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1 tâter
tâter [tαte]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb( = palper) to feel2. reflexive verb► se tâterb. ( = hésiter) (inf) to hesitate• viendras-tu ? -- je ne sais pas, je me tâte are you coming? -- I don't know, I haven't made up my mind* * *tɑte
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1) ( palper) to feel2) ( sonder)
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tâter de verbe transitif indirect
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se tâter (colloq) verbe pronominal••* * *tɒte vt1) (= toucher) to feel2) fig (= prendre la mesure de) to sound outtâter le terrain — to test the water, to test the waters
3)tâter de (= faire l'expérience de) [prison] — to have a taste of, (= essayer) to try one's hand at
* * *tâter verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( palper) 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 ( sonder) tâter l'opinion to sound out public opinion.B tâter de○ vtr ind 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.tâter le terrain to put out feelers.[tate] verbe transitif1. [fruit, membre, tissu] to feel2. (figuré) [sonder]tâte le terrain avant de leur faire une proposition put some feelers out before making them an offertu lui as demandé une augmentation? — non, mais j'ai tâté le terrain did you ask him for a rise? — no, but I tried to sound him out3. [tester - personne] to sound out (separable)tâter l'opinion to sound out attitudes, to put out feelers————————tâter de verbe plus préposition2. [faire l'expérience de]————————se tâter verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)[après un accident] to feel oneselfse tâter la jambe/le bras to feel one's leg/one's arm————————se tâter verbe pronominal intransitifje ne sais pas si je vais accepter, je me tâte encore I don't know whether I'll accept, I haven't made up my mind (about it) yet
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