probe

sonde

Petit appareil placé dans quelque chose ou contre sa surface pour le mesurer ou l'examiner.

En anglais simple : A small device placed inside or against something to measure or examine it.

• Put the probe in the soil.
• The probe measures the water temperature.
• The technician replaced two faulty probes.

Synonymes : sensor

Expressions courantes : temperature probe, soil probe, electrical probe

sonde spatiale

Engin spatial sans équipage qui recueille des informations sur l'espace, les planètes ou leurs lunes.

En anglais simple : A spacecraft without people that gathers information about space, planets, or moons.

• The probe reached Mars.
• Scientists launched a probe to study the moon.
• Two probes sent back pictures of the planet.

Expressions courantes : space probe, lunar probe, launch a probe

sonde

Instrument médical fin utilisé pour examiner l'intérieur d'une plaie ou d'une partie du corps.

En anglais simple : A thin medical tool used to examine inside a wound or part of the body.

• The doctor used a thin probe.
• A sterile probe was inserted into the wound.
• The surgeon checked the tissue with a probe.

Expressions courantes : surgical probe, sterile probe, insert a probe

enquêter, examiner

Examiner quelque chose de près ou poser des questions pour découvrir des informations cachées.

En anglais simple : To examine something closely or ask questions to discover hidden information.

• Police will probe the case.
• She probed deeper into his reasons for leaving.
• The reporter is probing allegations of corruption.

Comment l'utiliser : probe into something (Investigators probed into the missing money.)

Synonymes : investigate, examine, look into

Expressions courantes : probe into something, probe the cause, probe more deeply

sonder

Examiner l'intérieur de quelque chose en y introduisant un instrument fin.

En anglais simple : To examine inside something by putting a thin tool into it.

• The doctor probed the wound.
• She carefully probed the hole with a metal tool.
• The surgeon probed the cavity for damaged tissue.

Comment l'utiliser : probe something with something (The doctor probed the wound with a sterile instrument.)

Expressions courantes : probe a wound, probe the cavity, gently probe something