sample

échantillon, prélèvement

Petite quantité prélevée pour essayer un produit, l’examiner ou vérifier sa qualité.

En anglais simple : A small amount taken from something so you can try it, examine it, or test its quality.

• The shop gave me a free sample.
• The nurse collected two blood samples.
• Can you send me a sample of the fabric?

Comment l'utiliser : a sample of something (They tested a sample of the water.)

Synonymes : specimen

Expressions courantes : blood sample, free sample, take a sample, writing sample

échantillon

Petit groupe choisi dans un groupe plus large pour l’étudier et mieux connaître l’ensemble.

En anglais simple : A smaller group chosen from a larger group to study and learn about the whole group.

• The study used a small sample.
• We selected a random sample of voters.
• Larger samples usually give more reliable results.

Comment l'utiliser : a sample of people/things (The researchers interviewed a sample of local residents.)

Expressions courantes : random sample, sample size, representative sample

goûter, échantillonner

Essayer, goûter ou tester une petite quantité de quelque chose pour découvrir ses caractéristiques.

En anglais simple : To try or test a small amount of something to find out what it is like.

• Would you like to sample the cheese?
• We sampled several local dishes.
• Scientists sample the river water every week.

Synonymes : try, test, taste

Expressions courantes : sample the wine, sample local food, sample the water