sentir
Meaning
- to smell (to have a certain odor)
- to taste
- to feel (physical perception)
- to smell of, taste of
- (informal) to smack of; to indicate, foreshadow
- to have the character, manner, feeling or appearance of; to give a feeling of
- to feel, be aware of, be conscious of
- to feel (in oneself)
- to show, be felt (of effect, improvement etc.)
Concepts
give off an odour
sense of smell
sympathize with
be bright
be fragrant
give off an odor
show signs of
smell bad
taste of
sympathise with
develop symptoms of
olfactory modality
olfactory perception
olfactory sensation
have a smack of
apperceive
smell intr
Synonyms
exhaler une odeur
s’apercevoir de
se sentir
se rappeler
s’y connaître
dégager une odeur
émettre une odeur
exhaler un odeur
sympathiser avec
montrer des signes de
développer les symptômes de
être parfumé
y voir clair
respirer le parfum
respirer le parfum de
être à l’odorat
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɑ̃.tiʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French sentir, from Latin sentīre, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”).
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