Tuesday, October 14, 2008

PRESSENTIR

Definition: to sense, have a premonition; to approach, sound out, consider as a prospect
Il a pressenti quelque chose avant son accident
- He had a premonition about something before his accident.
Qui allez-vous pressentir pour ce project ?
- Who are you going to approach about this project?
Expression: laisser pressentir
- to give/leave a hint, allow something to suggest
Rien ne laissait pressentir sa faillite
- There was nothing to suggest he would go bankrupt.
Related: le pressentiment
c- foreboding, presentiment, premonition, feeling c
Pronunciation: [pray sa(n) teer]