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1 tâtonner
tâtonner [tαtɔne]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb* * *tɑtɔneverbe intransitif to grope about ou aroundavancer en tâtonnant — lit, fig to grope one's way along
on tâtonne — ( dans des recherches) we're groping in the dark
* * *tɒtɔne vi1) (dans le noir) to grope one's way along2) fig to grope around, to grope around in the dark* * *tâtonner verb table: aimer vi to grope about ou around; avancer en tâtonnant lit, fig to grope one's way along; on tâtonne ( dans des recherches) we're groping in the dark.[tatɔne] verbe intransitif1. [pour marcher] to grope ou to feel one's way (along)[à la recherche de quelque chose] to grope about ou around2. [hésiter] to grope around[expérimenter] to proceed by trial and error -
2 tâtonnement
tâtonnement [tαtɔnmɑ̃]masculine noun* * *tɑtɔnmɑ̃nom masculinles tâtonnements des chercheurs — fig tentative research [U]
après dix années de tâtonnements — fig after ten years of trial and error
* * *tɒtɔnmɑ̃ nm* * *tâtonnement nm après mes tâtonnements dans l'obscurité after groping around in the dark; les tâtonnements des chercheurs fig tentative research; après 10 années de tâtonnements fig after 10 years of trial and error.[tatɔnmɑ̃] nom masculin
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grope in the dark — fumble or feel about in the darkness, search for in the dark; proceed by trial and error, proceed uncertainly … English contemporary dictionary
grope in the dark — Synonyms and related words: be benighted, be blind, be blind to, beat about, blink at, feel around, feel for, fumble, go blind, grabble, grope, grope for, labor in darkness, not see, poke around, pry around, scrabble, walk in darkness, wear… … Moby Thesaurus
Grope — (gr[=o]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groped} (gr[=o]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Groping}.] [OE. gropen, gropien, grapien, AS. gr[=a]pian to touch, grope, fr. gr[imac]pan to gripe. See {Gripe}.] 1. To feel with or use the hands; to handle. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grope — Grope, v. t. 1. To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight. [1913 Webster] 2. To examine; to test; to sound. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Felix gropeth him, thinking to have a bribe. Genevan Test. (Acts xxiv. ).… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grope — v. 1) (D; intr.) to grope for (to grope for one s keys) 2) (P; intr.) to grope around (in the dark) * * * [grəʊp] (P; intr.) to grope around (in the dark) (D; intr.) to grope for (to grope for one s keys) … Combinatory dictionary
dark — I adj. 1) pitch ( completely ) dark 2) (misc.) as dark as night ( very dark ); to grow dark II n. darkness 1) after dark 2) in the dark (to grope for the door in the dark) ignorance 3) to keep smb. in the dark * * * [dɑːk] to grow dark [ darkness … Combinatory dictionary
grope — /grohp/, v., groped, groping, n. v.i. 1. to feel about with the hands; feel one s way: I had to grope around in the darkness before I found the light switch. 2. to search blindly or uncertainly: He seemed to be groping for an answer to the… … Universalium
grope — [[t]groʊp[/t]] v. groped, grop•ing, n. 1) to feel about with the hands; feel one s way hesitantly: to grope around in the darkness[/ex] 2) to search blindly or uncertainly: to be groping for an answer[/ex] 3) to seek by or as if by groping: to… … From formal English to slang
grope — 1. verb /ɡɹəʊp,ɡɹoʊp/ a) To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel ones way, as with the hands, when one can not see. Yet there was no… … Wiktionary
grope — 1 verb 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to try to find something that you cannot see by feeling with your hands (+ for/through/around etc): Ginny groped for her glasses on the bedside table. | groping around in the dark 2 grope your way… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grope — v. n. Feel one s way (as in the dark), pick one s way, move blindly, move stumblingly … New dictionary of synonyms