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sondare

to probe

verb sohn-DAH-reh Rare
Communication Speech

Also means

to survey

Usage Note

Sondare means to probe, sound out, or survey: sondare il terreno (to sound out the ground/situation), sondare l'opinione pubblica (to poll public opinion). The related noun sondaggio (poll, survey) is more frequent in everyday speech. Sondare takes avere as its auxiliary and is regular in conjugation.

Examples

"Il governo ha deciso di sondare l'opinione pubblica."

Natural Translation

The government decided to survey public opinion.

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