Essai (en. Essay)

[ɛ.sɛ]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A text that examines a subject in a personal way.

She submitted an essay on French literature.

Elle a soumis un essai sur la littérature française.

An attempt to do something.

This essay was successful.

Cet essai a été couronné de succès.

A test, a trial.

Clinical trials are essential before marketing a drug.

Les essais cliniques sont essentiels avant de commercialiser un médicament.

From the Latin 'exagium' which means 'attempt' or 'test'.

attempt of life

Attempting to experiment with various situations in life.

essai de la vie

to make attempts

Making attempts to improve a skill or a product.

faire des essais

trial and error

A learning method through experimentation.

essai et erreur

to test

To test the quality or functioning of something.

tester

experiment

The action of trying something to acquire knowledge.

expérience

analysis

Detailed and methodical study of a subject.

analyse

A quick attempt or test.

Let me make a quick attempt to see if it works.

Laisse-moi faire un essai rapide pour voir si ça marche.

A casual attempt.

I’m going to make an attempt on this new thing without pressure.

Je vais faire un essai sur ce nouveau truc sans pression.