tâter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tâter in the French»English Dictionary

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

tâter ou sonder le terrain fig

to put out feelers

Translations for tâter in the English»French Dictionary

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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

probe swelling

tâter

to take/feel sb's pulse

prendre/tâter le pouls de qn

to prod sb's stomach (gently) doctor:

tâter le ventre de qn

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 fig

tâter le terrain

tâter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tâter in the French»English Dictionary

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

Translations for tâter in the English»French Dictionary

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shilly-shally

se tâter

to dabble in [or with] sth

tâter de qc

to poke at sb/sth

tâter qn/qc

to give sb a taste of the whip

faire tâter du fouet à qn