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US - UKFor the verb: "to feel"
| Simple Past: | felt |
| Past Participle: | felt |
Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
feel1 /fi:l/ (past &
past p felt) verbo intransitivo
- (physically, emotionally) sentirse(conj.⇒);
to ~ hot/cold/hungry/thirsty tener(conj.⇒) calor/frío/hambre/sed
- (have opinion): it's something I ~ strongly about es algo que me parece muy importante;
how do you ~ about these changes? ¿qué opinas de estos cambios?
- to ~ like -ing (be in the mood for) tener(conj.⇒) ganas de + inf
- (seem): your hands ~ cold tienes las manos frías;
how does that ~? — it's still too tight ¿cómo lo sientes? — todavía me queda apretado
- (grope) to ~ FOR sth buscar(conj.⇒) algo a tientas
feel2 sustantivo (no pl)
- (sensation) sensación f
- (sense of touch) tacto m
- (atmosphere — of house, room) ambiente m
- (instinct): to have a ~ for sth tener(conj.⇒) sensibilidad para algo;
to get the ~ of sth acostumbrarse a algo
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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
feel [fɪ:l] (ps & pp felt)
| I | verbo transitivo 1 tocar, palpar: feel this silk!, ¡toca esta seda! 2 (darse cuenta de algo) notar, sentir: I felt the floor shake, sentí temblar el suelo |
| II | verbo intransitivo 1 (emoción, sensación) sentir: I feel (like) an idiot, me siento como un imbécil to feel cold/hot/sleepy, tener frío/calor/sueño to feel sad, sentirse triste to feel sorry for sb, compadecerse de alguien 2 (parecer, dar una impresión) this house feels damp, esta casa parece húmeda my ears feel hot, tengo las orejas calientes it feels like winter, parece invierno 3 opinar: I feel we should be careful, creo que deberíamos tener cuidado what does he feel about it?, ¿qué piensa él de eso? 4 explorar, palpar: she felt in her handbag for the keys, hurgó en su bolso en busca de las llaves 5 querer: I feel like an ice cream, me apetece un helado to feel like doing sthg, tener ganas de hacer algo |
| III | nombre 1 (sentido) tacto, sensación 2 (de un sitio) ambiente ♦ LOC: figurado to get the feel for sthg, acostumbrarse a algo El uso de gerundio o infinitivo no altera sustancialmente el significado del verbo to feel. El gerundio indica que la acción no está terminada (I felt the ground moving under my feet, sentía la tierra moviéndose bajo mis pies), mientras que el infinitivo sugiere una acción terminada: He felt the bullet graze his arm. Sintió cómo la bala le rozaba el brazo. En ambos casos hay que usar un complemento directo (it) y no un adjetivo posesivo (its). |
feel: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
| Compound Forms: | |||||||||
| feel dizzy | vi | (experience vertigo) | estar mareado loc verb | ||||||
| marearse v pron | |||||||||
| sentirse mareado loc verb | |||||||||
| tener sensación de mareo loc verb | |||||||||
| feel dizzy | vi | (be exhilarated, excited) | estar eufórico loc verb | ||||||
| feel for | vtr | informal (have sympathy for) | darle a uno lástima loc verb | ||||||
| I really feel for him since he lost his job. | |||||||||
| Me da lástima que nadie quiera ser su amigo. | |||||||||
| sentir lástima por loc verb | |||||||||
| feel for | vtr | informal (be in love with) | querer vtr | ||||||
| La quiero pero no me animo a decírselo. | |||||||||
| feel guilty | vi | (feel personally responsible for sth wrong) | sentirse culpable loc verb | ||||||
| I feel guilty about betraying that man. | |||||||||
| If you truly feel guilty for the way you treated him, you will apologize. | |||||||||
| feel guilty | vi | (feel regretful for sth done) | sentirse culpable loc verb | ||||||
| I feel guilty for cheating on the test. | |||||||||
| Él se lo buscó y recibió lo que se merecía, tú no tienes por qué sentirte culpable. | |||||||||
| sentirse arrepentido vpron | |||||||||
| sentirse culpable por, de loc verb | |||||||||
| feel hemmed in | vi | informal (feel restrained or trapped) | sentirse acorralado loc verb | ||||||
| sentirse asediado loc verb | |||||||||
| Se sentía asediado por la culpa, atormentado por sus faltas y el suicidio se le presentaba como una liberación. | |||||||||
| feel like a million bucks | vi | slang (feel good) fam | sentirse de maravillas loc verb | ||||||
| fam | estar en el séptimo cielo loc verb | ||||||||
| fam | sentirse como un niño con zapatos nuevos loc verb | ||||||||
