feel

ressentir, se sentir

Éprouver une émotion ou se trouver dans un certain état d’esprit.

En anglais simple : To experience an emotion or mental state.

• I feel happy today.
• He felt lonely after moving away.
• How do you feel about your new job?

Comment l'utiliser : feel + adjective (I feel happy today.); feel something about something (She feels anxious about the exam.)

Expressions courantes : feel happy, feel sad, feel proud

penser, estimer

Penser quelque chose d’après ses propres réflexions ou son jugement.

En anglais simple : To believe something based on your thoughts or personal judgment.

• I feel that you are right.
• She felt the plan was too risky.
• Do you feel we should wait?

Comment l'utiliser : feel that… (I feel that we need more time.); feel something to be… (She felt the decision to be unfair.)

Synonymes : think, believe

Expressions courantes : feel that, feel strongly

sentir, ressentir

Percevoir par le corps quelque chose comme la chaleur, la pression ou la douleur.

En anglais simple : To notice something through touch, such as warmth, pressure, or pain.

• I can feel the cold floor.
• She felt a sharp pain in her hand.
• Can you feel the wind on your face?

Synonymes : sense

Expressions courantes : feel the cold, feel something touch

sembler, paraître

Donner une certaine impression au toucher ou par ce qu’on ressent.

En anglais simple : To seem a certain way because of touch or the impression something gives you.

• The towel feels soft.
• That room felt strangely empty.
• This material feels like leather.

Comment l'utiliser : feel + adjective (The blanket feels soft.); feel like something (This fabric feels like silk.)

Synonymes : seem

Expressions courantes : feel soft, feel like something

comprendre, capter

Comprendre ce que quelqu’un veut dire ou sa façon de penser.

En anglais simple : To understand what someone means or the way they think.

• You feel me, right?
• I feel you; that job sounds exhausting.
• I need some space, you feel me?

Synonymes : understand, get

Expressions courantes : feel me, feel someone

impression, ambiance

L’impression ou la compréhension globale d’un lieu, d’une activité ou d’une situation.

En anglais simple : A general impression or understanding of a place, activity, or situation.

• The café has a friendly feel.
• I soon got a feel for the work.
• That music changed the feel of the evening.

Comment l'utiliser : get a feel for something (Walk around to get a feel for the neighborhood.); the feel of something (Music changed the feel of the room.)

Synonymes : impression, sense

Expressions courantes : get a feel, feel for something, feel of something

toucher, texture

La sensation que donne une chose quand on la touche.

En anglais simple : The way something seems when you touch it.

• The cloth has a soft feel.
• I like the feel of warm sand.
• These gloves have a smoother feel than those.

Comment l'utiliser : the feel of something (I like the feel of this fabric.)

Synonymes : texture

Expressions courantes : soft feel, rough feel, feel of something

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