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"Trial" is a noun which is often translated as "el juicio", and "exam" is a noun which is often translated as "el examen". Learn more about the difference between "trial" and "exam" below.
trial(
trayl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (legal)
2. (test)
a. la prueba (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The new drug underwent many trials before going on the market.El nuevo medicamendo fue objeto de muchas pruebas antes de entrar en el mercado.
b. el ensayo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The vaccine for Ebola is currently in clinical trials.La vacuna contra el ébola se haya en fase de ensayos clínicos actualmente.
3. (sports)
a. la prueba (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Time trials for the university track team will be held tomorrow.Las pruebas contrarreloj para el equipo universitario de atletismo se llevarán a cabo mañana.
b. el concurso (M) (of animals)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I'm training my Border collie for a sheepdog trial in Scotland.Estoy entrenando mi Collie de la frontera para un concurso de perros pastores en Escocia.
4. (ordeal)
a. el suplicio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It was a complete trial driving through the desert without air-conditioning.Fue todo un suplicio manejar por el desierto sin aire acondicionado.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
exam(
ehg
-
zahm
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (education)
2. (medicine)
a. el examen (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I had to have an exam before I was deemed fit for the job.Tuve que someterme a un examen antes de que me aprobaran para el trabajo.
