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épreuve [epʀœv]feminine nouna. ( = essai, examen) test• épreuve orale/écrite oral/written testc. ( = malheur) ordeale. (locutions)• résister à l'épreuve du temps to stand the test of time► à toute épreuve [amitié, foi] staunch ; [mur] solid as a rock* * *epʀœv1) ( moment pénible) ordeal2) (testant la valeur, résistance) testmettre à l'épreuve — to put [something/somebody] to the test
mettre à rude épreuve — to put [somebody] to a severe test; to be very hard on [voiture, chaussures]; to tax [patience, nerfs]; to put a strain on [amitié, relation]
à toute épreuve — unfailing (épith)
à l'épreuve du feu/des balles — fire-/bullet-proof
3) ( partie d'examen) (part of an) examinationépreuve écrite/orale — written/oral examination
4) Sport5) (photo, estampe) proof•Phrasal Verbs:* * *epʀœv nf1) [examen] test2) SPORT event3) (en locution: test)4) (= malheur, difficulté) trial, ordeal5) PHOTOGRAPHIE print6) TYPOGRAPHIE proof* * *épreuve nf1 ( moment pénible) ordeal; une suite d'épreuves a succession of ordeals; subir de dures épreuves to go through terrible ordeals; surmonter une épreuve to get over an ordeal; la crise économique et les épreuves qu'elle a entraînées the economic crisis and the suffering it brought with it;2 (testant valeur, résistance) test; mettre qch/qn à l'épreuve to put sth/sb to the test; mettre à rude épreuve to put [sb] to a severe test [personne]; to be very hard on [voiture, chaussures]; to tax [patience, nerfs]; to put a strain on [amitié, relation]; soumettre qch à l'épreuve de qch to subject sth to the test of sth; l'épreuve de force entre the test of strength between; procéder à l'épreuve d'un appareil to test a device; à toute épreuve [patience, solidité] unfailing ( épith); résister à l'épreuve du temps to stand the test of time; l'épreuve du feu ordeal by fire; à l'épreuve du feu/des balles [cloison, vêtement] fire-/bullet-proof;3 ( partie d'examen) gén (part of an) examination; épreuve orale oral examination; épreuve écrite paper, written examination; épreuve d'histoire/de chimie history/chemistry examination; une épreuve obligatoire/facultative a compulsory/an optional part of the examination; la deuxième épreuve du concours de piano the second part of the piano competition; épreuve anticipée de français baccalaureate French paper (taken one year before the other subjects chosen for the baccalaureate);4 Sport épreuve d'athlétisme athletics event; épreuves sur terrain/piste field/track events; épreuves éliminatoires heats; épreuves de sélection trials;6 Cin épreuves de tournage rushes;épreuve de vérité acid test.[eprɶv] nom féminin1. [test] test(littéraire) [adversité]l'épreuve adversity, hardshipépreuve écrite paper, written test5. IMPRIMERIE proofcorriger ou revoir les épreuves d'un livre to proofread a bookdernière/première épreuve final/galley proof————————à l'épreuve locution adverbiale————————à l'épreuve de locution prépositionnelleà rude épreuve locution adverbialeà toute épreuve locution adjectivale[mécanisme] foolproof[patience, bonne humeur] unfailing
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