tri·al (tr   l, trl)n. 1. Law Examination of evidence and applicable law by a competent tribunal to determine the issue of specified charges or claims. 2. a. The act or process of testing, trying, or putting to the proof: a trial of one's faith. b. An instance of such testing, especially as part of a series of tests or experiments: a clinical trial of a drug. 3. An effort or attempt: succeeded on the third trial. 4. A state of pain or anguish that tests patience, endurance, or belief: "the fiery trial through which we pass" (Abraham Lincoln). 5. A trying, troublesome, or annoying person or thing: The child was a trial to his parents. 6. A preliminary competition or test to determine qualifications, as in a sport. adj. Idioms: 1. Of, relating to, or used in a trial. 2. Attempted or advanced on a provisional or experimental basis: a trial separation. 3. Made or done in the course of a trial or test. on trial In the process of being tried, as in a court of law. trial by fire A test of one's abilities, especially the ability to perform well under pressure. [Middle English triall, a testing, from Anglo-Norman trial, from trier, to sort, try.] Synonyms: trial, affliction, crucible, ordeal, tribulation These nouns denote distress or suffering that severely tests resiliency and character: no consolation in their hour of trial; the affliction of a bereaved family; the crucible of revolution; the ordeal of being an innocent murder suspect; a time of relentless tribulation. See Also Synonyms at burden1. |
trial
Noun
1. Law an investigation of a case in front of a judge to decide whether a person is innocent or guilty of a crime by questioning him or her and considering the evidence
2. the act or an instance of trying or proving; test or experiment: the new drug is undergoing clinical trials
3. an annoying or frustrating person or thing: young children can be a great trial at times
4. a motorcycling competition in which the skills of the riders are tested over rough ground
5. trials a sporting competition for individual people or animals: horse trials
6. on trial
a. undergoing trial, esp. before a court of law
b. being tested, for example before a commitment to purchase: I only have the car out on trial
Adjective
on a temporary basis while being tried out or tested: a trial run
Verb
[trialling, trialled]
to test or make experimental use of: the idea has been trialled in several schools [Anglo-French trier to try]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  trial - the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial"attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" assay - a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc. clinical test, clinical trial - a rigorously controlled test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on human subjects; in the United States it is conducted under the direction of the FDA before being made available for general clinical use double blind - a test procedure in which the identity of those receiving the intervention is concealed from both the administrators and the subjects until after the test is completed; designed to reduce or eliminate bias in the results preclinical phase, preclinical test, preclinical trial - a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial field trial - a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving Ministry of Transportation test, MOT test, MOT - a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes pilot program, pilot project - activity planned as a test or trial; "they funded a pilot project in six states" Snellen test - a test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart |
| 2. |  trial - trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain"experimentation, experiment - the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories" field test, field trial - a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used alpha test - (computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer beta test - (computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization road test - a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy trial balloon - a test of public opinion | |
| 3. |  trial - the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill" | |
| 4. |  trial - (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked court-martial - a trial that is conducted by a military court trial by ordeal, ordeal - a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence Scopes trial - a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed show trial - a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance plea - an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed criminal prosecution, prosecution - the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior demurrer, denial, defence, defense - a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" mistrial - a trial that is invalid or inconclusive retrial - a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 5. |  trial - (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants | |
| 6. |  trial - an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague"affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress fire - a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" |
trial
noun 1. Law hearing, case, court case, inquiry, contest, tribunal, lawsuit, appeal, litigation, industrial tribunal, court martial, legal proceedings, judicial proceedings, judicial examination
noun 2. test, testing, experiment, evaluation, check, examination, audition, assay, dry run (informal) assessment, proof, probation, appraisal, try-out, test-run, pilot study, dummy run
noun 3. hardship, suffering, trouble, pain, load, burden, distress, grief, misery, ordeal, hard times, woe, unhappiness, adversity, affliction, tribulation, wretchedness, vexation, cross to bear
