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mettere a dura prova

Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, “to put to tough trial”. Compare French mettre à rude épreuve.

Verb

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méttere a dura prova (first-person singular present métto a dura prova, first-person singular past historic mìsi a dura prova, past participle mésso a dura prova, auxiliary avére)

  1. to try sorely; to stress test; to tax; to put through the mill; to put a great strain on
    L'esame metterà a dura prova le loro abilità tecniche.
    The exam will try their technical abilities sorely.
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