sense

S2 W1

BrE /sens/ AmE /sɛns/

noun en → es

1 MEANING/IDEA [countable] B1

the meaning or idea of a word, phrase, etc.

sentido, significado

  • make sense
  • not make sense

Collocations common sense · good sense

  • I don't understand the sense of this sentence.

    No entiendo el sentido de esta oración.

2 PERCEPTION [countable] B1

one of the five ways in which you can feel things (touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing)

sentido, percepción

  • use your sense of something

Collocations sense of touch · sense of smell

  • She lost her sense of taste after the operation.

    Perdió el sentido del gusto después de la operación.

3 JUDGMENT [uncountable] B1

good judgment and ability to make sensible decisions

juicio, buen juicio

  • use your sense

Collocations common sense · good sense

  • It's not a good idea to go out in this weather; use some sense!

    No es una buena idea salir con este clima; usa un poco de sentido común.

4 FEELING [uncountable] B1

a feeling that something is true or going to happen

sentimiento, intuición

  • have a sense of something

Collocations sense of urgency · sense of direction

  • I have a sense that we're being watched.

    Tengo la sensación de que nos están vigilando.

5 AWARENESS [uncountable] B1

awareness of something, especially in a way that is not physical or obvious

conciencia, percepción

  • have a sense of something

Collocations sense of humor · sense of responsibility

  • She has a strong sense of justice.

    Ella tiene un fuerte sentido de justicia.

6 PHILOSOPHY [countable] C1

(in philosophy) one of the basic qualities that things have, such as color or shape

sentido (filosofía)

  • the sense of something
  • In philosophy, color is considered a primary sense.

    En filosofía, el color se considera un sentido primario.

7 MEDICAL [uncountable] B2

(medical) the ability to feel things with your body

sentido (médico)

  • loss of sense
  • The patient has a loss of sense in his left arm.

    El paciente tiene una pérdida de sensibilidad en su brazo izquierdo.

8 MORALITY [countable] C1

(formal) a moral principle or rule of behavior

sentido (moral)

  • the sense of something
  • He violated the basic senses of right and wrong.

    Violó los sentidos básicos del bien y el mal.

Idioms

make sense B1

tener sentido

  • The instructions don't make much sense.

    Las instrucciones no tienen mucho sentido.

in a sense B2

de cierta manera, en un sentido

  • In a sense, he was right.

    De cierta manera, tenía razón.

out of your senses B2

fuera de tus sentidos

  • He was out of his senses with worry.

    Estaba fuera de sus sentidos por la preocupación.