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31test case — ➔ case * * * test case UK US noun [C] LAW ► a case in a court of law or another situation that will be used as an example when other similar cases are considered in the future: be/serve as a test case (to do sth) »The trial is a test case to… …
32test — (n.) late 14c., small vessel used in assaying precious metals, from O.Fr. test, from L. testum earthen pot, related to testa piece of burned clay, earthen pot, shell (Cf. L. testudo tortoise ) and texere to weave (Cf. Lith. tistas vessel made of… …
33test — /tɛst/ s.m. [dall ingl. test prova, saggio , fr. ant. test vaso (usato dagli alchimisti per saggiare l oro), dal lat. testu o testum coperchio o vaso di terracotta ]. 1. [pratica adottata per provare, analizzare, valutare qualcosa: sottoporre un… …
34test run — test runs N COUNT If you give a machine or system a test run, you try it out to see if it will work properly when it is actually in use. Japan s space ambitions have had a set back after the failure of an engine in a test run... The vote was seen …
35trial run — UK US noun [C] PRODUCTION ► a test of a new product or service to discover how successful or effective it is: »Results of a trial run showed sharp drops in ratings for the show …
36trial — / traiəl/, it. / trial/ s. ingl. [der. di (to ) try provare, saggiare ], usato in ital. al masch. (med.) [procedimento terapeutico in fase sperimentale: t. farmacologico ] ▶◀ prova, sperimentazione, test …
37trial balloon — trial bal.loon n something that you do or say in order to see whether other people will accept something or not ▪ Senator Lott is floating trial balloons to test public opinion on the bill …
38trial run — n an occasion when you test a new method or system to see if it works well ▪ This year is something of a trial run for the new service …
39test action — or case An action selected out of a considerable number of suits, concurrently depending in the same court, brought by several plaintiffs against the same defendant, or by one plaintiff against different defendants, all similar in their… …
40test case — test action or case An action selected out of a considerable number of suits, concurrently depending in the same court, brought by several plaintiffs against the same defendant, or by one plaintiff against different defendants, all similar in… …
