essai

Betekenis (Engels)

try, trial
assay
try
essay, composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject

proef

poging

test

experiment

essay

proefneming

beproeving

toetsing

try

opstel

essai

toets

onderzoek

proefstuk

pogingen

duurtest

aanvaardingsproef

kernproef

uitdaging

experimentatie

ijveren

inspanning

inzet

onderneming

probeersel

auditie

Frequentie

Geslacht

♂️ Mannelijk

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/e.sɛ/

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French essai, from Late Latin exagium (“weighing”), hence English assay (compare also Spanish ensayo), from Latin exigō; the original sense of "trial" (if the gold is good) drifted towards a general meaning of "attempt". The literary meaning is given by Michel de Montaigne's masterpiece.