test drive

== English == === Noun === test drive (plural test drives) A sample driving session in a motor vehicle, in order to assess its quality before purchase. (figuratively) Any preliminary assessment of something through use. Synonym: test-ride ==== Translations ==== === Verb === test drive (third-person singular simple present test drives, present participle test driving, simple past test drove, past participle test driven) (transitive) To take a motor vehicle on the road to assess its quality before purchase. (transitive, figuratively) To establish a preliminary assessment of something through its use. Synonym: test-ride ==== Alternative forms ==== test-drive ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === divertest == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English test drive. === Pronunciation === === Noun === test drive m (plural test drives) test drive