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senso

sense, meaning

noun SEN-soh Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

direction, way

Usage Note

Senso covers meaning (che senso ha?, what does it mean?/what's the point?), a physical sense (il senso del tatto, the sense of touch), and direction (senso unico, one-way). The phrase non ha senso (it doesn't make sense) is extremely common. In un certo senso means 'in a sense / in a way.'

Examples

"Non ha senso litigare per questo."

Natural Translation

There's no point in arguing about this.

Literal Translation

Not it-has sense to-argue for this.

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