épreuve

French

Etymology

Deverbal from éprouver.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.pʁœv/
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Noun

épreuve f (plural épreuves)

test
ordeal, trial
- 2014, Indila, Comme un bateau:
  Maman dit que malgré les épreuves il faut continuer à sourire.
  Mum says that, despite life's challenges, you have to keep smiling.
(sports) event, heat
(typography, coinage) proof
(photography) print
(film, television, in the plural) rushes

Derived terms

Further reading

“épreuve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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