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TRY OUT [2 records]

Record 1 2016-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

Subject a product or device to a procedure in which its functioning, effect or performance is checked under various conditions.

PHR

test a device, test a product, test a prototype

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
DEF

Soumettre un produit ou un appareil à un processus servant à vérifier son fonctionnement, son effet ou son rendement dans diverses conditions.

PHR

mettre à l'essai un appareil, mettre à l'essai un produit, mettre à l'essai un prototype

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
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Record 2 1996-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
OBS

Related phraseology: try and buy (program), try before you buy.

CONT

Instead of demo-ing 12 models [of tennis racquets], you can narrow it down to three or four.

CONT

... the biggest drawback to the mail-order option is that you can't demo the racquet, which won't matter if all you want is to replace your existing stick with the same model.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
OBS

Terme connexe : faire des essais sur le court, essayer sur le terrain (plusieurs modèles de raquette), politique du démo (=démonstrateur)

CONT

Testez la nouvelle gamme de raquettes Head Genesis.

Spanish

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