sense
sense(
sehns
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el sentido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Blind people compensate for their lack of sight by enhancing other senses.Los ciegos compensan la falta de vista desarrollando otros sentidos.
2. (feeling)
a. la sensación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Déjà vu is the sense of having been to a place before.El déjà vu es la sensación de haber estado anteriormente en un sitio.
a. el sentido común (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He doesn't seem to have much sense.Parece que no tiene mucho sentido común.
4. (sanity)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Have they taken leave of their senses?¿Han perdido el juicio?
She finally came to her senses and signed the document.Al final entró en razón y firmó el documento.
5. (awareness)
a. el sentido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He has no sense of direction.No tiene ningún sentido de la orientación.
6. (point)
a. el sentido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There's no sense in waiting any longer.No tiene sentido esperar más tiempo.
7. (meaning)
a. el sentido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This word has many senses.Esta palabra tiene muchos sentidos.
b. el significado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
That word has three senses in the dictionary.Esa palabra tiene tres significados en el diccionario.
8. (opinion)
a. la opinión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
What is your sense of his progress to date?¿Cuál es tu opinión de sus progresos hasta ahora?
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
When I came home, I sensed something was wrong.Cuando llegué a casa, sentí que algo pasaba.
10. (to realize)
a. darse cuenta de
He sensed that it was the best thing to do.Se dio cuenta de que era lo mejor que se podía hacer.
11. (to detect)
a. detectar
The device senses minute variations in temperature.El dispositivo detecta variaciones mínimas de temperatura.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate were sensing using machine translators
Conjugations
Other Dictionaries
Explore the meaning of sense in our family of products.
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
