sens

Meaning

Noun

1. meaning, sense
2. sense, sensation
3. sense, intelligence
4. direction of circulation

Verb

1. inflection of sentir:
2. inflection of sentir:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɑ̃s/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French sens, sen, san (“sense, reason, direction”), partly borrowed from Latin sēnsus (“sense, sensation, feeling, meaning”), from sentiō (“feel, perceive”); partly from Frankish *sinn (“sense, reason, mental faculty, way, direction”) (via Vulgar Latin *sennus), from Proto-West Germanic *sinn (“mind, meaning”), particularly in the sense of "direction". Both Latin and Germanic from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”). Compare also French assener (“to thrust out”), forcené (“maniac”). More at send.

Sentences

Un rôle important dans la diffusion de la culture à double sens .

An important role in spreading the two-way culture.

Le récit de Bergerac est entièrement dépourvu de sens .

Bergerac's account is entirely meaningless.

Ils ont une influence sur le sens des flux de capitaux entre zones économiques .

They have an influence on the direction of capital flows between economic zones.

Cette proposition va dans le bon sens et le groupe UDI la soutiendra .

This proposal is a step in the right direction and the UDI group will support it.

Il est très jeune , très actif , il a un sens inné de l'actualité.

He is very young, very active, he has an innate sense of topicality.

Si certains agissent dans un sens favorable , d’autres , appliqués de manière injuste , aggravent l’inégalité.

While some act in a favourable direction, others, applied unfairly, aggravate inequality.