sonder

sonder [sɔ̃de]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

   a. [+ personne] to sound out ; (par sondage d'opinion) to poll ; [+ conscience, avenir] to probe

• je l'ai sondé sur ses intentions I sounded him out

• sonder l'opinion to make a survey of opinion

   b. (Nautical) to sound ; [+ terrain] to drill ; [+ organe, malade] to catheterize

* * *

sɔ̃de

verbe transitif

1) (enquêter) (pour opinion) to poll [personne, groupe]; (pour étude) to survey [personne, groupe]; (pour dévoiler) to sound [somebody] out [personne]; to sound out [intentions]

2) (fouiller) to probe [ballot, couche de neige, mare]

3) Médecine (pour évacuer, introduire dans) to catheterize [organe]; (pour examiner) to probe [organe]

4) Météorologie to take soundings in [atmosphère]

5) Nautisme to sound [fond]

6) Technologie to make test drills in [couche]

* * *

sɔ̃de vt

1) (= interroger) [personnes] to poll, (pour tâter le terrain) to sound out

sonder l'opinion — to carry out an opinion poll, to sound out public opinion

sonder le terrain fig — to see how the land lies

2) TECHNIQUE to bore, to drill

3) NAVIGATION to sound

4) [atmosphère, plaie] to probe, [bagages] to search

* * *

sonder verb table: aimer vtr

1 (enquêter) (pour opinion) to poll [personne, groupe]; (pour étude) to survey [personne, groupe]; (pour dévoiler) to sound [sb] out [personne]; to sound out [intentions]; 8% des personnes sondées avant les élections 8% of those polled before the elections;

2 (fouiller) to probe [ballot, couche de neige, mare];

3 Méd (pour évacuer, introduire dans) to catheterize [organe]; (pour examiner) to probe [organe];

4 Météo to take soundings in [atmosphère];

5 Naut to sound [fond];

6 Géol, Mines to make test drills in [sol, couche].

[sɔ̃de] verbe transitif

1. [personne - généralement] to sound out (separable) ; [ - dans une enquête] to poll

je vais tâcher de la sonder là-dessus I'll try and sound her out on that

sonder l'opinion to make a survey of public opinion

2. NAUTIQUE to sound

sonder la côte to take soundings along the coast

3. MÉTÉOROLOGIE to probe

4. MÉDECINE [plaie] to probe

[malade, vessie] to catheterize

5. INDUSTRIE DU PÉTROLE to bore, to drill

sonder le terrain (figuré) to test the ground ou the waters

6. [bagages] to probe

[fromage, liquides] to taste

[grains] to sample

7. [âme] to sound out (separable), to probe