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Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman trial < triet (“to try”) < trier < Old French trier (“to pick out, cull”) < Gallo-Romance *triare, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

trial (plural trials)

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  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 experience.
  4. an annoying person
    That boy was a trial to his parents
Translations
chance to test something out
  • Bulgarian: изпитание bg(bg) (izpitánie) n., опит bg(bg) (ópit) m., проба bg(bg) (próba) f., изпробване bg(bg) (izpróbvane) n.
  • Czech: zkouška cs(cs) f.
  • Finnish: koetus, koe
  • French: essai fr(fr) m.
  • German: Versuch de(de) m., Prüfung de(de) f., Probe de(de) f.
  • Greek: δοκιμή el(el) f., προβάρισμα el(el) n.
  • Hungarian: próba hu(hu)
  • Italian: prova it(it) f.
  • Japanese: 試験 (しけん, shikén), 試し (ためし, tameshí)
  • Polish: próba pl(pl) f., test pl(pl) m.
  • Portuguese: ensaio pt(pt) m., prova pt(pt) f., experiência pt(pt) f.
  • Russian: испытание ru(ru) (ispytánije) n., опыт ru(ru) (ópyt) m., проба ru(ru) (próba) f.
  • Scottish Gaelic: dearbhadh gd(gd) m.
  • Spanish: ensayo es(es) m., prueba es(es) f., experimento es(es) m.
  • Turkish: deney tr(tr)
appearance at judicial court
  • Arabic: مُحاكَمة ar(ar) (muHaakama(t))
  • Armenian: դատ hy(hy) (dat)
  • Bulgarian: съд (səd) m., процес (protsés) m.
  • Czech: přelíčení cs(cs) n.
  • Finnish: oikeudenkäynti fi(fi)
  • French: procès fr(fr) m.
  • German: Verhör de(de) n., Prozeß de(de) m.
  • Greek: δίκη f. (díki)
  • Hungarian: tárgyalás hu(hu)
  • Japanese: 裁判 (さいばん, sáiban), 公判 (こうはん, kōhan)
  • Polish: rozprawa pl(pl) f.
  • Portuguese: processo pt(pt) m., julgamento pt(pt) m.
  • Russian: суд (sud) m., разбирательство (razbirátel’stvo) n.
  • Spanish: juicio es(es) m., proceso es(es) m.
  • Turkish: duruşma tr(tr)
difficult experience
  • Bulgarian: изпитание (izpitánie) n., неприятности (neprijátnosti) f., бреме (bréme) n.
  • Czech: zkouška cs(cs) f.
  • Finnish: koettelemus fi(fi)
  • French: épreuve fr(fr) f.
  • German: Probe de(de) f., Sorge de(de) f., Kummer de(de) m., Belästigung de(de) f.
  • Greek: δοκιμασία el(el) f., δεινοπάθημα el(el) n.
  • Hungarian: bai hu(hu), nehézség hu(hu), kellemetlenség hu(hu)
  • Japanese: 試練 (しれん, shirén)
  • Portuguese: provação pt(pt) f.
  • Russian: испытание (ispytánije) n., неприятность (neprijátnost’) f.
  • Spanish: tribulación es(es) f.
  • Turkish: tecrübe tr(tr)

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
Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis

Verb

to trial (third-person singular simple present trials, present participle Commonwealth trialling, US trialing, simple past and past participle Commonwealth trialled, 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 trialled 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.

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun, adjective, or verb trial
  • put on trial

Etymology 2

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

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.
Translations
Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components
  • Czech: trojí cs(cs)
Triple
  • Czech: trojí cs(cs)
pertaining to a language form referring to three of something
  • Dutch: trialis
  • French: triel fr(fr)
  • German: Trialis
  • Japanese: 三数 ja(ja) (sansū)
  • Latin: trialis
  • Swedish: trialis, tretal

See also

Anagrams

Dutch

Noun

trial

  1. Cross with small but sturdy and very versatile bicycles

Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

trial m. inv.

  1. (sports) trials (motorcycle etc)

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