feel

S1 W1

BrE /fiːl/ AmE /fiːl/

verb en → es

past felt pp felt ing feeling

1 PERCEIVE PHYSICALLY [intransitive, T + obj] A1

to experience a physical sensation

sentir, percibir físicamente

  • feel something
  • feel sth on your skin

Collocations feel the wind · feel a bump

  • I can feel the sun on my face.

    Puedo sentir el sol en mi cara.

2 EMOTIONAL STATE [intransitive, T + obj] A1

to have a particular emotion or feeling

sentir, tener una emoción o sentimiento

  • feel happy/sad/angry/etc.
  • feel like doing sth

Collocations feel good/bad · feel like crying

  • She feels very sad about the news.

    Ella se siente muy triste por la noticia.

3 THINK/OPINE [intransitive, T + obj] A2

to have an opinion or belief

pensar, creer

  • feel that...
  • feel like...

Collocations feel that it's right/wrong · feel like you should do sth

  • I feel that we need to talk about this.

    Siento que necesitamos hablar de esto.

4 SEEM/APPEAR [intransitive] B1

to seem or appear in a particular way

parecer, verse

  • feel like sth

Collocations feel like home · feel like a dream

  • The house feels like home.

    La casa parece un hogar.

5 TOUCH/EXAMINE [transitive] B1

to touch something to find out what it is like

tocar, examinar con las manos

  • feel sth

Collocations feel the texture · feel the fabric

  • Can you feel how soft this is?

    ¿Puedes sentir cuán suave es esto?

6 BE AWARE [intransitive] B2

to be aware of something

sentir, estar consciente de algo

  • feel that...

Collocations feel that you're being watched · feel that something is wrong

  • I feel that someone is watching me.

    Siento que alguien me está observando.

7 SEEM/BE [intransitive] B2

to seem or be a certain way, especially in terms of temperature or weather

parecer, ser de cierta manera

  • feel cold/hot/warm

Collocations feel warm/cold · feel humid/dry

  • It feels very hot today.

    Hoy hace mucho calor.

8 SEEM/BE [intransitive] B2

to seem or be a certain way, especially in terms of temperature or weather

parecer, ser de cierta manera

  • feel cold/hot/warm

Collocations feel warm/cold · feel humid/dry

  • The room feels very cold.

    La habitación parece muy fría.

Idioms

feel like a million dollars C1

sentirse como si tuvieses un millón de dólares

  • After the massage, I feel like a million dollars.

    Después del masaje, me siento como si tuviese un millón de dólares.

feel out of place B2

sentirse fuera de lugar

  • I felt out of place at the party.

    Me sentí fuera de lugar en la fiesta.

feel like a fish out of water C1

sentirse como un pez fuera del agua

  • I felt like a fish out of water in the new city.

    Me sentí como un pez fuera del agua en la nueva ciudad.