prueba

test, proof, trial

noun PRWEH-bah Common

Also means

evidence

Usage Note

Prueba covers a wide range of 'test' meanings: an exam (prueba de acceso), evidence in court (presentar pruebas), and a trial period (a prueba, 'on trial/probation'). It also appears in sports: prueba de atletismo ('athletics event'). The verb is probar ('to test, to try, to taste').

Examples

"El jurado examinó todas las pruebas."

Natural Translation

The jury examined all the evidence.

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