palper

palpe

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of palper - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

contacttoucher quelque chose avec les mains

Il palpe les fruits pour vérifier leur maturité avant de les acheter.

manipuler

tripoter

médical

TECH.

toucher avec la main en pressant doucement pour examiner

TECH.

Le médecin palpe l'abdomen du patient pour détecter une anomalie.

examiner

tâter

figuréressentir intensément une ambiance ou une émotion

On peut palper la tension dans la salle de réunion.

percevoir

ressentir

massage

Rare

masser en manipulant les muscles avec les mains

Rare

Le kinésithérapeute palpe les muscles tendus de son patient.

malaxer

pétrir

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Origin of palper

français, palper (toucher avec la main)

Terms with palper included in their meaning

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prendre le pouls

médical

palper le poignet pour sentir les battements du cœur

retâter

palper

toucher à nouveau avec les mains pour examiner

Examples of palper in a sentence

L’enfant a commencé à palper les murs dans le noir.
L'infirmière doit palper le bras avant l'injection.
Il a appris à palper les ganglions lors de sa formation.
On pouvait palper l'excitation avant le concert.
Il est facile de palper la peur dans ce film.
Le masseur palpe doucement le dos du client.

Elle palpe les jambes pour détendre les muscles fatigués.

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English:feel, palpate, ...
German:abtasten, palpieren, ...
Italian:palpare, percepire, ...
Spanish:palpar, explorar con las manos, ...
Portuguese:apalpar, palpar, ...
Chinese:摸, 触诊, ...
Japanese:触る, 触診する, ...
Arabic:جسّ, فحص باللمس, ...
Hebrew:לְמַשֵּׁשׁ, לְבָחוֹן בְּמִשּׁוּשׁ, ...
Russian:ощупывать, пальпировать, ...
Ukrainian:мацати, пальпувати, ...
Catalan:palpar, tocar suaument per examinar, ...
Danish:føle på, palpere, ...
Dutch:betasten, palperen, ...
Greek:αγγίζω, ψηλαφίζω, ...
Hungarian:tapogatni, tapintással megvizsgálni, ...
Khmer:ស្ទាប, ចុចពិនិត្យ, ...
Korean:만지다, 촉진하다, ...
Polish:obmacywać, palpować, ...
Portuguese (BR):apalpar, palpar, ...
Romanian:a pipăi, a palpa, ...
Swedish:känna på, känna, ...
Thai:คลำ, ตรวจคลำ, ...
Turkish:elle yoklamak, palpe etmek, ...
Vietnamese:sờ, khám bằng tay, ...

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