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prova

proof

noun PROH-vah Common

Origin: from Latin proba

Also means

test

Usage Note

Prova stretches from 'proof, evidence' to 'test, trial' and even 'rehearsal' (la prova generale is the dress rehearsal). The phrase mettere alla prova means 'to put to the test'. Clothes shopping uses the related verb provare in the camerino di prova, the fitting room.

Examples

"Non ci sono prove contro di lui."

Natural Translation

There is no evidence against him.

Literal Translation

Not there are proofs against of him.

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