"prueba" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɾweba/, [ˈpɾwe.β̞a] Forms: pruebas [plural]
Rhymes: -eba Etymology: Deverbal from probar or Late Latin proba, from Latin probō. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|es|probar}} Deverbal from probar, {{inh|es|la-lat|proba}} Late Latin proba, {{der|es|la|probō}} Latin probō Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} prueba f (plural pruebas)
  1. proof; evidence (usually in the plural) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-prueba-es-noun--KZ3rfsL
  2. an examination, test, or quiz Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-prueba-es-noun-r8bvYIg- Categories (other): Education Disambiguation of Education: 9 91 0 0 0 0 0
  3. a trial; an ordeal; an audition Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-prueba-es-noun-wqPj28Nu
  4. an athletics event Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-prueba-es-noun-SPNXM784
  5. (printing) proof, proof sheet, page proof Tags: feminine Synonyms: galera, galerada
    Sense id: en-prueba-es-noun-MAHLu3nb Categories (other): Printing, Pages with 2 entries, Spanish deverbals, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 1 4 3 3 2 36 44 6 Disambiguation of Spanish deverbals: 8 7 7 4 75 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 2 3 36 44 10 Topics: media, printing, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: probar
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: a prueba (english: on probation), a prueba de (english: -proof), a prueba de balas (english: bulletproof), a prueba de fallos (english: fail-safe), a prueba de fuego (english: fireproof), a prueba de tontos (english: foolproof), banco de pruebas, campo de prueba (english: testing ground), carga de la prueba (english: burden of proof), corrección de pruebas, de prueba, en prueba de, hacer una prueba (english: to audition), período de prueba (english: trial period, probationary period), piloto de prueba (english: test pilot), prueba de campo (english: field test), prueba de cargo (english: incriminating evidence), prueba de choque (english: crash test), prueba de embarazo, prueba de fuego (english: trial by fire), prueba de vida, prueba del algodón (english: acid test), prueba del nueve, prueba y error, pruebas contundentes (english: hard evidence), revisión de pruebas

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɾweba/, [ˈpɾwe.β̞a]
Rhymes: -eba Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} prueba
  1. inflection of probar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: probar
    Sense id: en-prueba-es-verb-cVLs1ILH Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 1 4 3 3 2 36 44 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 2 2 2 1 39 50 3 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 2 3 36 44 10
  2. inflection of probar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: probar
    Sense id: en-prueba-es-verb-zhUBQobh Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 2 3 36 44 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "english": "on probation",
      "translation": "on probation",
      "word": "a prueba"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "-proof",
      "translation": "-proof",
      "word": "a prueba de"
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      "english": "bulletproof",
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      "word": "a prueba de balas"
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      "english": "fail-safe",
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      "word": "a prueba de fallos"
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      "english": "fireproof",
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      "english": "foolproof",
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      "word": "a prueba de tontos"
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      "word": "banco de pruebas"
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      "english": "testing ground",
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      "english": "on probation",
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      "translation": "fireproof",
      "word": "a prueba de fuego"
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      "word": "a prueba de tontos"
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    {
      "word": "banco de pruebas"
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      "translation": "testing ground",
      "word": "campo de prueba"
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      "word": "carga de la prueba"
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      "word": "período de prueba"
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      "word": "piloto de prueba"
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      "english": "field test",
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      "word": "prueba de campo"
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      "word": "prueba de cargo"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of probar:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "probar",
          "probar#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɾweba/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpɾwe.β̞a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prueba"
}

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