senso comune
Italian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Literally, “common sense.”
Noun
[edit]senso comune m (uncountable)
- popular opinion
- 2023, Quarta Repubblica, season 5, spoken by Giorgia Meloni:
- Perché se io dicessi il contrario per assecondare il senso comune, non assumendomi le responsabilità che io ho da capo di governo, e domani mi ritrovassi una guerra più vicina a casa mia, non avrei fatto l'interesse della mia nazione.
- Because if I were to say the opposite just to appease popular opinion, without taking on the responsibilities that I have as the head of government, and tomorrow I were to find a war closer to home, I would not have served the best interests of my nation.
Etymology 2
[edit]Calque of English common sense. Compare French sens commun and Latin sēnsus commūnis.
Noun
[edit]senso comune m (uncountable)
- common sense
- Synonym: buonsenso