sample

a small amount of something that represents the whole, used for testing or examination

muestra, ejemplo, muestra de prueba

• take a sample

Collocations sample of soil · sample of blood

• The scientists took a water sample from the river.

  Los científicos tomaron una muestra de agua del río.

a small amount of a product that is given to people for free so they can try it and decide if they want to buy the full version

muestra, muestra gratis, prueba gratuita

• give somebody a sample

Collocations sample of perfume · sample of food

• The store gave me a free sample of their new shampoo.

  La tienda me dio una muestra gratis de su nuevo champú.

a short piece of music that is used in a song or recording, often from another artist's work

muestra de música, fragmento musical, sampleo

• use a sample

Collocations sample of a song · sample in a track

• The DJ used a classic hip-hop sample in his new mix.

  El DJ utilizó una muestra clásica de hip-hop en su nuevo mezcla.

a group of people or things chosen from a larger population to represent it in a study or survey

muestra estadística, muestra de encuesta

• take a sample

Collocations sample of voters · sample of customers

• The researchers took a random sample of 1,000 people.

  Los investigadores tomaron una muestra aleatoria de 1,000 personas.

to take a small amount of something for testing or examination

tomar una muestra, extraer una muestra

• sample something

Collocations sample the wine · sample the food

• We sampled a variety of wines at the tasting.

  Probamos una variedad de vinos en la degustación.

to use a short piece of music from another recording in a new song or track

usar una muestra, samplear

• sample something

Collocations sample a drum break · sample a vocal line

• The producer sampled the bassline from an old funk track.

  El productor sampleó la línea de bajo de una vieja canción de funk.

to choose a group of people or things to represent the whole population in a study or survey

tomar una muestra, seleccionar una muestra

• sample something

Collocations sample a group of voters · sample a population

• The survey sampled 5,000 households across the country.

  La encuesta tomó una muestra de 5,000 hogares en todo el país.

to listen to a variety of music or food in order to choose the best one

probar, degustar, probar varias cosas

• sample something

Collocations sample different wines · sample various dishes

• We sampled a range of cheeses at the market.

  Probamos una variedad de quesos en el mercado.