What does essais in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word essais in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use essais in French.

The word essais in French means try, attempt, test, trial, essay, try, practice, trial, on a trial basis, for a trial period, art house, test bench, screen test, arthouse cinema, repertory cinema, trial run, dummy run, clinical trial, field experiment, field test, wind tunnel test, nuclear test, road test, converted try, resounding success, trial run, score a try, score a touchdown, not be your first attempt, not be the first time you have done, it's not the first time he/she has done it, this isn't his/her first time, trial period, test pilot, take on on a trial basis, take on for a trial period, convert a try, test tube, trial version, test flight. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word essais

try, attempt

nom masculin (tentative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a réussi son concours au troisième essai.
She passed her exam on the third attempt.

test, trial

nom masculin (test, expérimentation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En début de saison, les pongistes font l'essai de nouveaux revêtements.
At the beginning of the season, table tennis players test the new table surfaces.

essay

nom masculin (livre court)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a rédigé plusieurs essais avant de se lancer dans le roman.
She wrote several essays before moving on to novels.

try

nom masculin (Rugby : but) (Rugby)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au rugby, l'objectif est de marquer le plus d'essais possible en plaquant le ballon dans l'en-but adverse.
In rugby, the aim is to score as many tries as possible by putting the ball over the opposing team's line.

practice

nom masculin pluriel (Course auto : entraînement) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce coureur a fait de bons temps lors des essais mais est arrivé bon dernier à la course !
The runner made good times in practice but came last of all in the race!

trial

nom masculin (période d'essai d'un travail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce patron a pris une nouvelle secrétaire à l'essai.
The boss has taken on a new secretary on trial.

on a trial basis, for a trial period

locution adverbiale (en test)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

art house

nom masculin (cinéma indépendant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'art et essai est un genre plutôt culturel. Le cinéma d'art et essai doit répondre à des critères précis, comme ceux de découverte et de recherche notamment.

test bench

nom masculin (test industriel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le banc d'essai sert au développement des produits.
The test bench is used to develop products.

screen test

nom masculin (test pour comédien)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

arthouse cinema, repertory cinema

nom masculin (cinéma indépendant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cinémas Art et Essai peuvent bénéficier de subventions.

trial run, dummy run

nom masculin (tentative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

clinical trial

nom masculin (étude scientifique d'une thérapie) (drugs, etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette nouvelle molécule doit, avant d'être mise sur le marché, subir des essais cliniques.

field experiment, field test

nom masculin (test de plante en extérieur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les écologistes sont vent debout contre les essais en plein champs d'OGM.

wind tunnel test

nom masculin (avions : test de portance) (aerodynamics: countable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

nuclear test

nom masculin (test de bombe nucléaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

road test

nom masculin (véhicule : essai en condition réelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

converted try

nom masculin (Rugby : essai puis transformation) (Rugby)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

resounding success

nom masculin (figuré (second succès)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après le succès de son téléphone, cette montre connectée est un essai transformé pour cette marque.

trial run

nom masculin (test)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le premier galop d'essai de ce nouvel avion aura lieu la semaine prochaine.

score a try

locution verbale (Rugby : aplatir le ballon dans l'en-but) (rugby)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

score a touchdown

locution verbale (Football américain : réaliser un touché) (American football)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

not be your first attempt, not be the first time you have done

locution verbale (être habitué à)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

it's not the first time he/she has done it, this isn't his/her first time

locution verbale (péjoratif (être un récidiviste)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

trial period

nom féminin (temps de travail pour tester)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce contrat de travail est soumis à une période d'essai de trois mois.
The contract is subject to a trial period of three months.

test pilot

nom masculin et féminin (pilote de nouveaux modèles) (aviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

take on on a trial basis, take on for a trial period

locution verbale (employer [qqn] pour le tester)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ils me prennent à l'essai pour 6 mois.

convert a try

locution verbale (Rugby : ajouter des points à un essai) (Rugby)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

test tube

nom masculin (petit tube en verre) (science)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chimistes utilisent des tubes à essais.
Chemists use test tubes.

trial version

nom féminin (version limitée dans le temps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

test flight

nom masculin (test aérien) (aircraft)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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