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/e.pʁœv/
Translation
test, ordeal; heat, event
Word origin
From Old French esprueve, a noun taken from esprover ('to test, to try out'), which goes back to Latin probare ('to test, to prove'). English 'prove' and 'proof' come from the same Latin verb.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- esprueve
- English cognates
- prove, proof, probe
Grammar
Examples
L' mathématiques .
The maths paper lasts three hours.
cette .
She came through that ordeal with remarkable courage.
' qualifié l' .
He qualified for the hundred metres event.
Cette l' ' .
That friendship has been put to the test more than once.
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The engine stood up to every test in the laboratory.
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