noun🔗ShareSondagesThe action of the verb to sound."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.nauticalsoundoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSondagesTest made with a probe or sonde."The oceanographer took soundings to measure the depth of the bay. "L'océanographe a effectué des sondages pour mesurer la profondeur de la baie.nauticaltechnologyoceanenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSondage, profondeur mesuréeA measured depth of water."The sailor took a sounding every five minutes"Le marin a effectué un sondage toutes les cinq minutes.nauticaloceangeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa dilatation urétrale, le sondageThe act of inserting of a thin metal rod into the urethra of the penis for medical or sexual purposesmedicinesexbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSondages(chiefly in the plural) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom."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.nauticaloceangeographysailingenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSondages, échantillons du fond marinThe sand, shells, etc. brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom."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.nauticaloceangeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading