le pressentiment

a feeling, a premonition

press before; in advance + entiment feeling
noun · masculine Uncommon #16,112
a feeling, a premonition Often means an intuition that something (often bad) is going to happen.
FR: J’ai un pressentiment que quelque chose ne va pas.
EN: I have a feeling that something isn’t right.

J'ai un bon pressentiment.

I have a good feeling.

J'ai un très mauvais pressentiment.

I have a very bad feeling.

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

J'avais un putain de mauvais pressentiment.

I had a fucking bad feeling.

— Love Actually (2003)

Elle a dû avoir un pressentiment.

She must have had a premonition.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

J'avais le pressentiment que tu reviendrais.

I had a feeling you would come back.

— Wicked : Partie II (2025)

J'ai eu un pressentiment.

I had a feeling.

J'ai un drôle de pressentiment au sujet de ce type.

I have a funny feeling about this guy.

J'avais un pressentiment.

I had a feeling.

Disons que j’ai un pressentiment.

Let's just say I have a feeling.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Un pressentiment.

A feeling.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

C'est juste un pressentiment.

It's just a gut feeling.

— The Dead Don't Die (2019)

J'en ai le pressentiment.

I have a feeling about it.

J'avais un mauvais pressentiment.

I had a bad feeling.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

J'ai le pressentiment que quelque chose est sur le point de se produire.

I have a feeling that something is about to happen.

Je t'ai dit que j'avais un pressentiment.

I told you I had a feeling.

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

J'ai un pressentiment.

I have a feeling.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

J'ai un mauvais pressentiment.

I have a bad feeling.

— Piège de cristal (1988)

Un fort pressentiment.

A strong premonition.

— The Dead Don't Die (2019)

Un jour, j'ai eu le pressentiment qu'elle était de retour.

One day, I had a premonition that she was back.

— Chungking Express (1994)

J'ai le mauvais pressentiment que quelque chose s'est mal passé.

I have a bad feeling that something went wrong.

Il a un pressentiment.

He has a premonition.

— À bout de course (1988)

J'ai un très bon pressentiment, Millie.

I have a very good feeling about this, Millie.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

J'ai le pressentiment que quelque chose pourrait se passer ce soir.

I have a feeling that something might happen tonight.

J'avais le pressentiment que ce projet pourrait s'avérer difficile.

I had a feeling that this project might turn out to be difficult.