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masculine

/e.sɛ/

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Translation

attempt, trial; essay; try (rugby)

Word origin

From Old French essai, from Late Latin exagium ('a weighing'), related to exigere ('to weigh out, to examine'). Montaigne's Essais of 1580 carried the literary sense into English as 'essay'.

Origin
Late Latin
Root
exagium
English cognates
essay, assay, exact

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralessais

Examples

C' , sévère.

It is a first attempt, so do not be too harsh.

l' .

The car is available on trial for a week.

.

He scored a try in the last minute.

l'oubli.

She published an essay on memory and forgetting.

, .

After three attempts, the machine finally started.

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This word is part of lesson 34.