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test the waters

/tɛst ðə ˈwɔːtərz/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. tantear el terreno

    • They tested the waters before launching the product.

      Tantearon el terreno antes de lanzar el producto.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

trial

Close — testing the waters is itself a kind of trial/experiment.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

juicio

Close, figuratively — "testing the waters" relates to a trial.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa test the waters?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: They tested the ___ before launching the product.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a test the waters?

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