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I. probe [prəʊb, Am proʊb] VB intr

1. probe:

probe (investigate)
forschen
probe (pester)
bohren inf pej
to probe for sth
nach etw dat forschen [o. suchen]
to probe for inconsistencies
nach Ungereimtheiten suchen
to probe into sth
einer S. dat auf den Grund gehen
we will probe into the circumstances surrounding her death
wir werden uns eingehend mit den Umständen ihres Todes befassen
to probe into sb's past/private life
in jds Vergangenheit/Privatleben herumschnüffeln inf pej

2. probe (physically search):

probe
Untersuchungen durchführen

II. probe [prəʊb, Am proʊb] VB trans

1. probe (investigate):

to probe sth
etw untersuchen [o. erforschen]
to probe a mystery
ein Geheimnis ergründen
to probe public opinion
versuchen, die öffentliche Meinung zu erfahren
to probe a scandal
einem Skandal auf den Grund gehen

2. probe MED:

to probe sth
etw untersuchen

III. probe [prəʊb, Am proʊb] N

1. probe (investigation):

probe
Untersuchung f <-, -en>
probe into a murder/scandal
Untersuchung f eines Mordes/Skandals
probe into sb's past/private life
Herumschnüffeln nt in jds Vergangenheit/Privatleben inf pej

2. probe MED:

probe
Sonde f <-, -n>
to insert a probe
eine Sonde einführen
to insert a probe AEROSP
[Raum]sonde f

probe [prəʊb] N

probe
Probe
probe
Sonde

DNA probe [ˌdiːenˈeɪprəʊb], probe N

DNA probe
Gensonde
OpenDict entry

probe VB

to probe sb for more details trans
bei jdm nachhaken [oder nachbohren], um [noch] mehr Details zu erfahren

ˈspace probe N

space probe
Raumsonde f <-, -n>

ˈtem·pera·ture probe N SCIENCE

temperature probe
Temperaturfühler m <-s, ->

hybridisation probe [ˌhaɪbrɪdaɪˈzeɪʃnˌprəʊb] N

hybridisation probe
Gensonde (die Basenpaarungen ausbildet)

unbound probe [ʌnˈbaʊndˌprəʊb] N

unbound probe
Gensonde (die keine DNA binden konnte)

single-stranded DNA probe

single-stranded DNA probe
einzelsträngige Gensonde
Present
Iprobe
youprobe
he/she/itprobes
weprobe
youprobe
theyprobe
Past
Iprobed
youprobed
he/she/itprobed
weprobed
youprobed
theyprobed
Present Perfect
Ihaveprobed
youhaveprobed
he/she/ithasprobed
wehaveprobed
youhaveprobed
theyhaveprobed
Past Perfect
Ihadprobed
youhadprobed
he/she/ithadprobed
wehadprobed
youhadprobed
theyhadprobed
See further verb tables