English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�seɪ|-�seɪ

Etymology
From MF. essai.

Noun
en-noun

1. obsolete A test, experiment; an assay.
2. archaic An attempt.
3. A written composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject.

Translations
trans-top|an attempt
Dutch: poging f
German: Versuch m
trans-mid
Portuguese: ensaio m, tentativa f
Slovene: poskus m
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trans-top|written composition
Chinese: ��/�� (zá wén)
Czech: esej m
Dutch: essay n, opstel n
Finnish: essee, kirjoitelma
French: essai m, mémoire m, dissertation f, rédaction f
German: Aufsatz m, Essay n
Greek: δοκίμιο n (dokímio)
Italian: saggio
trans-mid
Japanese: ����
Korean: ��
Polish: esej m
Portuguese: ensaio m
Russian: ���е n (esse)
Slovene: esej m
Spanish: ensayo m
Swedish: essä c
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Verb
en-verb|

1. transitive To try.
2. intransitive To move forth, as into battle.

Translations
trans-top|To try
trans-mid
Portuguese: ensaiar, tentar
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zh-min-nan:essay
fa:essay
fr:essay
io:essay
it:essay
hu:essay
pt:essay
ru:essay
ta:essay
te:essay
vi:essay

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