прощупать почву

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Russian

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Etymology

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Literally, to test the soil. Compare French tâter le terrain.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [prɐˈɕːupətʲ ˈpot͡ɕvʊ]

Verb

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прощу́пать по́чву (proščúpatʹ póčvupf (imperfective прощу́пывать по́чву)

  1. (figuratively) to test the waters