Pressentiment (en. Presentiment)

/pʁɛ.sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Tendency to foresee or feel a future event.

My presentiment tells me that something bad is going to happen.

Mon pressentiment me dit que quelque chose de mauvais va arriver.

A strong intuition about an upcoming event.

She has a presentiment that her friend will need help.

Elle a un pressentiment que son ami aura besoin d'aide.

Comes from the verb 'to sense beforehand', which means 'to feel in advance'.

to have a presentiment

To feel an intuition about a future event.

avoir un pressentiment

to follow one's presentiment

To act according to one's intuition or feelings.

suivre son pressentiment

premonition

Prophetic sensation or feeling of an upcoming event.

prémonition

intuition

Immediate perception of something without reasoning.

intuition

omen

Sign or indication of a future event.

présage

A bad presentiment

I have a bad presentiment about this trip.

J'ai un mauvais pressentiment à propos de ce voyage.

To have the instinct

Listen to your instinct, it won’t deceive you.

Écoute ton instinct, il ne te trompera pas.