| Principales traductions |
| trial n | (resolution of legal issue in court) (Droit) | procès nm |
| | The prosecutor presented evidence at the trial. |
| | Le procureur a fourni des preuves au procès. |
| trial n | (experimental attempt) (machine, véhicule, etc.) | essai nm |
| | They tested the device in a controlled trial. |
| | Ils ont effectué un essai de contrôle sur l'appareil. |
| trial n | often plural (clinical testing) (médical) | essai, test nm |
| | The drug trial lasted for three years before the drug was approved. |
| | L'essai clinique a duré trois ans avant que le médicament ne soit approuvé. |
| trial n | often plural (competitive event) (Sports) | épreuve nf |
| | The time trials determine who competes in the final race. |
| | L'épreuve du contre la montre détermine qui participe à la course finale. |
| trial n | often plural (contest for animals) (Équitation) | concours nm |
| | I am taking my filly to the horse trials tomorrow. |
| | J'emmène ma pouliche au concours d'équitation demain. |
| trials npl | (difficulty) | difficultés nfpl |
| | I have had such trials trying to find a new job. |
| | J'ai eu beaucoup de difficultés à trouver un nouvel emploi. |
| trial [sth]⇒ vtr | (test) | tester⇒ vtr |
| | They are trialling a new drug for cancer. |
| | Ils testent un nouveau médicament contre le cancer. |
Formes composées
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| bench trial n | (law: without jury) (Droit) | procès sans jury nm |
| | (Droit) | procès devant juge seul nm |
| bill for a new trial n | (law: motion) (Droit) | ordonnance de nouveau procès nf |
| case on trial n | (law: criminal suit) | procès en cours nm |
| clinical trial n | (controlled testing) | essai clinique nm |
| | They're asking for volunteers for clinical trials of a new drug. |
| | Ils ont cherché des volontaires pour les essais cliniques d'un nouveau médicament. |
| closed trial n | (law: not public) | procès à huis clos nm |
| conduct a trial v expr | (hold court proceedings) | instruire un procès vtr |
| | We should conduct a trial before we hang him. |
consumer trial,
consumer test n | (evaluation of a product) | test consommateur, test auprès des consommateurs nm |
| detention pending trial n | (law: court order) | détention provisoire nf |
| disposition without trial n | (law: settlement) (Droit) | règlement sans procès nm |
| fair and impartial trial n | (law: without prejudice) (Droit) | procès juste et équitable nm |
| fair trial n | (law: neutral, given due process) (Droit) | procès équitable nm |
| field trial n | (sporting dog competition) (anglicisme) | Field Trial nm |
| | | concours de chiens de chasse nm |
| field trial n | (new product test) | essai sur le terrain, essai terrain nm |
| free trial n | (sample of [sth] at no charge) | essai gratuit nm |
| | If you want to check our new vehicles, just give us a call and we'll schedule a free trial. |
| | Pour découvrir nos nouveaux véhicules, téléphonez-nous pour organiser votre essai gratuit. |
| jury trial n | (law: jury decides outcome) (Droit) | procès devant jury nm |
| murder trial n | (law: homicide proceedings) | procès pour meurtre nm |
| | The murder trial will take place at Bristol Crown Court. |
| new trial n | (law: retrial) (Droit) | nouveau procès nm |
| on trial expr | (being examined in court) (Droit) | jugé adj |
| | (passer) | en jugement expr |
| on trial expr | (undergoing probationary period) (période) | à l'essai expr |
| on trial expr | figurative, informal (under severe scrutiny) | être jugé vi + adj |
| | | sur la sellette loc adv |
| | Stop asking me questions about where I've been! Why am I always on trial? |
| | Arrête de me poser des question pour savoir où j'étais : j'ai l'impression d'être sur la sellette. |
pretrial,
pre-trial adj | (before a legal trial) (Juridique) | d'audience préliminaire loc adj |
pretrial,
also UK: pre-trial n | (court hearing before trial) (Juridique) | audience préliminaire nf |
| put [sb] on trial v expr | (make appear in court) | poursuivre (en justice) vtr |
| | Sometimes innocent people are put on trial for murder. |
| | Il arrive que des innocents soient poursuivis pour meurtre. |
| | | assigner en justice vtr |
| show trial n | (trial with predetermined outcome) | procès-spectacle nm |
| | | simulacre de procès nm |
| | Many show trials were conducted during Stalin's reign of terror. Show trials are meant to set an example. |
| | Il y a eu beaucoup de procès-spectacles durant le règne de terreur de Staline. |
| summary trial n | (law: type of dispute resolution) (Can) | procès sommaire nm |
| time trial n | (sport: timed qualifying) (courant) | contre-la-montre nm |
| | Some stages of the Tour de France are road races; others are time trials. |
| | Certaines étapes du Tour de France sont des courses sur route; d'autres sont des contre-la-montre. |
| | | course contre la montre, épreuve contre la montre nf |
| | Certaines étapes du Tour de France sont des courses sur route; d'autres sont des courses contre la montre. |
trail bike,
trial bike n | (off-road motorcycle) | moto tout-terrain nf |
| | The terrain was so rough that we could only cross it by trail bike. |
| trial and error n | (learning from mistakes) | tâtonnements nmpl |
| | Many of the greatest scientists have refined their discoveries through trial and error. |
trial and error,
trial-and-error n as adj | (learning from mistakes) | par tâtonnements loc adv |
| | Software development is often a trial-and-error process. |
| trial balance n | (bookkeeping: check equality) | balance de vérification nf |
| trial balloon n | (test of public's reaction) | ballon d'essai nm |
| | The press release about the new product was a trial balloon to see if there would be a market for it. |
| | Le communiqué de presse annonçant le lancement du nouveau produit était un ballon d'essai pour voir s'il y aurait un marché adéquat. |
| trial by jury n | (law: verdict decided by panel) | procès avec jury nm |
| trial court | (law) | tribunal nm |
| trial group n | (number of people [sth] is tested on) | échantillon nm |
| | | échantillon de personnes nm |
| trial jury n | (law: panel of laypeople who decide guilt) | jury nm |
| | The trial jury found the accused guilty of the crime. |
| | Le jury a déclaré l'accusé coupable du crime. |
| trial lawyer n | US (attorney) | avocat, avocate nm, nf |
| | | avocat d'assises, avocate d'assises nm, nf |
| | Trial lawyers have to be persuasive speakers in order to convince the jury. |
| trial period n | (time during which [sth] can be evaluated) | période d'essai nf |
| | The shop can hire you a wheelchair for a trial period to see if it suits your needs before you buy. |
trial period,
probationary period n | (time when employee, etc., is evaluated) | période d'essai nf |
| | At the end of her three-month trial period, Janine was offered a permanent job at the company. |
| trial run n | (test) | essai nm |
| | I insisted on giving the car a trial run before I bought it. |
| | I took a trial run to see how much time I'll need to get to the airport tomorrow morning. |
| | (figuré) | galop d'essai nm |
| | J'ai insisté pour faire faire à la voiture un galop d'essai avant de l'acheter. |
| trial run n | (experimental attempt) | expérience nf |
| | (figuré) | répétition nf |
| trial version n | (evaluation copy) | version d'essai nf |
| trial-and-error approach n | (research method: learning from mistakes) | tâtonnements nmpl |
| | On résout la plupart de ces équations par tâtonnements. |