mettre à l'épreuve

/mɛtʁ a le.pʁœv/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
met à l'épreuve
past
a mis à l'épreuve
perfect
mis à l'épreuve

Meaning

  1. to put to the test

    • Cette épreuve met à l'épreuve sa patience.

      This ordeal puts his patience to the test.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

tester

"mettre à l'épreuve" and tester are close synonyms for "to test," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does mettre à l'épreuve mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cette ___ met à l'épreuve sa patience.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mettre à l'épreuve?

verb

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