense

уловить смысл — to grasp the sense

внутренний смысл — inner meaning

здравый смысл — good / sound / common sense

проявить здравый смысл — to show good / common sense

руководствоваться здравым смыслом — to be governed by common sense

противоречащий здравому смыслу — imcompatible with reason / common sense

здравый смысл восторжествует — common sense will prevail

обратный смысл — opposite meaning / sense

скрытый смысл — latent meaning, implication

точный смысл — exact meaning

в смысле — in the context, in terms of

в известном смысле — in a sense

в общем смысле — at large

в переносном смысле — in a figurative sense

в полном смысле слова — in the true / full sense of the word

в узком смысле слова — in the narrow sense of the word

в широком смысле — in a broad sense

по смыслу — by implication

понимать в чём смысл — to get / to see the point

в том, что он говорит, есть смысл — he's got a point there

смысл жизни — meaning of life

no he entendido la pregunta — I didn't understand the question

ahora lo entiendo todo — now I understand everything

entiendo un poco de francés — I (can) understand a little French

lo has entendido todo al revés — you've got it all wrong

no entiendo tu letra — I can't read your writing

¡a ti no hay quien te entienda! — you're impossible to understand!

que no te vuelva a ver fumando ¿me has entendido? — don't let me catch you smoking again, do you understand?

¿entiendes lo que te quiero decir? — do you know what I mean?, do you know what I'm trying to say?

es un poco rarito, tú ya me entiendes — he's a bit odd, if you know what I mean

dio a entender que no le gustaba — he implied that he didn't like it

según él me dio a entender, no está contento en su trabajo — from what he said to me, he is not happy in his job, he gave me to understand that he is not happy in his job

si no he entendido mal, esto es lo que queréis decir — unless I've misunderstood what you're saying, this is what you mean

no quiero que me entiendas mal — don't get me wrong

no entendí una palabra de lo que dijo — I didn't understand a word he said

no entiendo ni una palabra de ordenadores — I don't understand a thing about computers

¿tú qué entiendes por libertad? — what do you understand by freedom?

¿debo entender que lo niegas? — am I to understand that you deny it?

me ha parecido entender que estaban en contra — I understood that they were against it, as I understand it they were against it

cada uno entiende el amor a su manera — everyone sees love differently, everyone understands something different by love

¿tú entiendes esta lavadora? — do you know how this washing machine works?, do you know how to use this washing machine?

¡ya entiendo! — now I understand!, now I get it!

la vida es así ¿entiendes? — that's life, you know

no entiendo de vinos — I don't know much about wine

Luis sí que entiende de mujeres — Luis certainly knows a thing or two about women

no entender de barcos —

si le preguntas cualquier cosa, él no entiende de barcos — if you ask him something, he makes out he doesn't know anything about anything

entiende en divorcios — he hears divorce cases

entender en un asunto — to be in charge of an affair

entiende por Moncho — he answers to the name of Moncho

no te entiendo la letra — I can't read your writing

no se le entiende nada — you can't understand anything she says

lo entendió todo al revés — he got it all completely wrong

todavía no he entendido el chiste — I still haven't got(ten) the joke

¿entiendes lo que quiero decir? — do you know what I mean?

se entiende que no quiera ir — it is understandable that he doesn't want to go

tú ya me entiendes — you know what I mean

me has entendido mal — you've misunderstood me

no hay quien te entienda! — you're impossible!

te entiendo perfectamente — I know exactly what you mean

¿debo entender que te vas? — am I to understand that you're leaving?

me dio a entender que... — she gave me to understand that...

lo dio a entender — she implied it

(ya) entiendo — I understand, I see

entender de algo — to know about something

¿tú entiendes de estas cosas? — do you know anything about these things?

entender en un caso — to hear a case

entenderse con alguien — to communicate with somebody

se entienden por señas — they communicate (with each other) through signs

a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién te pegó? — let's get this straight, who hit you?

lo que pasa es que no nos entendemos — the thing is we just don't get on very well

entenderse con alguien — to deal with somebody

es mejor entenderse directamente con el jefe — you are advised to deal directly with the boss

entendérselas con alguien — to fix something up with somebody

entenderse con alguien — to have an affair with somebody

déjame, yo me entiendo — leave me alone, I know what I'm doing

a mi/tu/su entender — in my/your/his opinion, to my/your/his mind

no te entiendo la letra — I can't read your writing

no se le entiende nada — you can't understand anything she says

lo entendió todo al revés — he got it all completely wrong

todavía no he entendido el chiste — I still haven't got(ten) the joke

¿entiendes lo que quiero decir? — do you know what I mean?

se entiende que no quiera ir — it is understandable that he doesn't want to go

tú ya me entiendes — you know what I mean

me has entendido mal — you've misunderstood me

no hay quien te entienda! — you're impossible!

