Was heißt »Essay« auf Englisch?

Das Substantiv Essay (auch: Essai) lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Ich muss bis morgen ein paar Essays schreiben.: I have a few essays to write by tomorrow.
Zusätzlich zu Romanen und Gedichten schreibt sie Essays.: She writes essays in addition to novels and poetry.
Toms Essay enthielt viele Tippfehler.: Tom's essay had many typos.
Ich habe versucht einen guten Essay zu erstellen, der mein Japanisch benutzt, aber mein Professor sagte, dass viel davon fehlerhaft sei und ich alles nochmals machen müsste.: I have attempted to create a good essay which utilizes my Japanese, but my professor said that much of it was incorrect and that I have to do it all over again.
Dieser Essay ist zu lang.: This essay is too long.

You're free to choose the topic of the essay.
Every pupil must hand in an essay each week.
I have to write an essay about my holiday.
Do me a favour and write this essay for me.
Apart from a few spelling mistakes, it's a good essay.
The student is writing an essay.
When have you got to hand in your essay?
Your essay has some mistakes.
We've got to hand an essay in by Wednesday.
Your essay still needs some improvement.
I'd like to have my essay proofread by a native speaker.
We have to hand in an essay by Wednesday.
Don't hand in an essay with spelling, punctuation, grammatical or printing errors.
Thirty pages? You're supposed to write an essay, not a dissertation!
Why does your essay have so many grammatical mistakes?
I know that you have an essay to write.
He had to rewrite his essay.
The difference between a standalone sentence and a sentence in the middle of an essay is that the latter has context.
The teacher asked Tom to read his essay aloud.
Tom had to rewrite his essay.