tâter le terrain in French

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    {
      "ipa": "/ta.te l(ə) tɛ.ʁɛ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑ.te l(ə) tɛ.ʁɛ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ta.te l(ə) te.ʁɛ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑ.te l(ə) te.ʁɛ̃/"
    },
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      "expansion": "tâter le terrain",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "prendre la température"
    }
  ],
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        "French multiword terms",
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      ],
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          "test the waters",
          "test the waters"
        ],
        [
          "put out feelers",
          "put out feelers"
        ],
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          "lay of the land",
          "lay of the land"
        ],
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          "see how the land lies",
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        ]
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      ],
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        "figuratively"
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      "ipa": "/ta.te l(ə) tɛ.ʁɛ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɑ.te l(ə) tɛ.ʁɛ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ta.te l(ə) te.ʁɛ̃/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/tɑ.te l(ə) te.ʁɛ̃/"
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  "word": "tâter le terrain"
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"tâter le terrain" meaning in French

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