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Explorer Leif Ericson returned from his voyage to the new world only to find that his name had been removed from the town register. He complained at the town meeting, viewing it as a slight. The town official immediately apologized, saying he must have taken Leif off his census.

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  • Sense — Sense …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • Sense — Sense, n. [L. sensus, from sentire, sensum, to perceive, to feel, from the same root as E. send; cf. OHG. sin sense, mind, sinnan to go, to journey, G. sinnen to meditate, to think: cf. F. sens. For the change of meaning cf. {See}, v. t. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sensé — sensé, ée [ sɑ̃se ] adj. • 1580; de 1. sens ♦ Qui a du bon sens. ⇒ raisonnable, sage. « Aucun homme sensé n aura l idée saugrenue [...] » (Bernanos). ♢ (Choses ) Conforme à la raison. ⇒ judicieux, rationnel. « Observations justes et sensées »… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • sense — n 1 *sensation, feeling, sensibility Analogous words: awareness, consciousness, cognizance (see corresponding adjectives at AWARE): perception, *discernment, discrimination, penetration 2 Sense, common sense, good sense, horse sense, gumption,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Sense — steht für: Geräte Sense (Werkzeug), ein bäuerliches Werkzeug Kriegssense, eine mittelalterliche Waffe Geografisches Sense (Fluss), ein Fluss in der Schweiz Sensebezirk, ein Bezirk im Kanton Freiburg, Schweiz die Leserichtung einer viralen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • sense — [sens] n. [Fr sens < L sensus < sentire, to feel, perceive: see SEND1] 1. the ability of the nerves and the brain to receive and react to stimuli, as light, sound, impact, constriction, etc.; specif., any of five faculties of receiving… …   English World dictionary

  • Sense — Sense, ein Handgerät zum Mähen, besteht aus dem Sensenblatt und dem Stiel. Der Winkel (die Oeffnung), den der mit Handgriffen versehene Stiel gegenüber dem Blatt bildet, kann verstellt werden, um den Schnitt der Sense der Größe und… …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • sense — ► NOUN 1) any of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch, by which the body perceives an external stimulus. 2) a feeling that something is the case. 3) (sense of) awareness or appreciation of or sensitivity to: a sense of… …   English terms dictionary

  • sense — [n1] feeling of animate being faculty, feel, function, hearing, impression, kinesthesia, sensation, sensibility, sensitivity, sight, smell, taste, touch; concept 405 sense [n2] awareness, perception ability, appreciation, atmosphere, aura, brains …   New thesaurus

  • sensé — Sensé, [sens]ée. adj. Qui a bon sens, qui a de la raison, du jugement. C est un homme sensé, une personne bien sensée. Il signifie aussi, Qui est fait conformement à la raison, au bon sens. Un discours sensé. une response bien sensée. il a fait… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Sense Tu — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Sense Tu (Traducción al español: Sin Ti ) fue la canción andorrana en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 2006. Interpretada en catalán por Jenny, la canción tuvo que calificar desde la semifinal debido a que… …   Wikipedia Español

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