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How to Say "testing ground" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “testing ground” is “laboratorio” — B2 level.

English → SpanishB2
nounB2formal
a place where new ideas, policies, or products are tried out
A storybook illustration of a simple wooden workbench where a small, brightly colored wooden toy car prototype is being tested by rolling it down a miniature wooden ramp.

Examples

Esta pequeña ciudad se convirtió en un laboratorio de políticas sociales innovadoras.

This small city became a testing ground for innovative social policies.

Su oficina es un laboratorio donde experimenta con nuevas estrategias de marketing.

His office is a workshop where he experiments with new marketing strategies.

Figurative Use

When used figuratively, it emphasizes the process of careful, controlled experimentation, often implying that something is new or risky.

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