feeling

sensible, compatissant

Qui est facilement touché par les émotions et attentif à la souffrance ou aux besoins des autres.

En anglais simple : Easily affected by emotions and aware of other people’s pain or needs.

• She was a feeling person.
• His feeling heart could not ignore their suffering.
• Beneath his strict manner, he was deeply feeling.

Synonymes : sensitive, compassionate, sympathetic

Contraires : unfeeling

Expressions courantes : a feeling person, a feeling heart

émouvant, senti

Qui exprime une émotion profonde ou une attention sincère envers quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : Showing deep emotion or care for someone.

• He gave a feeling speech.
• Her feeling tribute brought tears to our eyes.
• The actor delivered a deeply feeling account of the loss.

Synonymes : heartfelt, emotional, moving

Expressions courantes : a feeling speech, a feeling tribute, feeling words

sentiment

Émotion ou point de vue personnel sur quelqu’un ou quelque chose.

En anglais simple : An emotion or a personal view about someone or something.

• I do not want to hurt your feelings.
• She has strong feelings about this issue.
• His feelings for her grew over time.

Comment l'utiliser : a feeling about something (She has strong feelings about animal welfare.); feelings for someone (He still has feelings for his former partner.)

Synonymes : emotion, sentiment

Expressions courantes : a strong feeling, express a feeling, feeling about something, feeling of something

sensation

Ce que l’on perçoit dans son corps, comme la chaleur, la douleur ou une pression.

En anglais simple : Something you notice in your body, such as warmth, pain, or pressure.

• I have no feeling in my toes.
• The warm water gave her a pleasant feeling.
• A strange feeling spread through his arm.

Comment l'utiliser : feeling in something (She slowly regained feeling in her fingers.); a feeling of something (I had a feeling of warmth in my chest.)

Synonymes : sensation

Expressions courantes : feeling in something, a warm feeling, loss of feeling, a strange feeling

sentir, ressentir

Percevoir dans son corps une sensation comme la douleur, la chaleur ou une pression.

En anglais simple : To notice a physical sensation, such as pain, heat, or pressure, in your body.

• I am feeling the cold.
• She was feeling a sharp pain in her shoulder.
• Are you still feeling pressure in your chest?

Comment l'utiliser : feel something in something (He felt a sharp pain in his knee.)

Synonymes : sense, experience

Expressions courantes : feeling a pain, feeling the heat, feeling something inside

ressentir, se sentir

Éprouver une émotion, comme la joie, la tristesse ou la colère.

En anglais simple : To experience an emotion, such as happiness, sadness, or anger.

• I am feeling happy today.
• He was feeling lonely after his friends left.
• Are you feeling worried about tomorrow?

Comment l'utiliser : feel + adjective (I felt nervous before the exam.); feel something about something (She feels excited about her new job.)

Synonymes : experience

Expressions courantes : feeling happy, feeling sad, feeling good about

toucher, palper

Toucher quelque chose avec les mains ou une autre partie du corps pour savoir comment c’est.

En anglais simple : To use your hands or another body part to notice what something is like.

• She is feeling the soft cloth.
• He was feeling the wall for a light switch.
• Try feeling both surfaces with your fingertips.

Comment l'utiliser : feel something with something (She felt the fabric with her fingers.)

Synonymes : touch

Expressions courantes : feeling the surface, feeling something carefully, feeling with fingers