own senses

language: fr

definitions

  1. The individual perceptual faculties (such as sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell) that belong specifically to a particular person.
    fr: Ses propres sens
  2. A person's personal judgment, intuition, or rational faculty, often used when contrasting internal understanding with external advice or societal pressure.
    fr: Jugement personnel
  3. Used in expressions like 'come to one's own senses' to describe recovering from a state of confusion, shock, intoxication, or unconsciousness and returning to normal awareness or rationality.
    fr: reprendre ses esprits

examples

  1. She decided to trust her own senses rather than listen to the rumors.

    Elle a décidé de se fier à ses propres sens plutôt que d'écouter les rumeurs.

  2. After years of following industry trends, he finally started relying on his own senses.

    Après des années à suivre les tendances du secteur, il a fini par se fier à ses propres sens.

  3. It took a sudden cold shower to bring him back to his own senses after the startling news.

    Il a fallu une douche froide soudaine pour qu'il reprenne ses esprits après cette nouvelle stupéfiante.