sample

sample
sample , US [transcription]{{["s_mpl"]}}
A n
1 gen, Comm, Geol (of product, fabric, rock etc) échantillon m ; to take a soil sample prélever un échantillon de sol ;
2 Med, Biol (of tissue, DNA) (of individual for analysis) prélèvement m ; (one of many kept in lab) échantillon m ; to take a blood sample faire une prise de sang ; you should bring a urine sample on va vous faire une analyse d'urine ;
3 Ecol, Biol (of water etc) prélèvement m ;
4 Stat (of public, population) panel m, échantillon m ; representative/limited sample panel m représentatif/restreint ;
5 Mus sample m.
B modif
1 Comm [cassette, video etc] de promotion ; sample bottle/packet etc Comm échantillon m] ;
2 (representative) [exam question type ; [letter] modèle ; sample prices prix mpl donnés à titre d'exemple ; he sent a sample chapter of his thesis to the publishers il a envoyé un chapitre de sa thèse aux éditeurs.
C vtr
1 goûter (à) [food, dish, wine etc] ; to sample the delights of Paris goûter aux plaisirs de Paris ;
2 Comm essayer [products] ;
3 Sociol, Stat sonder [opinion, market].

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