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البَيْضِ
to grope around for something
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
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tâtons <à tâtons> [atɑtɔ̃] ADV
avancer à tâtons lit, fig
to feel one's way along
I. tâter [tɑte] VB trans
1. tâter (palper):
tâter
to feel
tâter le sol du pied
to test the ground
tâter un melon
to feel a melon (to see if it's ripe)
tâter le pouls de qn
to feel sb's pulse
2. tâter (sonder):
tâter l'opinion
to sound out public opinion
II. tâter de VB trans
tâter de trans obj indir inf:
tâter de tous les métiers
to try one's hand at ou have a go at all kinds of jobs
quand tu auras tâté de la prison
when you've had a taste of prison
III. se tâter VB refl
se tâter refl hum:
je me tâte inf
I'm thinking about it, I'm quite tempted
IV. tâter [tɑte]
tâter le terrain
to put out feelers
prendre/tâter le pouls de qn lit
to take/to feel sb's pulse
prendre/tâter le pouls de qn fig
to sound sb out
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French
French
he groped his way down the dark staircase/past the furniture
il descendit l'escalier à tâtons dans le noir/il contourna les meubles à tâtons
to grope for sth
chercher qc à tâtons
to feel around for
chercher [qc] à tâtons
to toss up inf whether to do sth
se tâter pour faire qc inf
to toss up inf when/where…
se tâter pour savoir quand/où… inf
to put out feelers
tâter le terrain, lancer un ballon d'essai
poke at vegetables, fruit
tâter du bout du doigt
to have a feel of sth, to give sth a feel
tâter qc
feel carving, texture, washing, leaf, cloth
tâter, toucher
to feel one's way lit
avancer à tâtons
to feel one's way fig
tâter le terrain
to feel one's way out of the room
se diriger à tâtons vers la sortie
to feel one's way towards a solution
avancer à tâtons vers une solution
to feel down the back of the sofa
chercher (à tâtons) derrière le canapé
probe swelling
tâter
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tâtons [tɑtɔ̃] N mpl
chercher qc à tâtons
to grope around for sth
I. tâter [tɑte] VB trans
tâter
to feel
Phrases:
tâter le terrain
to see how the land lies
II. tâter [tɑte] VB intr (faire l'expérience)
tâter de qc
to have a taste of sth
III. tâter [tɑte] VB refl
se tâter inf (hésiter)
to be in two minds
prendre [ou tâter] le pouls de qn/qc
to take the pulse of sb/sth
English
English
French
French
gropingly
à tâtons
to grope for sth
chercher qc à tâtons
to grope one's way
avancer à tâtons
shilly-shally
se tâter
to dabble in [or with] sth
tâter de qc
to feel around [or about] somewhere
tâter autour de soi quelque part
to feel your way somewhere
avancer à tâtons quelque part
to poke at sb/sth
tâter qn/qc
to give sb a taste of the whip
faire tâter du fouet à qn
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tâtons [tɑto͂] N mpl
chercher qc à tâtons
to grope around for sth
I. tâter [tɑte] VB trans
tâter
to feel
Phrases:
tâter le terrain
to find out the lay of the land
II. tâter [tɑte] VB intr (faire l'expérience)
tâter de qc
to have a taste of sth
III. tâter [tɑte] VB refl
tâter se tâter inf (hésiter):
tâter
to be of two minds
English
English
French
French
gropingly
à tâtons
to grope for sth
chercher qc à tâtons
to grope one's way
avancer à tâtons
shilly-shally
se tâter
to dabble in [or with] sth
tâter de qc
to feel your way somewhere
avancer à tâtons quelque part
to poke at sb/sth
tâter qn/qc
to give sb a taste of the whip
faire tâter du fouet à qn
Présent
jetâte
tutâtes
il/elle/ontâte
noustâtons
voustâtez
ils/ellestâtent
Imparfait
jetâtais
tutâtais
il/elle/ontâtait
noustâtions
voustâtiez
ils/ellestâtaient
Passé simple
jetâtai
tutâtas
il/elle/ontâta
noustâtâmes
voustâtâtes
ils/ellestâtèrent
Futur simple
jetâterai
tutâteras
il/elle/ontâtera
noustâterons
voustâterez
ils/ellestâteront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
tâter le terrain
to see how the land lies
tâter de qc
to have a taste of sth
se tâter inf (hésiter)
to be in two minds
prendre [ou tâter] le pouls de qn/qc
to take the pulse of sb/sth
chercher qc à tâtons
to grope around for sth
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Il est aussi important de prendre le pouls de la victime en aval de la luxation.
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Son expérimentation la plus remarquable est d'avoir voulu mesurer la fréquence du pouls par une horloge à eau ou clepsydre.
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Le test est positif si le pouls radial disparaît du côté atteint.
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Elle pourrait avoir souffert d'hyperthyroïdie, qui peut causer une fibrillation atriale, un faible pouls et un manque d'énergie.
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Vésale montre les mouvements autonomes du cœur, l'isochronisme entre ses battements et ceux du pouls.
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