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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesessais et erreurs
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.sɛ e.t‿ɛ.ʁœʁ/
"La résolution de ce problème se fait par essais et erreurs."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A method of reaching a solution or correct result by trying various methods until one succeeds, noting and eliminating errors along the way.
"Finding the right formula for the new adhesive required a tedious process of trial-and-error."
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Characterized by or based on experimentation, testing, and making mistakes until the correct approach is found.
"His trial-and-error method eventually led to a breakthrough invention."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase derives from the standard English nouns 'trial' (from Old French trier, meaning to sift or select) and 'error' (from Latin errare, meaning to wander or stray). Established as a set idiom in the late 19th century, it describes the empirical method of problem-solving through repeated attempts and the systematic elimination of failures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trial-and-error" is said worldwide
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essais et erreurs
Transliteration: /e.sɛ e.t‿ɛ.ʁœʁ/
"La résolution de ce problème se fait par essais et erreurs."
Versuch und Irrtum
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈzuːx ʊnt ˈɪʁtuːm/
"Die Lösung wurde durch Versuch und Irrtum gefunden."
tentativi ed errori
Transliteration: /tentaˈtivi ed eˈrori/
"Abbiamo imparato molto attraverso tentativi ed errori."
ensayo y error
Transliteration: /enˈsajo i eˈror/
"El diseño de la máquina fue un proceso de ensayo y error."
tentativa e erro
Transliteration: /tẽ.taˈtʃi.vɐ i ˈe.ru/
"O algoritmo foi desenvolvido através de tentativa e erro."
प्रयास और त्रुटि
Transliteration: prayas aur truti
"यह समाधान प्रयास और त्रुटि की प्रक्रिया से मिला।"
反复试验
Transliteration: fànfù shìyàn
"经过反复试验，我们终于成功了。"
시행착오
Transliteration: sihaengchago
"많은 시행착오 끝에 정답을 찾았습니다."
試行錯誤
Transliteration: shikōsakugo
"試行錯誤を重ねて新製品を開発した。"
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