Significado
probe, sound out
- to explore, investigate, or sound out opinions or intentions
- to probe physically (e.g., depths or ground) with a tool
Em uma 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 da palavra (48)
| Palavra | Formas da palavra |
|---|---|
| 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'.