bärprov

English translation: wearability test(s)

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Swedish term or phrase:bärprov
English translation:wearability test(s)
Entered by: Helen Johnson

18:16 Mar 2, 2004
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / fabric wear and tear tests
Swedish term or phrase: bärprov
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
Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:07
wearability tests
Explanation:
Wearability tests conducted with people from various occupations indicate we have a popular new product.

or something similar
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Catherine Brix
Local time: 06:07
Grading 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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Summary of answers provided
5 +1wearability tests
Catherine Brix
3 +1wear test/testing through wearing
ohemulen
3wear trial
Vidmantas Stilius


  

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bärprov
wear test/testing through wearing


Explanation:
It sounds like testing through wearing to me.

ohemulen
France
Local time: 06:07
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in FinnishFinnish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  alphabetty
26 mins
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bärprov
wear trial


Explanation:
Agree with the previous answer, but would also suggest "wear trial".



    Reference: http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/tpacc/comfort/subjective_wear_trials....
Vidmantas Stilius
Local time: 07:07
Native speaker of: Native in LithuanianLithuanian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wearability tests


Explanation:
Wearability tests conducted with people from various occupations indicate we have a popular new product.

or something similar

Catherine Brix
Local time: 06:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading 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.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  George Hopkins: Sounds better.
32 mins
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