прощупать почву

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [prɐˈɕːupətʲ ˈpot͡ɕvʊ]

Verb

прощу́пать по́чву • (proščúpatʹ póčvu) pf (imperfective прощу́пывать по́чву)

  1. (figuratively) to test the waters
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