プルーフ

noun

proof (alcohol content)

Used for the alcohol proof scale, especially in imported liquor contexts.

• このウイスキーは80プルーフです。

  This whiskey is 80 proof.

noun

-proof (resistant)

Appears in compound loanwords such as ウォータープルーフ (waterproof). Rarely used as a standalone noun.

• この時計とけいはウォータープルーフです。

  This watch is waterproof.

noun

proof (printing)

A trial print for checking before final printing. The Japanese term 校正刷り is more common.

See also: 校正刷り

• デザイナーは印いん刷さつ前まえにプルーフを確かく認にんした。

  The designer checked the proof before printing.

noun

proof; evidence

General sense of evidence or verification, often in technical or formal contexts. 証拠 is the common Japanese equivalent.

• その理り論ろんには確たしかなプルーフが必ひつ要ようだ。

  That theory needs solid proof.