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The word "tâtonner" should be the same as Italian "procedere (proceed) a tastoni", since usually the circumflex accent in French correspond to an "s" in Italian
by bonzini 10y ago
The word "tâtonner" should be the same as Italian "procedere (proceed) a tastoni", since usually the circumflex accent in French correspond to an "s" in Italian.
The meaning is "feel your way"---proceed carefully and at every step feel what is around you, as if you were walking on complete darkness.
- scns 10y ago>proceed carefully and at every step feel what is around you, as if you were walking on complete darkness. this would be a fitting translation of the german word "herantasten", which has nothing to do with groping btw
- bonzini 10y agoYup, "groping around" is not at all the same as "groping"!!!