Preterite él/ella/usted conjugation of ensayar .
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun 1. (practice)
a. rehearsal Nos queda un ensayo más antes del estreno. We have one more rehearsal before our debut.
2. (composition)
a. essay Para la clase de literatura, tenemos que escribir diez ensayos a lo largo del semestre. For the literature class, we have to write ten essays over the course of the semester.
3. (assessment)
a. trial El período de ensayo para el software dura un mes. The trial period for the software lasts one month.
b. test No entre en pánico cuando suena la alarma; es solo un ensayo. Do not panic when the alarm sounds; it's just a test.
c. experiment Los resultados del ensayo apoyan la hipótesis original. The results of the experiment support the original hypothesis.
4. (sports)
a. try Lomu logró quince ensayos en el Mundial de Rugby. Lomu scored fifteen tries at the Rugby World Cup.
5. (metal)
a. assay El libro explica técnicas para el ensayo de oro y plata. The book explains techniques for the assay of gold and silver.
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun 1. (theater)
a. rehearsal ensayo general dress rehearsal
2. (prueba)
a. test le salió al primer ensayo he got it at the first attempt
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ensayo
1 (prueba) test; trial; (experimento) experiment; (intento) attempt de ensayo experimental; pedido de ensayo (Com) trial order; viaje de ensayo trial run; vuelo de ensayo test flight; hicimos un ensayo de la obra we rehearsed the play; hacer algo a modo de ensayo to do sth as an experiment
ensayo clínico clinical trial
ensayo nuclear nuclear test
3 (Literat) (Escol) etc essay 4 (Música) (Teat) rehearsal ensayo general dress rehearsal
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