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épreuve

test

noun eh-PREUV Less Common
People & Society Education

Also means

ordeal

Usage Note

Épreuve can mean a written exam or test in a school context, or more broadly a trial or ordeal in life. Les épreuves du bac are the French baccalauréat exams. Mettre à l'épreuve means 'to put to the test'. The verb is éprouver, which also means 'to feel' an emotion.

Examples

"L'épreuve de maths était difficile."

Natural Translation

The maths test was difficult.

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