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vb , proves, proving, proved, proved, proven mainly tr

1 may take a clause as object or an infinitive to establish or demonstrate the truth or validity of; verify, esp. by using an established sequence of procedures or statements

2 to establish the quality of, esp. by experiment or scientific analysis

3 (Law) to establish the validity and genuineness of (a will)

4 to show (oneself) able or courageous

5 copula to be found or shown (to be)
this has proved useless, he proved to be invaluable

6 (Printing) to take a trial impression of (type, etc.)

7 intr (of dough) to rise in a warm place before baking

8    Archaic   to undergo
     (C12: from Old French prover, from Latin probare to test, from probus honest)
♦   provable      adj
♦   provability      n
♦   provably      adv

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proven, proverb, provide, provoke

Collaborative Dictionary English Definition


nuke the fridge	exp.	(about a movie or TV series) reach a point when, due to a unauthentic scene, it loses the appreciation of the public	made popular by "Indiana Jones" whose hero survives an explosion by hiding in a fridge
! women and horses there is none flawless	n.	des femmes et des chevaux il n'y en a point sans défaut
tipping point	n.	the point where a minor change turns into a major and irreversible one	[Bus.] E.g. : Some have anticipated that social media would be the tipping point of web marketing.
! in an old body, cure point	n.	à vieux corps, point de remède
! at loved saint, hungry sheep point	n.	à saint_aimé, point de moutons affamés
! in hot oven only grows grass point	n.	en four chaud ne croît point d'herbe
POV	n.	point of view	In cinema, refers to camera technique (caméra subjective).
! for player trading has latch point	n.	à bourse de joueur n'a point de loquet
! plaid has no love	n.	en plaid n'a point d'amour
! starving stomach has no ear	n.	ventre affamé n'a point d'oreille
! in party asked no council	n.	à parti pris point de conseil
! outside the church no safety	exp.	hors de l'église point de salut	culture générale si l'on souhaite réussir une affaire, il faut s'en donner les moyens
! beautiful to speak do not graze the tongue	n.	beau parler n'écorche point la langue
! at beaten path, there grows grass point	n.	à chemin battu, il ne croît point d'herbe
! against the death, no remedy	n.	contre la mort, point de remède
! no wings has the fly who flies	exp.	point d'ailes a la mouche qui vole
! everyone his job and the cat will go to milk the point	n.	chacun son métier et le chat n'ira point au lait
max out	exp.	reach an extreme point or an upper limit; exhaust all options or resources
antipodes	n.	the diametrically opposite point on Earth's surface for a specific place
I rest my case	n.	Phrase used when someone has brought all the evidences to support his point of view; "I'm done with explanations"
lose sleep over something	exp.	worry about something; be concerned about smth. (to the point of not being able to fall asleep)
what goes around comes around	id.	expression used to point out that one will eventually face the consequences of his own actions

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