No. 11,907 in Swedish

provtur

Test run or trial trip.

In a sentence

Jag tog en provtur med den nya bilen idag.
I took a test drive with the new car today.
The word 'provtur' is used here to mean 'test drive', indicating trying out the car before purchase.
Vi gick på en provtur med segelbåten för att se hur den fungerar.
We went on a test sail with the sailboat to see how it works.
In this context, 'provtur' refers to a trial outing or test trip, here specifically with a sailboat to evaluate it.
Under reseplaneringen föreslog Johan att vi skulle göra en provtur för att kontrollera rutten.
During the trip planning, Johan suggested that we should take a trial trip to check the route.
Here, 'provtur' suggests a test expedition or trial journey to verify the chosen path or route.

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