sense

I 1. [sens]

nome

1) (faculty, ability) senso m.

sense of hearing — udito

sense of sight — vista

sense of smell — olfatto, odorato

sense of taste — gusto

sense of touch — tatto

to dull, sharpen the senses — offuscare, acuire i sensi

sense of direction — senso dell'orientamento

sense of time — cognizione del tempo

2) (feeling) senso m., sensazione f.

sense of guilt — senso di colpa

3) (practical quality) buonsenso m.

to have more sense than to do — avere abbastanza giudizio da non fare

4) (reason)

there's no sense in doing — non ha senso fare

what's the sense in getting angry? — a che cosa serve arrabbiarsi?

it makes sense to do — ha senso fare

I can't make sense of this sentence — non riesco a capire (il senso di) questa frase

to make sense — [sentence, film, theory] avere (un) senso

5) (meaning) senso m., significato m. (anche ling.)

in a o one o some sense... — in un certo senso

2.

nome plurale senses (sanity) ragione f.sing.

to bring sb. to his senses — riportare o ridurre qcn. alla ragione

to take leave of one's senses — perdere la ragione, uscire di senno

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to knock o pound AE some sense into sb. riportare qcn. alla ragione, far rinsavire qcn.; to see sense intendere ragione; to talk sense — parlare in modo sensato

II [sens]

verbo transitivo

1) (be aware of) sentire, percepire, avvertire

to sense danger — intuire un pericolo

2) (detect) [machine] rilevare [heat, light]

3) inform. rilevare [location]

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[sens] 1. noun

1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) senso

2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) senso

3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) senso

4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) buonsenso

5) (a meaning (of a word).) senso, significato

6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) senso

2. verb

(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) sentire

- senseless

- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth sense

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I 1. [sens]

nome

1) (faculty, ability) senso m.

sense of hearing — udito

sense of sight — vista

sense of smell — olfatto, odorato

sense of taste — gusto

sense of touch — tatto

to dull, sharpen the senses — offuscare, acuire i sensi

sense of direction — senso dell'orientamento

sense of time — cognizione del tempo

2) (feeling) senso m., sensazione f.

sense of guilt — senso di colpa

3) (practical quality) buonsenso m.

to have more sense than to do — avere abbastanza giudizio da non fare

4) (reason)

there's no sense in doing — non ha senso fare

what's the sense in getting angry? — a che cosa serve arrabbiarsi?

it makes sense to do — ha senso fare

I can't make sense of this sentence — non riesco a capire (il senso di) questa frase

to make sense — [sentence, film, theory] avere (un) senso

5) (meaning) senso m., significato m. (anche ling.)

in a o one o some sense... — in un certo senso

2.

nome plurale senses (sanity) ragione f.sing.

to bring sb. to his senses — riportare o ridurre qcn. alla ragione

to take leave of one's senses — perdere la ragione, uscire di senno

••

to knock o pound AE some sense into sb. riportare qcn. alla ragione, far rinsavire qcn.; to see sense intendere ragione; to talk sense — parlare in modo sensato

II [sens]

verbo transitivo

1) (be aware of) sentire, percepire, avvertire

to sense danger — intuire un pericolo

2) (detect) [machine] rilevare [heat, light]

3) inform. rilevare [location]