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feel (physically or emotionally)
sense
smell (perceive an odor)
Je sens une odeur de brûlé et je sens que quelque chose cloche.
I smell something burning, and I feel that something is wrong.
meaning
significance
sense (what something means)
Ce texte a plusieurs sens possibles.
This text has several possible meanings.
direction
way (orientation, especially of movement or traffic)
Il est à contre-sens sur l'autoroute !
He's going the wrong way on the highway!
the senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell)
Les cinq sens nous aident à percevoir le monde.
The five senses help us perceive the world.
Notes
GENERAL INFO
Sens is the conjugated form of the verb "sentir" (to feel, to smell). As a masculine noun it means "sense" (e.g., five senses, common sense), "meaning" (e.g., the meaning of a word), or "direction" (e.g., in this direction).
USAGE
As a verb (sentir):
Je sens une odeur. → I smell a scent
Tu sens la fatigue. → You feel the tiredness
As a noun (sens):
le sens de la vie → the meaning of life
le sens de l’humour → a sense of humor
dans quel sens ? → in which direction?
CONJUGATION - 3rd Group
Je sens
Tu sens
Il/elle/on sent
Nous sentons
Vous sentez
Ils/elles sentent
TRAPS
Do not confuse the noun sens with verb forms:
As a verb, the final -s in sens is silent but as noun the -s is pronounced even in plural.