te entiendo perfectamente — I know exactly what you mean

¿debo entender que te vas? — am I to understand that you're leaving?

me dio a entender que... — she gave me to understand that...

lo dio a entender — she implied it

(ya) entiendo — I understand, I see

entender de algo — to know about something

¿tú entiendes de estas cosas? — do you know anything about these things?

entender en un caso — to hear a case

entenderse con alguien — to communicate with somebody

se entienden por señas — they communicate (with each other) through signs

a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién te pegó? — let's get this straight, who hit you?

lo que pasa es que no nos entendemos — the thing is we just don't get on very well

entenderse con alguien — to deal with somebody

es mejor entenderse directamente con el jefe — you are advised to deal directly with the boss

entendérselas con alguien — to fix something up with somebody

entenderse con alguien — to have an affair with somebody

déjame, yo me entiendo — leave me alone, I know what I'm doing

a mi/tu/su entender — in my/your/his opinion, to my/your/his mind

espero que comprendan nuestras razones — I hope that they understand our reasons

compréndeme, no me quedaba más remedio — you have to understand, I had no choice

te comprendo perfectamente — I understand perfectly

no acabo de comprender qué es lo que pasa — I still don't understand what's going on

al final comprendió que yo no iba a ayudarle — he finally realized I wasn't going to help him

está todo comprendido en el precio — the price is all-inclusive

¿comprendes? — do you understand?

no hay forma de hacerle comprender — there is no way to make him understand

nadie me comprende — nobody understands me

como usted comprenderá... — as I'm sure you will appreciate...

comprendió que lo habían engañado — he realized that he had been tricked

personas de edades comprendidas entre los 19 y los 23 años — people between the ages of 19 and 23

hacerse comprender — to make oneself understood

nadie me comprende — nobody understands me

como usted comprenderá... — as I'm sure you will appreciate...

comprendió que lo habían engañado — he realized that he had been tricked

personas de edades comprendidas entre los 19 y los 23 años — people between the ages of 19 and 23

hacerse comprender — to make oneself understood

organo di senso — sense organ

i cinque -i — the five senses

un senso di appartenenza — a sense of belonging

un senso di fastidio — an uncomfortable sensation

provare un senso di sollievo, di stanchezza — to have a feeling of relief, tiredness

il sangue mi fa senso — I can't stand the sight of blood

senso del ritmo — sense of rhythm

senso artistico — artistic sensibility

senso di responsabilità — sense of responsibility

avere senso pratico — to be practical

avere il senso degli affari — to have business sense, to be business-minded

non avere il senso della realtà — to live in a dream world

nel vero senso della parola — in the true sense of the word

afferrare il senso di qcs. — to grasp the meaning of sth.

in che senso? — in what sense?

privo di senso — senseless

dire cose senza senso — to talk nonsense

non ha (nessun) senso! — it doesn't make (any) sense!

il senso della vita — the meaning of life

dare un senso alla vita — to make life worth living

nel senso della lunghezza — lengthwise, longways

in senso orario — in a clockwise direction, clockwise

perdere i -i — to lose consciousness, to pass out

riprendere i -i — to regain consciousness

piacere dei -i — sensual pleasure, pleasure of the senses

ai -i della legge — under the law

ai -i dell'articolo 8 — under the clause 8

senso di colpa — guilty feeling, sense of guilt

senso estetico — aestheticism

senso della famiglia — sense of family

senso della misura — sense of proportion

senso dell'onore — sense of honour

senso dell'orientamento — sense of direction

senso dell'umorismo — sense of humor

¿puedo coger este? — can I take this one?

coger un libro de un estante — to take a book from a shelf

coge un poco más de queso — have a bit more cheese

ir cogidos de la mano — to walk along holding hands {o} hand in hand

cogió la guitarra y se puso a tocar — he picked up the guitar and started to play

coge al niño, que está llorando — pick up the baby, he's crying

cogió el bolso y salió de casa — she picked up her handbag and went out

la cogió por la muñeca y no la soltó — he grabbed her by the wrist and wouldn't let go

coge bien el bolígrafo — hold the biro properly

no ha cogido un fusil en la vida — he's never held a gun in his life

cogió el azul — she picked the blue one

coge el que más te guste — take {o} pick the one you like best

has cogido un mal momento — you've picked a bad time

me coge siempre las cerillas — he's always taking my matches

¿quién ha cogido el periódico? — who's taken the newspaper?

¿te puedo coger el bolígrafo? — can I borrow your pen?

cogió la dirección del cliente — she took (down) the customer's address

coger apuntes — to take notes

¿nos coges dos entradas? — would you get us two tickets?

cógeme un buen sitio — get me a good place

he cogido un billete de avión — I've bought an air ticket

coger un resfriado — to catch a cold

el niño cogió sarampión — the child got {o} caught measles