examination

examination
examination [{{t}}ɪg‚zæmɪ'neɪʃən]
1 noun
(a) (of records, files, proposal etc) examen m; (of building → by official) inspection f; (→ by potential buyer) visite f;
∎ it doesn't stand up to examination (argument, theory) cela ne résiste pas à l'examen; (alibi) cela ne tient pas;
∎ to carry out or to make an examination of sth procéder à l'examen de qch;
∎ her latest novel is an examination of the generation gap son dernier roman est une analyse du fossé entre les générations;
∎ the device was removed for examination on a enlevé le mécanisme afin de l'examiner;
∎ on examination après examen;
∎ the proposal is still under examination la proposition est encore à l'étude
(b) {{}}Medicine{{}} examen m médical; (at school, work) visite f médicale; (regular) bilan m de santé;
∎ I'm just going in for an examination j'y vais juste pour passer un examen médical
(c) {{}}formal{{}} {{}}School{{}} & {{}}University{{}} examen m;
∎ to sit or to take an examination passer un examen
(d) {{}}Law{{}} (of witness) audition f; (of suspect) interrogatoire m
2 compound-forming noun
(question, results) d'examen
►► examination board commission f d'examen;
examination conditions conditions fpl de l'examen;
∎ they wrote the essay under examination conditions ils ont fait la dissertation dans les conditions de l'examen;
examination paper (set of questions) sujet m d'examen; (written answer) copie f (d'examen)

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