pressentir
French → English
(intuition) Foresee/Sense: to have a feeling or intuition about a future event.
Elle pressentait qu'un malheur allait arriver à cause de ce silence étrange.
(English) She sensed that a misfortune was going to happen because of this strange silence.
On pressentait que l’accalmie serait courte et que l’averse recommencerait bientôt.
(English) One could sense that the lull would be short and the downpour would start again soon.
(recruitment) Approach: to sound out or contact someone for a potential role or task.
Xavi serait pressenti pour remplacer l'entraîneur actuel de Manchester United.
(English) Xavi is reportedly being approached to replace the current Manchester United coach.
Il est préférable de pressentir les intéressés avant de faire une annonce officielle.
(English) It is preferable to sound out the interested parties before making an official announcement.
Entry ID: fr:en:pressentir · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary