tantear

v.

1 to test (out).

tantear el terreno (figurative) to see how the land lies, to test the waters

2 to try to guess (sopesar) (peso, precio, cantidad).

Ella tantea el plan She tries out the plan.

Ella tantea viajar en la tormenta She tries to travel in the storm.

3 to feel one's way (andar a tientas).

4 to grope, to feel one's way.

Ella tantea en la oscuridad She gropes in the dark.

5 to feel about for, to feel out.

Ella tantea la moneda She feels about for the coin.

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tantear

► verbo transitivo

1 (calcular) to estimate, guess

2 (probar medidas) to size up

3 figurado (ensayar) to try out, put to the test

4 figurado (persona) to sound out

5 (dibujo) to sketch

► verbo intransitivo

1 DEPORTE to score, keep score

2 (andar a tientas) to feel one's way

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FRASEOLOGÍA

tantear el terreno to see how the land lies

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1. VT

1) [con la mano] to feel

tanteó la mesilla en busca del reloj — he felt for the watch on the bedside table

2) (=probar) to test, try out; (=sondear) to probe; [+ intenciones, persona] to sound out

- tantear el terreno

3) (=calcular) [+ tela, cantidad] to make a rough estimate of; [+ peso] to feel, get the feel of; [+ situación] to weigh up; [+ problema] to consider

4) (Arte) to sketch in, draw the outline of

5) (Dep) to keep the score of

6) CAm, Méx (=acechar) to lie in wait for

7) Méx (=estafar) to swindle; (=burlarse) to make a fool of, take for a ride *

2. VI

1) (Dep) to score, keep (the) score

2) LAm (=ir a tientas) to grope, feel one's way

¡tantee usted! — what do you think?

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (con el tacto) to feel

b) <situación> to weigh up, size up; <persona> to sound out

c) (calcular aproximadamente) to estimate

2.

tantear vi to feel one's way

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* tantear el terreno = put + feeler out, test + the water.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (con el tacto) to feel

b) <situación> to weigh up, size up; <persona> to sound out

c) (calcular aproximadamente) to estimate

2.

tantear vi to feel one's way

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* tantear el terreno = put + feeler out, test + the water.

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tantear [A1 ]

vt

1 (con el tacto) to feel

tanteando las paredes logró encontrar la puerta he managed to find the door by feeling o groping his way along the walls

tanteó el paquete para intentar adivinar el contenido she felt the parcel to try to guess what was inside it

2 ‹situación› to weigh up, size up; ‹persona› to sound out

tantear el terreno: tendré que tantear el terreno antes de tomar una decisión I'll have to see how things stand o how the land lies before I take a decision

no se lo propongas así de entrada, tantea antes el terreno don't suggest it immediately, sound him out first

3 ‹toro› to get the measure of

■ tantear

vi

to feel one's way

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tantear (conjugate tantear) verbo transitivo

a) (con el tacto) to feel

b) ‹situación› to weigh up, size up;

‹persona› to sound out

c) (calcular aproximadamente) to estimate

verbo intransitivo
to feel one's way
tantear
I verbo transitivo
1 (considerar, examinar: una situación) to size up: tanteamos varias soluciones, we examined several solutions
(: a una persona) to sound out
2 (calcular aproximadamente) to estimate
3 (orientarse con el tacto) to feel
II vi (avanzar a tientas) to feel one's way
'tantear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sopesar
- palpar
English:
feeler
- sound

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tantear

♦ vt

1. [probar, sondear] to test (out);

[contrincante, fuerzas] to size up;

tantéalo, a ver cómo anda de humor sound him out to see what sort of mood he's in first;

Comp

tantear el terreno to see how the land lies, to test the waters

2. [calcular] [peso, precio, cantidad] to make a rough calculation of, to guess;

[posibilidades] to weigh up

3. [palpar] to feel

4. Taurom to test

♦ vi

1. [andar a tientas] to feel one's way

2. Der to exercise the right of first refusal o the right of pre-emption

3. [anotar los tantos] to score, to keep the score

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tantear

v/t

1 feel

2 (calcular a ojo) work out roughly

3 situación size up; persona sound out;

tantear el terreno fig see how the land lies

4 (probar) try out

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tantear vt

1) : to feel, to grope

2) : to size up, to weigh

tantear vi

1) : to keep score

2) : to feel one's way