What does sonde in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word sonde in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sonde in French.

The word sonde in French means probe, tube, probe, space probe, respondent, survey respondent, sound, plumb, test-drill, probe, survey, probe, weather balloon, probe, detection probe, temperature probe, nasal probe, space probe, temperature sensor, catheter. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sonde

probe

nom féminin (instrument de mesure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La profondeur de l'eau est mesurée grâce à une sonde.
The depth of the water is measured using a probe.

tube

nom féminin (médecine : tuyau d'exploration) (gastric, feeding)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il sera alimenté à l'aide d'une sonde gastrique.
He will be fed using a gastric tube.

probe, space probe

nom féminin (engin spatial inhabité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les hommes envoient des sondes vers Mars à la recherche de traces de vie.
Humankind sends probes to Mars to look for signs of life.

respondent, survey respondent

(participant à un sondage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
75% des sondés se sont dits heureux au travail.
75% of those surveyed said that they were happy at work.

sound, plumb

verbe transitif (estimer une profondeur) (depth)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il sonde la rivière pour pouvoir la traverser.
He is plumbing the river so that he can cross it.

test-drill

verbe transitif (forer [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il sonde le terrain pour en connaître la composition.
He is test-drilling the ground to find out its composition.

probe

verbe transitif (chercher [qch] d'enfoui)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les secouristes sondaient la neige pour trouver d'éventuels rescapés.
Rescuers were probing the snow to find possible survivors.

survey

verbe transitif (essayer de connaître une opinion) (opinion)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le journal sonde ses lecteurs pour avoir leurs intentions de vote.
The newspaper surveys its readers to find out their voting intentions.

probe

verbe transitif (chercher à connaître les pensées)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ce diplomate sonde toujours ses adversaires pour mieux les manipuler.
This diplomat always sounds out his opponents so as to manipulate them more easily.

weather balloon

nom masculin (aérostat) (meteorology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les ballons-sondes sont utilisés en météorologie et en astronautique.

probe, detection probe

nom féminin (perche de détection)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sonde à avalanche permet de repérer les personnes ensevelies sous la neige.

temperature probe

nom féminin (capteur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les sondes de température sont des dispositifs permettant de transformer l’effet du réchauffement ou du refroidissement sur leurs composants en signal électrique.

nasal probe

nom féminin (sonde passant par le nez)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

space probe

nom féminin (engin d'exploration spatiale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sonde spatiale Parker s'envola en 2018 pour étudier le Soleil.

temperature sensor

nom féminin (dispositif de contrôle de température)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

catheter

nom féminin (cathéter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une sonde urinaire est un long flexible destiné à être inséré jusqu’à la vessie.

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