sentido

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sentido, past participle of sentir, from Latin sentīre, present active infinitive of sentiō (“I feel”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.ˈt͡ʃi.du/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.ˈt͡ʃi.do/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽ.ˈti.ðu/
• Hyphenation: sen‧ti‧do

Noun

sentido m (plural sentidos)

1. sense (animals’ means of gathering data)
2. sense (natural appreciation or ability)
3. purpose; intention
4. direction (path or course of a given movement)
5. (figuratively) direction (how something is turning out to be)

   Não gosto do sentido que esta discussão está indo.

   I don’t like the direction this discussion is taking.

6. point of view; standpoint; outlook
7. (semantics) meaning (objects or concept that a word or phrase denotes)

   Isto não faz sentido.

   This makes no sense.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:sentido.

Synonyms

• (natural appreciation): apreciação, senso
• (purpose): finalidade, intenção, intuito, propósito, razão
• (direction): direção
• (point of view): perspectiva, ponto de vista
• (meaning): acepção, significado

Hyponyms

• (means of gathering data): audição, olfato, paladar, tato, visão

Derived terms

• duplo sentido
• fazer sentido
• sentido absoluto
• sentido negativo
• sentido positivo
• sexto sentido

Adjective

sentido m (feminine singular sentida, masculine plural sentidos, feminine plural sentidas, comparable)

1. felt (that has been experienced or perceived)
2. emotionally hurt
3. sad

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:sentido.

Synonyms

• (felt): pressentido
• (emotionally hurt): aborrecido, magoado, melindrado, ressentido
• (sad): contristado, pesaroso, triste

Related terms

• senso
• sentimento
• sentir

Verb

sentido

1. Masculine singular past participle of sentir

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:sentir.

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Spanish

Adjective

sentido (feminine singular sentida, masculine plural sentidos, feminine plural sentidas)

1. deeply felt, heartfelt

Noun

sentido m (plural sentidos)

1. sense
2. meaning
3. direction
4. feeling

Verb

sentido

1. Past participle of sentir.