verb🔗ShareTâter, palperTo feel with or use the hands; to handle."Lost in the dark closet, she groped for the light switch. "Perdue dans le placard sombre, elle tâta l'interrupteur.actionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTâtonner, chercher à tâtonsTo search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see."He groped for the light switch in the dark hallway. "Il tâtonna pour trouver l'interrupteur dans le couloir sombre.actionsensationhumanwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePalper, tâterTo touch (another person) closely and (especially) sexually."He was fired from his job after a coworker reported that he groped her in the office elevator. "Il a été renvoyé de son travail après qu'une collègue a signalé qu'il l'avait palpée dans l'ascenseur du bureau.bodysexactionlawhumanpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePalper, tâter de manière inappropriéeTo intentionally and inappropriately touch another person, in such a manner as to make the contact appear accidental, for the purpose of one's sexual gratification."That old man groped that girl on the train!"Ce vieil homme a palpé cette fille dans le train !bodysexactionhumanpersonmorallawsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTâter, palperTo examine; to test; to sound."The mechanic groped around inside the engine compartment, trying to find the loose wire. "Le mécanicien tâtait dans le compartiment moteur, essayant de trouver le fil desserré.actionfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
