prova

Etymology

From Latin proba.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.və/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.bə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.va/
• Hyphenation: pro‧va

Noun

prova f (plural proves)

1. exam
2. test
3. proof

Verb

prova

1. third-person singular present indicative form of provar
2. second-person singular imperative form of provar

Noun

prova

1. test

Alternative forms

• pruova (obsolete)

Etymology

Either a back-formation from provare, or from Late Latin proba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.va/, [ˈpr̺ɔːvä]

• Audio (IT)

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• Hyphenation: prò‧va

Noun

prova f (plural prove)

1. trial, test, experiment
2. examination, exam, test
3. proof, evidence
4. try, attempt, shot
5. (sports) trial, test, event, performance
6. (theater) rehearsal

Verb

prova

1. third-person singular present indicative of provare
2. second-person singular imperative of provare

Anagrams

• pravo

Etymology

From Old Portuguese prova, from Latin proba (“proof”), from probō (“I approve; I prove”), from probus (“good”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.va/, /ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/
• Hyphenation: pro‧va

Noun

prova f (plural provas)

1. (education) examination; test
2. proof; evidence (fact or observation presented in support of an assertion)
3. (law) evidence (anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial)
4. proof; assertion; affirmation

   Aquelas palavras foram uma prova de seu ódio.

   Those words were an assertion of his hatred.

5. (sports) discipline (category in which a sport belongs)

   Corri a prova dos cem metros com barreiras.

   I ran the hundred-meter hurdles.

6. (logic, mathematics) proof (sequence of statements which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof)
7. (figuratively) obstacle; challenge
8. the act of trying out clothes
9. degustation; tasting
10. (printing) proof (trial impression)

Verb

prova

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of provar

   Ele prova o prato.

   He tries out the dish.

   Ele prova.

   He proves.

2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of provar

   Tu aí, prova o prato sozinho.

   You there, try out the dish by yourself.

   Tu aí, prova sozinho.

   You there, prove by yourself.

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: pro‧va

Verb

prova (present provar, preterite provade, supine provat, imperative prova)

1. to try, to make an attempt; to sample