mettre à rude épreuve
French, verb/mɛ.tʁ‿a ʁy.d‿e.pʁœv/
mettre à rude épreuve is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E-À-R-U-D-E-É-P-R-E-U-V-E (18 letters). Mettre à rude épreuve is a French verb meaning “to test severely, to put through the mill, to put a great strain on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Imposer une difficulté, un gros problème”.
What does mettre à rude épreuve mean in English?
verb
- 1
to test severely, to put through the mill, to put a great strain on
Ma patience a été mise à rude épreuve.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Imposer une difficulté, un gros problème.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce mettre à rude épreuve?
- /mɛ.tʁ‿a ʁy.d‿e.pʁœv/
- \mɛ.tʁ‿a ʁy.d‿e.pʁœv\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.