épreuve

French

Etymology

From éprouver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.pʁœv/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

épreuve f (plural épreuves)

1. test
2. ordeal, trial
3. (sports) event, heat
4. (typography, coinage) proof
5. (photography) print
6. (film, television, in the plural) rushes

Derived terms

• à toute épreuve

Further reading

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