| fam | sentirse como perro con dos rabos loc verb | ||||||||
| feel like doing sth | v | informal (be in the mood to do sth) | tener ganas de loc verb | ||||||
| estar de ánimo / con ganas loc verb | |||||||||
| Hoy no estoy con ganas de pelear así que mejor no toquemos el tema. | |||||||||
| antojarse v pron | |||||||||
| Hoy está bonito el día, se me antoja ir de día de campo, ¿vamos? | |||||||||
| feel seasick | vi | (suffer motion sickness on a ship or boat) | estar mareado loc verb | ||||||
| I prefer to travel by plane as I usually feel seasick on the ferry. | |||||||||
| marearse v pron | |||||||||
| feel secure | vi | (have the impression of being safe) | sentirse seguro loc verb | ||||||
| sentirse a salvo loc verb | |||||||||
| feel secure | vi | (have a good self-image) | estar confiado loc verb | ||||||
| sentirse seguro loc verb | |||||||||
| Argentina | tenerse fe loc verb | ||||||||
| Me tengo fe, sé que voy a aprobar el examen. | |||||||||
| feel the weight of | vtr | figurative (be burdened by) fig | sentir el peso de vtr | ||||||
| When he saw the negative test result he felt the weight of the world lift off of his shoulders. | |||||||||
| estar agobiado loc verb | |||||||||
| feel your way along | vi | (proceed tentatively) | tantear (el terreno) vtr | ||||||
| andar a tientas loc verb | |||||||||
| ir tanteando / por tanteo loc vrb | |||||||||
| have a feel for | vtr | (have a natural understanding of) | intuir v tr | ||||||
| I have a feel for what is needed in this situation. | |||||||||
| No podría asegurarlo pero creo intuir cuál fue el problema. | |||||||||
| fig | saber vtr | ||||||||
| Yo sé qué es lo que hay que hacer en esta situación. | |||||||||
| make sb feel sick | poner enfermo a alguien | ||||||||
| make you feel at home | hacerte sentir en casa v | ||||||||
| make you feel welcome | hacerte sentir bienvenido v | ||||||||
| not feel like | no tener ganas de hacer algo v | ||||||||
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a park-like feel
a place where I can feel that I belong there
A reader should be able to feel the essence of the original writings echo
a topic on which I feel qualified to comment
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adding to the metropolitan feel...
addresses how you feel about your investment
after England, Italy is the place where I feel most at home
alive - feel more alive
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An' I can feel one of my turns coming on
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And for that alone she shouldn't feel no pain no more.
Appear to feel
arcade feel
Are you up to/feel well to do something - grammar
As I feel now... - grammar
at least feels like the way home should feel
Bar feel
be keen/feel like/fancy
be up to vs feel up to
be watchful for/feel good about
be well, feel well - adjective - grammar
because it reminds me how I feel confused
Both of them feel as they did esrlier in their lives
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Britney Spears who has a bankable feel
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But the waiting feel is fine
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a place where I can feel that I belong there
A reader should be able to feel the essence of the original writings echo
a topic on which I feel qualified to comment
a very local feel
ad hoc feel
adding to the metropolitan feel...
addresses how you feel about your investment
after England, Italy is the place where I feel most at home
alive - feel more alive
Although/even though I feel like I was only doing my job.
An' I can feel one of my turns coming on
And feel the f* rush.
And for that alone she shouldn't feel no pain no more.
Appear to feel
arcade feel
Are you up to/feel well to do something - grammar
As I feel now... - grammar
at least feels like the way home should feel
Bar feel
be keen/feel like/fancy
be up to vs feel up to
be watchful for/feel good about
be well, feel well - adjective - grammar
because it reminds me how I feel confused
Both of them feel as they did esrlier in their lives
bound to feel the pinch
Britney Spears who has a bankable feel
But I feel drawn towards the evil chanting hordes.
But the waiting feel is fine
more...
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Spanish:
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