Significado
probe, sound out
- to explore, investigate, or sound out opinions or intentions
- to probe physically (e.g., depths or ground) with a tool
En una frase
Prima di fare un'offerta formale, vogliamo sondare il terreno.
Before making a formal offer, we want to test the waters.
Il direttore ha sondato la disponibilità dei colleghi a fare straordinari.
The director sounded out colleagues' willingness to work overtime.
Non abbiamo ancora sondato l'opinione pubblica su questo tema delicato.
We have not yet probed public opinion on this sensitive topic.
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| sondare | infinitive |
| sondo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sondi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sonda | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sondiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sondate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sondano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sondavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sondavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sondava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sondavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sondavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sondavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sondai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sondasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sondò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sondammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sondaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sondarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sonderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sonderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sonderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sonderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sonderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sonderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sondi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sondi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sondi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sondiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sondiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sondino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sondassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sondassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sondasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sondassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sondaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sondassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sonderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sonderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sonderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sonderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sondereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sonderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sonda | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sondiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sondate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sondando | gerund |
| sondato | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Takes 'avere' as its auxiliary in compound tenses.
- Very common figuratively in journalism and business: 'sondare il terreno' means 'to test the waters'.