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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