Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
bärprov
English translation:
wearability test(s)
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Mar 2, 2004 18:16
20 yrs ago
Swedish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
bärprov
Swedish to English
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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
fabric wear and tear tests
Document on clothing tests, mainly underwear: Tester genom bärprov med yrkesgrupper har visat att vi har en ny produkt som kommer att bli väl mottagen...
Is this 'support tests'? I'm not sure how to express it.
Advice appreciated!
Helen
Is this 'support tests'? I'm not sure how to express it.
Advice appreciated!
Helen
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | wearability tests |
Catherine Brix
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| 3 +1 | wear test/testing through wearing |
ohemulen
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| 3 | wear trial |
Vidmantas Stilius
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Proposed translations
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wearability tests
Wearability tests conducted with people from various occupations indicate we have a popular new product.
or something similar
or something similar
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Mary. I'd just thought of the 'wear' thing myself, after realising they probably wouldn't be performing tensile strength tests on such garments (that would be dragprov in any case!). Yours sounds the best of the options to me."
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Swedish term (edited):
b�rprov
wear test/testing through wearing
It sounds like testing through wearing to me.
1 hr
Vidmantas Stilius
18 years in shipping business
Native in: Lithuanian
Works in: English to Lithuanian, Russian to Lithuanian, Hungarian to Lithuanian, and 5 more.
Swedish term (edited):
b�rprov
wear trial
Agree with the previous answer, but would also suggest "wear trial".
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