sensation

sensation

Ce que l’on ressent dans le corps, comme la chaleur, la douleur ou un léger contact.

En anglais simple : A feeling in your body, such as warmth, pain, or light touches.

• I felt a burning sensation.
• The cold water gave her a strange sensation.
• Have you had any unusual sensations in your legs?

Comment l'utiliser : a sensation of something (I felt a sensation of warmth in my hands.); a sensation in something (There was a tingling sensation in my foot.)

Synonymes : feeling

Expressions courantes : burning sensation, tingling sensation, sensation of warmth, sensation of cold

sensation, émoi

Grand intérêt ou vive émotion que beaucoup de gens partagent face à quelque chose de nouveau ou de surprenant.

En anglais simple : Great interest or excitement shared by many people about something new or surprising.

• The news caused a sensation.
• Her first performance created a sensation across the country.
• Nobody expected such a sensation over a short video.

Synonymes : stir, excitement, commotion

Expressions courantes : cause a sensation, create a sensation, quite a sensation

sensation

Processus par lequel les yeux, les oreilles ou d’autres organes des sens réagissent à une stimulation.

En anglais simple : The process by which your eyes, ears, or other sense organs respond to something.

• Sensation begins when a sense organ responds.
• The researchers studied visual sensation in low light.
• This chapter explains the difference between sensation and perception.

Synonymes : sensing

Expressions courantes : visual sensation, auditory sensation, sensation and perception