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French
Etymology
Deverbal from éprouver.
Pronunciation
Noun
épreuve f (plural épreuves)
- test
- ordeal, trial
2014, Indila, Comme un bateau:Maman dit que malgré les épreuves il faut continuer à sourire.- Mum says that, despite life's challenges, you have to keep smiling.
- (sports) event, heat
- (typography, coinage) proof
- (photography) print
- (film, television, in the plural) rushes
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