trial

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹaɪəl/

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• Rhymes: -aɪəl

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman trial, from trier ‎(“to pick out, cull”) + -al. More at English try.

Noun

Wikipedia

trial ‎(plural trials)

1. An opportunity to test something out; a test.

   They will perform the trials for the new equipment next week.

2. Appearance at judicial court.
3. A difficult or annoying experience.

   That boy was a trial to his parents.

4. A tryout to pick members of a team.

   soccer trials

5. (Britain) An internal examination set by Eton College.

Translations

chance to test something out

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: изпитание (bg) n ‎(izpitánie), опит (bg) m ‎(ópit), проба (bg) f ‎(próba), изпробване (bg) n ‎(izpróbvane)
• Catalan: prova (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 考驗 (zh), 考验 (zh) ‎(kǎoyàn), 試驗 (zh), 试验 (zh) ‎(shìyàn)

• Czech: zkouška (cs) f
• Dutch: proef (nl) c, test (nl) c
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: koetus (fi), koe (fi)
• French: essai (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Versuch (de) m, Prüfung (de) f, Probe (de) f
• Greek: δοκιμή (el) f ‎(dokimí)
• Hebrew: ניסיון (he) m ‎(nisayon)
• Hungarian: próba (hu)

• Irish: tástáil f
• Italian: prova (it) f, test (it) m
• Japanese: 試験 (ja) ‎(しけん, shiken), 試し ‎(ためし, tameshi)
• Khmer: បរីក្សា ‎(pa’re’ksaa)
• Latin: periculum (la) n, experimentum n
• Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: próba (pl) f, test (pl) m
• Portuguese: ensaio (pt) m, prova (pt) f, experiência (pt) f
• Russian: испыта́ние (ru) n ‎(ispytánije), о́пыт (ru) m ‎(ópyt), про́ба (ru) f ‎(próba)
• Scottish Gaelic: dearbhadh m
• Spanish: ensayo (es) m, prueba (es) f, experimento (es) m
• Swedish: test (sv) n
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: deney (tr)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

appearance at judicial court

• Albanian: gjyq (sq) m
• Arabic: مُحَاكَمَة ‎(muḥākama)
• Armenian: դատ (hy) ‎(dat)
• Aromanian: giudicatã f, giudets n
• Bulgarian: съд (bg) m ‎(səd), процес (bg) m ‎(protsés)
• Catalan: procés m, judici (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 審訊 (zh), 审讯 (zh) ‎(shěnxùn)

• Czech: přelíčení n
• Dutch: rechtzaak c, proces (nl) n
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: oikeudenkäynti (fi)
• French: procès (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Verhör (de) n, Prozeß (de) m
• Greek: δίκη (el) f ‎(díki), εκδίκαση (el) f ‎(ekdíkasi)
• Hebrew: משפט (he) m ‎(mishpat)

• Hungarian: tárgyalás (hu)
• Italian: processo (it) m
• Japanese: 裁判 (ja) ‎(さいばん, sáiban), 公判 ‎(こうはん, kōhan)
• Khmer: ក្តី ‎(kdəy), ជំនុំជំរះក្តី ‎(cumnum cumreah kdəy)
• Maori: whakawākanga
• Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
• Persian: محاکمه (fa)
• Polish: rozprawa (pl) f
• Portuguese: processo (pt) m, julgamento (pt) m
• Romanian: proces (ro) n, judecată (ro) f
• Russian: суд (ru) m ‎(sud), разбира́тельство (ru) n ‎(razbirátelʹstvo)
• Spanish: juicio (es) m, proceso (es) m
• Swedish: rättegång (sv) c
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: duruşma (tr)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

difficult experience

• Bulgarian: изпитание (bg) n ‎(izpitánie), неприятности (bg) f ‎(neprijátnosti), бреме (bg) n ‎(bréme)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 考驗 (zh), 考验 (zh) ‎(kǎoyàn)

• Czech: zkouška (cs) f
• Dutch: beproeving (nl) f, bezoeking (nl) f
• Finnish: koettelemus (fi)
• French: épreuve (fr) f
• German: Probe (de) f, Sorge (de) f, Kummer (de) m, Belästigung (de) f

• Greek: δοκιμασία (el) f ‎(dokimasía)
• Hungarian: baj (hu), nehézség (hu), kellemetlenség (hu), megpróbáltatás (hu)
• Italian: prova (it) f, tribolazione (it) f
• Japanese: 試練 ‎(しれん, shirén)
• Portuguese: provação (pt) f
• Russian: испыта́ние (ru) n ‎(ispytánije), неприя́тность (ru) f ‎(neprijátnostʹ)
• Spanish: tribulación f
• Swedish: prövning (sv) c
• Turkish: tecrübe (tr)

a try-out to pick team members

Adjective

trial ‎(not comparable)

1. Pertaining to a trial or test.
2. Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.

Translations

Pertaining to a trial or test

• Czech: zkušební
• Greek: δοκιμαστικός (el) m ‎(dokimastikós)

• Swedish: test-, prov-

Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis

• Greek: δοκιμαστικός (el) m ‎(dokimastikós), πειραματικός (el) m ‎(peiramatikós)

• Swedish: provisorisk (sv), tillfällig (sv)

Verb

trial ‎(third-person singular simple present trials, present participle (UK) trialling or (US) trialing, simple past and past participle (UK) trialled or (US) trialed)

1. To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.

   The warning system was extensively trialed before being fitted to all our vehicles.

2. To try out (a new player) in a sports team.

   The team trialled a new young goalkeeper in Saturday's match, with mixed results.

Translations

to carry out a series of tests on a new product

• Maori: whakamātau, whakamāhunga (on new crops)

to select members of a team

• Maori: para whakawai

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial

put on trial trial and error

trial by combat trial by fire

trial balloon triality

Etymology 2

From Latin trialis, an adjective formed from tres ‎(“three”) + -ālis.

Adjective

trial ‎(not comparable)

1. Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
2. Triple.
3. (grammar) pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, as people; contrast singular, dual and plural.

   No language has a trial number unless it has a dual.

Translations

Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components

• Czech: trojí

Triple

• Czech: trojí
• Greek: τριπλός (el) m ‎(triplós)

• Italian: triplo (it) m

pertaining to a language form referring to three of something

• Dutch: trialis
• French: triel (fr)
• German: Trialis
• Japanese: 三数 ‎(sansū)

• Latin: trialis
• Spanish: trial (es)
• Swedish: trialis, tretal (sv)

See also

• (grammatical numbers) grammatical number; singular, dual, trial, quadral, paucal, plural ^{(Category: en:Grammar)}

Anagrams

• litra, trail

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: tri‧al

Etymology

Borrowing from English trial.

Noun

trial m ‎(plural trials, diminutive trialtje n)

1. Cross with small but sturdy and very versatile motorcycles, cars or bicycles

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English trial.

Noun

trial m ‎(invariable)

1. (sports) trials (motorcycle etc)

Anagrams

• altri, latri, tarli

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Old French

Etymology

trier ‎(“to try such as in a court of law”) +‎ -al.

Noun

trial m ‎(oblique plural triaus or triax or trials, nominative singular triaus or triax or trials, nominative plural trial)

1. trial (legal procedure)

Usage notes

• due to lack of attestation, the precise meaning is uncertain

Descendants

• English: trial (borrowed)

References

• (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (trial)
• trial on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub