trial and error
n. A method of reaching a correct solution or satisfactory result by trying out various means or theories until error is sufficiently reduced or eliminated.
tri′al-and-er′ror adj.
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trial and error
n a method of discovery, solving problems, etc, based on practical experiment and experience rather than on theory: he learned to cook by trial and error.
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tri′al and er′ror
n. experimentation or investigation in which various means are tried and faulty ones eliminated in order to find the correct solution or achieve the desired result.
[1800–10]
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Translations
التَجْرِبَه والخَطَأ
zkoušení
fokozatos megközelítés
skúšanie
sınama yanılma
trial
(ˈtraiəl) noun1. 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 prova zkouška der Versuch prøvekørsel; prøve δοκιμή, δοκιμασίαprueba, ensayo katse, katsumus آزمایش؛ آزمون koe essai, épreuveניסיון परीक्षण ispit, opit próba tes, percobaan reynsla, prófun prova ためし 시운전 išbandymas izmēģinājums; pārbaude ujian; dugaan testprøve, kraft-/styrkeprøve próba, test ازمایښت، ازمون 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 julgamento proces der Prozeß retssag δίκηproceso, juicio kohtuprotsess محاکمه oikeudenkäynti procèsמשפט योग्यता की परीक्षा suđenje, sudski postupak tárgyalás pengadilan réttarhald processo 裁判 재판 teismo procesas tiesa; tiesas process perbicaraan rechtszaakrettssak, rettslig behandlingrozprawa, proces محاکمه 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 tormento trápení, starost die Prüfung prøvelse δοκιμασία, πρόβλημα aflicción, sufrimiento; problema mureallikas مصیبت؛ دردسر koettelemus souci מָקוֹר סֶבֶל पूर्वाभ्यास kušnja, briga megpróbáltatás kesulitan (skap)raun, mæða croce 困りもの 시험, 시련 rūpestis nasta; nedienas dugaan zorgprøvelseutrapienie مصیبت ، د سر درد 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 ensaio zkouška die Probefahrt, der Probelauf prøve; prøvekørsel πρόβα, δοκιμήensayo, prueba proov, katsetus آزمایش اولیه koekäyttö essai הֲרָצַת נִיסָיוֹן परीक्षण प्रणाली proba próbaút tes jalan fyrsta prófun/reynsluakstur prova 試運転 시운전, 시연 išbandymas izmēģinājuma brauciens; mēģinājums; pārbaude ujian percubaan; uji pandu proefrit prøve jazda próbna, przebieg próbny لومړنی ازمیښت ensaio (cursă de) probă испытательный пробег skúška preizkus, skušnja proba provkörning, -tur การทดสอบขั้นต้น deneme, tecrübe 排演，試車等 пробний пуск مشق sự thử 排演，试车等 1. the subject of a legal action in court.
She's on trial for murder. word verhoor تَحْت المُحاكَمَه на съд em julgamento před soudem unter Anklage anklaget; stillet for retten 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 받고 있는 teisiamas tiesāts; saukts pie atbildības perbicaraan voor het gerecht anklaget przed sądem د محكمي په جريان كي 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 em teste na zkoušku zur Probe på prøve υπό δοκιμή a prueba katsetusel در دس آزمایش koekäytössä à l'essai בִּתקוּפַת נִיסָיוֹן na probi kipróbálás alatt sedang dicoba til reynslu in prova 試験中 시험 중에 있는 bandomas uz pārbaudes/izmēģinājuma laiku sedang dicuba op proef under utprøving, på prøve na próbę, na okres próbny تر ازمیښت لاندی à experiência în probe взятый на пробу 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 tentativa e erro zkoušení alles Mögliche ausprobieren (ved) at prøve sig frem 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 시행착오 bandymas, kol išeina izslēgšanas (atlases) metode cuba-cuba met vallen en opstaan prøving og feiling metoda prób i błędów ازمون اوخطا tentativas încercări succesive методом проб и ошибок skúšobná metóda, experiment preizkušanje pokušaj i greška [klara ngt genom att] pröva sig fram การลองผิดลองถูก sınama yanılma 反覆試驗，嘗試錯誤法，不斷摸索 метод проб и помилок مختلف طريقوں سے جانچنا phương pháp thử và sai 反复试验，尝试法（从失败中找到解决办法） Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.