soundings in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for soundings in the English»French Dictionary

I.sounding [Brit ˈsaʊndɪŋ, Am ˈsaʊndɪŋ] N

1. sounding NAUT (measurement of depth):

sounding

sondage m

to take soundings

faire des sondages

2. sounding (questioning, probing):

sounding fig

sondage m

3. sounding MUS, MIL:

the sounding of the retreat

le signal de la retraite

the sounding of the trumpets announced the Queen's arrival

les trompettes annoncèrent l'arrivée de la reine

II.-sounding COMP

a grand-sounding/English-sounding name

un nom qui fait bien/qui fait anglais

unlikely-sounding

bizarre

high-sounding ADJ

high-sounding

ronflant

sounding board [Brit, Am ˈsaʊndɪŋ ˌbɔ(ə)rd] N

1. sounding board:

sounding board (above stage)

abat-voix m inv

sounding board (on instrument)

table f d'harmonie

2. sounding board (person):

sounding board fig

personne f sur qui on peut tester ses idées

can I use you as a sounding board?

est-ce que je peux tester mes idées sur toi?

sounding line N

sounding line

ligne f de sonde

sounding lead N

sounding lead

plomb m de sonde

Translations for soundings in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

ballon-sonde

sounding balloon

un mot aux consonances étrangères

a foreign-sounding word

ronflant (ronflante) promesse

fine-sounding

sonde NAUT, FISH (plomb)

sounding lead

sonde (ligne)

sounding line

naviguer à la sonde

to navigate by sounding

sonore formules, paroles

high-sounding

sonore plancher

hollow-sounding attr

soundings in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for soundings in the English»French Dictionary

sounding N

1. sounding NAUT:

sounding

sondage m

2. sounding pl:

sounding

sondages mpl

to take soundings

faire des sondages

to make soundings

enquêter

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

an improbable-sounding excuse

une excuse invraisemblable

soundings Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

an improbable-sounding excuse

une excuse invraisemblable

to take soundings

faire des sondages

to make soundings

enquêter