prova

Definitions of prova
  1. noun
    the act of testing something
    synonyms: accertamento, controllo, esame, indagine, investigazione, riscontro, test, verifica, verificazione
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    fatica, faticata, sforzo, tentativo
    earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
  2. noun
    the act of undergoing testing
    synonyms: accertamento, controllo, esame, indagine, investigazione, riscontro, test, verifica, verificazione
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    fatica, faticata, sforzo, tentativo
    earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
  3. noun
    an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
    synonyms: competizione, concorso, confronto, gara
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    partita
    a single play of a sport or other contest
    corsa
    a contest of speed
    quadrangolare, torneo, triangolare
    a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
    combattimento, incontro, match, partita, sfida
    a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
    giostra, torneo
    a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
    olimpiade
    the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
    staffetta
    a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance
    finale
    the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
    semifinale
    one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
  4. noun
    your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
    synonyms: documento, evidenza, testimone, testimonianza
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    smentita
    any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something
    pista
    evidence pointing to a possible solution
    indizio, minaccia, pericolo, sintomo, spia
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
    conferma, controprova, riprova
    additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
    confutazione
    evidence that refutes conclusively
    prodromo
    an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur
    sindrome
    a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
    ascesso
    symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
    starnuto
    a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
    gobbo, gonfiamento, gonfiore, ingrossamento, rigonfiamento, sbuffo, sgonfio, tumefazione
    an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
    congestione
    excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
    irritazione, sfogo
    symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
    indolenzimento, intorpidimento
    partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction
    cardiopalmo, palpitazione
    a rapid and irregular heart beat
    arrossamento
    a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
    tosse
    a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
    singhiozzo
    (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion
    nausea, voltastomaco
    the state that precedes vomiting
    crampo, spasmo
    a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
    cicatrice
    a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
    febbre, iperpiressia, ipertermia, piressia
    a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
    apnea
    transient cessation of respiration
    blocco intestinale, costipazione, stitichezza
    irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
    diarrea
    frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
    capogiro, vertigine
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
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    informativa
    knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
  5. noun
    earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
    synonyms: fatica, faticata, sforzo, tentativo
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    valico, varco, vortice
    a usually brief attempt
    incursione, puntata
    an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
    apporto, contributo, contribuzione
    the part played by a person in bringing about a result
    accertamento, controllo, esame, indagine, investigazione, riscontro, test, verifica, verificazione
    the act of testing something
    accertamento, controllo, esame, indagine, investigazione, riscontro, test, verifica, verificazione
    the act of undergoing testing
    duello, schermaglia
    any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)
    giostra
    a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
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    attività, lavoro, passo
    any specific behavior
  6. noun
    a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
    synonyms: esame, verifica
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    orale
    an examination conducted by spoken communication
    quiz
    an examination consisting of a few short questions
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    comunicazione, partecipazione
    the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
  7. noun
    a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
    synonyms: concertazione
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    esercizio, pratica, scuola
    systematic training by multiple repetitions
  8. noun
    the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
    synonyms: convalida, convalidazione
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    certificazione, expertise, legalizzazione, vidimazione
    validating the authenticity of something or someone
    documentazione, rincalzo
    documentary validation
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    determinazione
    the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
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