tienta

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tienta
feminine noun
1trial (bullfighting) (of the bulls)
a tientas
adverbial phrase
1blindly
  • buscar algo a tientas (of the bulls) -> to grope about o around for something
  • andar a tientas -> to grope along

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tienta [te-en’-tah]
noun
1Probe. (Medical) (f)
2Craft, cunning, artful industry. (f)
  • A tientas -> doubtfully uncertainly in the dark, at random
  • Andar a tientas -> to crope in the dark, to fumble

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tienta
sustantivo:femenino
1
a tientas gropingly; blindly; andar a tientas to grope one's way along; feel one's way; to feel one's way; buscar algo a tientas to grope around for sth
en la oscuridad, buscas a tientas el mechero
decir algo a tientas to throw out a remark at random; say sth to see what effect it has
2 (Taur) trial; test
3 (Med) probe

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