English

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

(US) SAMPA:/traI ' Vl/

Noun

1. a chance 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.

Translations

• Bulgarian: изпитание (izpitánie) n (1,3), опит (ópit)m (1), проба (próba) f (1), изпробване (izpróbvane) n (1), съд (səd) m (2), процес (protsés) m (2), неприятности (neprijátnosti) f (3), бреме (bréme) n (3)
• Finnish: koetus (1), koe (1), oikeudenkäynti (2), koettelemus (3)
• German: Versuch m (1), Prüfung f (1), Probe f (1,3), Verhör n (2), Prozeß m (2), Sorge f (3), Kummer m (3), Belästigung f (3)
• Hungarian: próba (1), tárgyalás (2), bai (3), nehézség (3), kellemetlenség (3)
• Japanese: 試験 (しけん , shikén) (1), 試し (ためし , tameshí) (1), 裁判 (さいばん , sáiban) (2), 公判 (こうはん , kōhan) (2), 試練 (しれん , shirén) (3)
• Portuguese: ensaio (1), prova (1), experiência (1), processo (2), julgamento (2), provação (3)
• Russian: испытание (ispytánije) n (1,3), опыт (ópyt) m (1), проба (próba) f (1), суд (sud) m (2), разбирательство (razbirátel'stvo) n (2), неприятность (neprijátnost') f (3)
• Spanish: ensayo (1), prueba (1), experimento (1), juicio (2), proceso (2), tribulación (3)

Adjective

1. Pertaining to a trial or test;
2. Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis;
3. Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components;
4. Triple;
5. (languages) pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, as people; contrast singular, dual and plural.

Translations

• Dutch: trialis (5)
• German: Trialis (5)
• Latin: trialis (5)
• Swedish: trialis (5), tretal (5)

Dutch

Noun

1. Cross with small but sturdy and very versatile bicycles