sondaggio

survey

noun son-DAHD-joh Rare

Origin: From French sondage (sounding, probing), from sonder (to probe).

Also means

poll

Usage Note

Sondaggio is masculine and is used for opinion polls (sondaggio d'opinione) as well as geological or underwater surveys (sondaggio del terreno). The plural is sondaggi (note the -ggi spelling). Learners should not confuse it with sondare (the verb, to probe/sound out), from which it derives.

Examples

"Il sondaggio mostra che il 60% approva la legge."

Natural Translation

The survey shows that 60% approve of the law.

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