Sentez (en. Feel)

/sɑ̃.te/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To perceive a smell or a physical sensation.

You smell the rose in the garden.

Vous sentez la rose dans le jardin.

To experience a feeling, an emotion.

You feel the joy at his return.

Vous sentez la joie à son retour.

To be sensitive to something.

You feel the cold of winter.

Vous sentez le froid de l'hiver.

Comes from the Latin verb 'sentire', which means 'to feel'.

Are you feeling well?

Asking if someone feels well.

sentez-vous bien ?

Smell the perfume.

Experiencing a pleasant smell.

sentez le parfum

Feel the wind.

Perceiving the movements of air.

sentez le vent

sentir

The infinitive verb that means to perceive by the senses.

sentir

ressentir

To experience a sensation or an emotion.

ressentir

sentiment

An emotion or an affective state.

sentiment

To experience strong sensations.

When they won, they really felt happiness.

Quand ils ont gagné, ils ont vraiment senti le bonheur.

To have an intuition.

I have a feeling that it's going to go well.

Je sens que ça va bien se passer.