Accordépreuve
l' épreuve
ordeal
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How do you say épreuve in French?
How do you pronounce épreuve in French?
épreuve is pronounced /lepʁœv/ in French.
Example sentences
L'épreuve difficile du baccalauréat a rendu tous les étudiants nerveux.
The difficult exam of the baccalaureate made all the students nervous.
Cette épreuve sportive était si exigeante que les athlètes les plus forts l'ont trouvée épuisante.
This sporting trial was so demanding that even the strongest athletes found it exhausting.
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Why is it feminine?
Épreuve is feminine because it derives from Old French "epreuve," which comes from the Latin "experientia" (feminine), meaning "experience" or "trial." The feminine gender was preserved through the Romance language evolution from Latin, where many abstract nouns denoting trials or tests maintained their original feminine grammatical gender.
What is the French word for ordeal?
The French word for ordeal is l' épreuve — feminine.
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