sens

A. nm inv

• 1 direction, way dans le sens de la largeur = widthways, across être dans le bon sens = to be the right way up retourner un problème dans tous les sens = to consider a problem from every angle courir dans tous les sens = to run all over the place sens dessus dessous = upside down; (figurative) = very upset aller dans le bon sens [reforms] = to be a step in the right direction le sens de l'histoire = the tide of history nous travaillons dans ce sens = that's what we are working toward(s) Definition of direction in the British & World English dictionary Definition of direction in the US English dictionary Translate direction | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 meaning le sens figuré d'un mot = the figurative sense of a word employer un mot au sens propre = to use a word literally cela n'a pas de sens = it doesn't make sense; = it's absurd Definition of meaning in the British & World English dictionary Definition of meaning in the US English dictionary Translate meaning | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 3 sense retrouver l'usage de ses sens = to regain consciousness avoir le sens pratique = to be practical ne pas avoir le sens du ridicule = not to realize when one looks silly avoir le sens des affaires = to have a flair for business n'avoir aucun sens des réalités = to live in a dream world Definition of sense in the British & World English dictionary Definition of sense in the US English dictionary Translate sense | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. nm pl

• senses plaisirs des sens = sensual pleasures Definition of senses in the British & World English dictionary Definition of senses in the US English dictionary