
Hledat
to grope
01
tápání, hmataní
to search uncertainly or blindly by feeling with the hands
Intransitive: to grope for sth
Example
He frequently gropes in his pockets for his keys.
She is currently groping around on the floor for her lost earring.
02
tápání, hmataní
to move or navigate uncertainly, relying on touch
Intransitive: to grope somewhere
Example
She groped along the wall in the pitch-black room, trying to find the door.
Tápala podél zdi ve tmavé místnosti a snažila se najít dveře.
The child groped through the crowded hallway, hoping to catch up with her friends.
Dítě tápalo v přeplněné chodbě, doufajíc, že dohoní své přátele.
03
osahávat, dohmat
to touch or handle someone or something in a clumsy, awkward, or invasive manner
Transitive: to grope sb
Example
She felt uncomfortable when the stranger tried to grope her in the crowded subway.
Cítila se nepohodlně, když se ji v přeplněném metru snažil osahávat cizinec.
The police charged him after he was caught groping a passerby in the public park.
Policie ho obvinila poté, co byl přistižen, jak osahává kolemjdoucího v městském parku.
Grope
01
hmátání, osahávání
the act of groping; and instance of groping