sonde
Meanings
Noun
1. probe; sound (medicine)
2. any of various devices for testing physical conditions, often for remote or underwater locations
3. probe (astronomy)
4. sound (measurement to establish the depth of water)
Examples6
Des sondes spatiales se sont posées sur Mars.
Space probes have landed on Mars.
La sonde spatiale a atteint Mars.
The space probe has reached Mars.
La sonde spatiale New Horizons a survolé Pluton.
The New Horizons space probe flew by Pluto.
La sonde lambda déconne de nouveau.
The lambda sensor is on the fritz again.
prendre le coup de sonde, donner un coup de sonde
to sound out
La sonde spatiale s'est parachutée jusqu'au lac méthanique de Titan.
The space probe parachuted down to the methanic lake on Titan.