小手調べ

こてしらべ【小手調べ】

*trial

〖U〗〖C〗 試み， 試し

He took the car on trial. 彼は小手調べにその車に乗ってみた.

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こてしらべ【小手調べ】

《give it》 a try; a (preliminary) trial; a tryout; 【競技】 a workout; a warm-up.

●小手調べとして just as a try; merely as a tryout.

●小手調べにやってみる try 《it》 (out); 【競技】 go for a light workout; warm up

・ほんの小手調べにやってみただけだ. I was just giving it a go [try]. | I was just trying it out.

・彼女は小手調べに一曲弾いた. She played a piece to warm up.

・あの大学は小手調べに受けてみただけだ. I took the entrance exam for that university just to see how I'd do [by way of a trial]. | I gave that university a go [try], just to see [test myself].