épreuve

French

Etymology

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.
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
(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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