Also means
survey
Usage Note
Sondage covers opinion polls, surveys, and geological probes (drilling). In journalism, un sondage d'opinion is an opinion poll; selon un sondage ('according to a poll') is a very common phrase. The verb sonder means both 'to poll' and 'to probe/sound out'. Sonder l'opinion is a common collocation.
Examples
"Le dernier sondage donne le candidat en tête."
Natural Translation
The latest poll puts the candidate in the lead.
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