Meaning of prova | Babel Free
/prøːva/Definitioner
- to test, to try (subject to a test)
- to try, to make an attempt; to sample
- to challenge, to strain
- to try (something, as a test)
- to examine, to review (legally investigate)
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to audition (for a place, degree, or the like) often
Exempel
“ett experiment för att pröva en teori”
an experiment to test a theory
“Pröva dina krafter med vår kraftmätare”
Try your strength with our high striker
“Pröva dina kunskaper med vårt quiz”
Test your knowledge with our quiz
“pröva lyckan som ståuppkomiker”
try one's luck as a stand-up comedian ["testa lyckan" sounds off, like in English]
“pröva någons tålamod”
test someone's patience
“en hårt prövad man”
a man under a lot of strain [a severely tested man]
“I nöden prövas vännen”
A friend in need is a friend indeed [In the need (distress) the friend is tested]
“Har du prövat att starta om datorn?”
Have you tried rebooting your computer?
“pröva en ansökning”
examine an application
“Riksåklagaren vill att HD [Högsta domstolen] prövar målet”
The Prosecutor General wants the Supreme Court to hear the case [wants that the Supreme Court tries the case]
“pröva in på musikhögskolan”
audition for the music academy
CEFR-nivå
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.