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Verbes des Sens et des Émotions - Verbes pour les Actions Sensorielles

Ici, vous apprendrez quelques verbes anglais se référant à des actions sensorielles telles que "entendre", "toucher" et "sentir".

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Categorized English Verbs of Senses and Emotions
to hear
to hear
[verbe]

to notice the sound a person or thing is making

entendre, percevoir

entendre, percevoir

Ex: She heard the phone ring and went to answer it. 

Elle a entendu le téléphone sonner et est allée répondre.

to overhear

to unintentionally hear a conversation or someone's remarks

entendre par hasard, surprendre une conversation

entendre par hasard, surprendre une conversation

Ex: Last night, I overheard my neighbors talking about their vacation plans. 

Hier soir, j'ai entendu par hasard mes voisins parler de leurs projets de vacances.

to listen
to listen
[verbe]

to give our attention to the sound a person or thing is making

écouter

écouter

Ex: The children listened in awe as the storyteller spun her tale. 

Les enfants écoutaient avec admiration tandis que la conteuse déroulait son histoire.

to hark
to hark
[verbe]

to listen attentively

écouter attentivement, prêter l'oreille

écouter attentivement, prêter l'oreille

Ex: He often harks to the sounds of nature for relaxation. 

Il écoute souvent les sons de la nature pour se détendre.

to hear of
to hear of
[verbe]

to know about somebody or something because one has received information or news about them

entendre parler de

entendre parler de

Ex: This is the first I've heard of your plans to travel the world; it sounds amazing. 

C'est la première fois que j'entends parler de vos projets de voyage autour du monde; ça a l'air incroyable.

to listen in

to listen to a conversation or communication without participating

écouter, espionner

écouter, espionner

Ex: The manager listened in on the employees' conversation, hoping to gain insights into their workplace satisfaction. 

Le manager a écouté la conversation des employés, espérant obtenir des informations sur leur satisfaction au travail.

to smell
to smell
[verbe]

to recognize or become aware of a particular scent

sentir

sentir

Ex: She often smells the scent of roses in her garden. 

Elle sent souvent le parfum des roses dans son jardin.

to scent
to scent
[verbe]

to track something using one's sense of smell, typically performed by animals to locate food, identify potential threats, or find mates

flairer, pister

flairer, pister

Ex: Wolves often scent their prey from a considerable distance. 

Les loups flairent souvent leur proie à une distance considérable.

to whiff
to whiff
[verbe]

to detect a faint scent by inhaling through the nose

renifler, humer

renifler, humer

Ex: Right now, I am whiffing the fragrance of a delicious meal cooking in the kitchen. 

En ce moment, je hume le parfum d'un délicieux repas en train de cuisiner dans la cuisine.

to sniff
to sniff
[verbe]

to inhale air audibly through the nose, often to detect or identify a scent or odor

renifler, sentir

renifler, sentir

Ex: He regularly sniffs the air to determine what's cooking in the kitchen. 

Il renifle régulièrement l'air pour déterminer ce qui cuit dans la cuisine.

to taste
to taste
[verbe]

to be able to recognize the flavor of something by eating or drinking it

goûter, savourer

goûter, savourer

Ex: As the wine connoisseur swirled the glass, he anticipated the opportunity to taste the complex notes of the aged red wine. 

Alors que le connaisseur en vin faisait tourner le verre, il anticipait l'occasion de goûter les notes complexes du vin rouge vieilli.

to degust
to degust
[verbe]

to taste food or drink carefully, appreciating and analyzing its flavors, often as part of a formal or discerning evaluation

déguster

déguster

Ex: She degusts each wine before adding it to her collection. 

Elle déguste chaque vin avant de l'ajouter à sa collection.

to savor
to savor
[verbe]

to fully appreciate and enjoy the flavor or aroma of a food or drink as much as possible, particularly by slowly consuming it

savourer, déguster

savourer, déguster

Ex: Right now, I am savoring the warmth of freshly brewed coffee. 

En ce moment, je savoure la chaleur d'un café fraîchement infusé.

to touch
to touch
[verbe]

to put our hand or body part on a thing or person

toucher

toucher

Ex: She gently touched her friend's arm to offer comfort and support. 

Elle touchait doucement le bras de son amie pour offrir du réconfort et du soutien.

to feel
to feel
[verbe]

to be aware of something or someone through touching or being touched

sentir

sentir

Ex: She felt a dull ache in her back after sitting at her desk all day. 

Elle ressentait une douleur sourde dans le dos après être restée assise à son bureau toute la journée.

to tingle
to tingle
[verbe]

to make a part of the body feel a bit ticklish or have a slight, unusual sensation

picoter, fourmiller

picoter, fourmiller

Ex: Right now, the warming sensation of the massage oil is tingling my back. 

En ce moment, la sensation de chaleur de l'huile de massage picote mon dos.

to pick up on

to notice something that is not immediately obvious

relever

relever

Ex: Sarah was quick to pick up on the tension in the room when she entered. 

Sarah a rapidement remarqué la tension dans la pièce lorsqu'elle est entrée.

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