prendre le pouls

French

Etymology

Compare Dutch poolshoogte nemen and English have one's finger on the pulse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʁɑ̃.dʁə l(ə) pu/
  • France (Lyon)(file)

Verb

prendre le pouls

  1. to take someone's pulse, to measure the pulse of someone
  2. (figuratively) to sound out, to gauge

See also
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