prova

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) examination; test
2. (feminine) proof; evidence (fact or observation presented in support of an assertion)
3. (feminine) evidence (anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial)
4. (feminine) proof; assertion; affirmation
5. (feminine) discipline (category in which a sport belongs)
6. (feminine) proof (sequence of statements which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof)
7. (feminine,figuratively) obstacle; challenge
8. (feminine) the act of trying out clothes
9. (feminine) degustation; tasting
10. (feminine) proof (trial impression)

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of provar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of provar:

Hyphenated as

pro‧va

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɾɔ.vɐ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese prova, either regressively derived from the verb provar or from Late Latin proba (“proof”), from Latin probō (“to approve; to prove”), from probus (“good”).

Sentences

Que tipo de prova é que ?

What kind of proof is that?

Por sorte , a adaga não conseguiu penetrar no colete à prova de balas .

Luckily, the dagger failed to penetrate the bulletproof vest.

Que mais ? A prova é que ela agora estava tranqüila e satisfeita .

What else? The proof is that she was now calm and satisfied.