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soundings

/ˈsaʊndɪŋz/

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noun

Sondages

The action of the verb to sound.

Examples :

"The captain ordered regular soundings of the water depth to avoid running the ship aground. "

Le capitaine a ordonné des sondages réguliers de la profondeur de l'eau pour éviter d'échouer le navire.

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noun

Sondages

Test made with a probe or sonde.

Examples :

"The oceanographer took soundings to measure the depth of the bay. "

L'océanographe a effectué des sondages pour mesurer la profondeur de la baie.

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noun

Sondage, profondeur mesurée

A measured depth of water.

Examples :

"The sailor took a sounding every five minutes"

Le marin a effectué un sondage toutes les cinq minutes.

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noun

La dilatation urétrale, le sondage

The act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposes

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noun

Sondages

(chiefly in the plural) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom.

Examples :

"The old map showed few soundings near the rocky coast, making navigation there very dangerous. "

L'ancienne carte indiquait peu de sondages près de la côte rocheuse, rendant la navigation très dangereuse à cet endroit.

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Sondages, échantillons du fond marin

The sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.

Examples :

"The captain examined the soundings – a mix of dark mud and broken shells clinging to the tallow on the sounding lead – to determine the type of seabed and estimate how close the ship was to shore. "

Le capitaine examina les sondages – un mélange de boue sombre et de coquillages brisés collés au suif sur le plomb de sonde – pour déterminer le type de fond marin et estimer la proximité du navire de la côte.

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