Translations
trial [ˈtraɪəl] n (LAW) → juicio, proceso (= test) [of machine etc] → prueba (= hardship); desgracia;
trials npl (ATHLETICS), (of horses) → pruebas fpl;
trial [ˈtraɪəl] n (Law) → procès m, jugement m (= test) [of machine etc] → essai m (= worry); souci m;
trials npl (= unpleasant experiences) → épreuves fpl;
(Sport) → épreuves éliminatoires;
by trial and error → par tâtonnements
trial [ˈtraɪəl] n (Law) → Prozess m;
(test) [of machine, drug etc] → Versuch m;
(worry) → Plage f;
trials npl (unpleasant experiences) → Schwierigkeiten pl;
trial by jury → Schwurgerichtsverfahren nt;
by trial and error → durch Ausprobieren
trial [ˈtraɪəl] n (LAW) → processo (= test) [of machine etc] → collaudo (= hardship); prova, difficoltà f inv (= worry); cruccio;
trials npl (ATHLETICS) → prove fpl di qualificazione;
by trial and error → a tentoni
n trial [ˈtraiəl]
1 an act of testing or trying; a test Give the new car a trial; The disaster was a trial of his courage. beproewing إخْتِبار изпитание zkouška prøvekørsel; prøve der Versuch δοκιμή, δοκιμασία prueba, ensayo katse, katsumus آزمایش؛ آزمون koekäyttö, koettelemus essai, épreuve נִיסָיוֹן परीक्षण ispit, opit próba tes, percobaan reynsla, prófun prova ためし 시험, 시도 išbandymas izmēģinājums; pārbaude ujian; dugaan test prøve(tur), kraft-/styrkeprøve próba, test prova încercare, probă испытание skúška preizkušnja test prov, provkörning การทดลอง sınama, test 試驗，考驗 випробування; проба امتحان sự thử thách 试验，考验
2 a legal process by which a person is judged in a court of law Their trial will be held next week. verhoor مُحاكَمَه процес proces retssag der Prozeß δίκη proceso, juicio kohtuprotsess محاکمه oikeudenkäynti procès מִשפָּט योग्यता की परीक्षा suđenje, sudski postupak tárgyalás pengadilan réttarhald processo 裁判 재판 teismo procesas tiesa; tiesas process perbicaraan rechtszaak rettssak, rettslig behandling rozprawa, proces julgamento proces судебное разбирательство proces sodna razprava suđenje rättegång การพิจราณาคดี duruşma, mahkeme 審判 судовий процес, суд مقدمہ phiên tòa xét xử 审判
3 a (source of) trouble or anxiety My son is a great trial (to me). beproewing مِحْنَه трудност trápení, starost prøvelse die Prüfung δοκιμασία, πρόβλημα aflicción, sufrimiento; problema mureallikas مصیبت؛ دردسر murheenkryyni souci מָקוֹר סֶבֶל पूर्वाभ्यास kušnja, briga megpróbáltatás kesulitan (skap)raun, mæða croce 困りもの 골칫거리 rūpestis nasta; nedienas dugaan zorg prøvelse utrapienie tormento motiv de îngrijorare источник переживаний starosť nadloga briga prövning ต้นตอของปัญหาหรือความวิตกกังวล dert, üzüntü/endişe kaynağı 討厭的人(或物) переживання, випробування آزمائش nguyên nhân lo lắng 讨厌的人（或物）
trial run
a rehearsal, first test etc of anything, eg a play, car, piece of machinery etc. proefneming تَجْرِيَةٌ أولى тест zkouška prøve; prøvekørsel die Probefahrt,der Probelauf πρόβα, δοκιμή ensayo, prueba proov, katsetus آزمایش اولیه koeajo essai הֲרָצַת נִיסָיוֹן परीक्षण प्रणाली proba próbaút tes jalan fyrsta prófun/reynsluakstur prova 試運転 시운전 išbandymas izmēģinājuma brauciens; mēģinājums; pārbaude ujian percubaan; uji pandu proefrit prøve(tur) jazda próbna, przebieg próbny ensaio (cursă de) probă испытательный пробег skúška preizkus, skušnja proba provkörning, -tur การทดสอบ deneme, tecrübe (etme) 排演，試車等 пробний пуск مشق sự thử 排演，试车等
on trial
1 the subject of a legal action in court She's on trial for murder. word verhoor تَحْت المُحاكَمَه на съд před soudem anklaget; stillet for retten unter Anklage σε δίκη en proceso, procesado süüdistatakse (milleski) در دست دادرسی syytettynä jugé לְהִישָפֵט पर मुकदमा चलना biti pod optužbom bíróság előtt áll terdakwa fyrir rétti sotto processo 裁判中の 재판을 받다, 재판중에 있다 teisiamas tiesāts; saukts pie atbildības perbicaraan voor het gerecht anklaget przed sądem a ser julgado judecat находящийся под следствием pred súdom obtožen kome se sudi inför rätta, åtalad ดำเนินคดี yargılanmakta 在受審 під судом مقدمہ کا موضوع bị xử trong một phiên tòa 在受审
2 undergoing tests or examination We've had a new television installed, but it's only on trial. op sig تَحْتَ التَّجْرِبَه тестван na zkoušku på prøve zur Probe υπό δοκιμή a prueba katsetusel در دست آزمایش koekäytössä à l'essai בִּתקוּפַת נִיסָיוֹן na probi kipróbálás alatt sedang dicoba til reynslu in prova 試験中 시험중에 있는 bandomas uz pārbaudes/izmēģinājuma laiku sedang dicuba op proef under utprøving, på prøve na próbę, na okres próbny à experiência în probe на пробу взятый na skúšku na preizkusu u procesu testiranja på prov การทดสอบ denemede, tecrübe hâlinde 在試用中 такий, що проходить випробний строк; взятий на пробу جانچ کے مرحلے ميں đang được xem xét 在试用中
trial and error
the trying of various methods, alternatives etc until the right one happens to appear or be found They didn't know how to put in a central-heating system, but they managed it by trial and error. probeer التَجْرِبَه والخَطَأ опитване на различни методи, за да се получи желаният резултат zkoušení (ved) at prøve sig frem alles Mögliche ausprobieren δοκιμάζοντας και διορθώνοντας τα λάθη tanteo, método experimental, método de prueba y error katse ja eksimise meetod آزمون و خطا yritys ja erehdys tâtonnements נִיסוּי וּטעִייָה परीक्षण प्रणाली pokušaj i pogreška fokozatos megközelítés (módszere) mencoba-coba leitaraðferð, útilokunaraðferð, fálmkennd aðferð með því að prófa sig áfram tentativi 施行錯誤 시행 착오 bandymas, kol išeina izslēgšanas (atlases) metode cuba-cuba met vallen en opstaan prøving og feiling metoda prób i błędów tentativas încercări succesive методом проб и ошибок skúšobná metóda, experiment preizkušanje pokušaj i greška [] pröva sig fram การลองผิดลองถูก sınama yanılma 反復試驗，嘗試法 метод проб и помилок مختلف طريقوں سے جانچنا phương pháp thử và sai 反复试验，尝试法
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