tâtons in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tâtons in the French»English Dictionary

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

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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

Translations for tâtons in the English»French Dictionary

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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

tâtons in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tâtons in the French»English Dictionary

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

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prendre [ou tâter] le pouls de qn/qc

to take the pulse of sb/sth

Translations for tâtons in the English»French Dictionary

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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

tâtons 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

faire tâter du fouet à qn

to give sb a taste of the whip

tâter autour de soi quelque part

to feel around [or about] somewhere