How the word "tâtonner" is translated into English
Dans l'obscurité, j'ai dû tâtonner longtemps avant de trouver l'interrupteur.
[dɑ̃ lɔpskyʁite, ʒe dy tatɔne lɔ̃tɑ̃ avɑ̃ də tʁuve lɛ̃tɛʁyptœʁ.]
In the dark, I had to grope around for a long time before I found the light switch.
Il tâtonnait dans son sac à la recherche de ses clés.
[il tatɔnɛ dɑ̃ sɔ̃ sak‿ a la ʁəʃɛʁʃə də se kle.]
He was fumbling in his bag looking for his keys.
Au début du projet, on a beaucoup tâtonné, faute de méthode claire.
[o deby dy pʁɔʒɛ, ɔ̃n‿ a boku tatɔne, fot də metɔd klɛʁ.]
At the start of the project, we did a lot of trial and error because we didn't have a clear method.
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