bolide

English translation: high-powered racer

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Italian term or phrase:bolide
English translation:high-powered racer
Entered by: Marco V

22:05 Dec 29, 2007
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Automotive / Cars & Trucks / motorcycles
Italian term or phrase: bolide
La comparsa ufficiale avviene al Salone di Londra del 1987. Addetti ai lavori ed appassionati si attendono una sportiva di razza dalla Casa dell’ala, una derivata della già sportiva ed apprezzata VFR, ma non un simile bolide.
Marco V
Local time: 07:58
high-powered racer
Explanation:
Maybe it'll get you on the right track

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David Russi
United States
Local time: 00:58
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2high-powered racer
David Russi
4 +1explosion of power
James (Jim) Davis


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
high-powered racer


Explanation:
Maybe it'll get you on the right track

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-30 00:30:39 GMT)
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http://dico.isc.cnrs.fr/dico/tr/search_fr?r=bolide

David Russi
United States
Local time: 00:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 47

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Iveta Ivanova
9 hrs

agree  Umberto Cassano
10 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
explosion of power


Explanation:
What I felt riding one. A falling meteorite, a fireball. Or as David rightly puts it a (high powered) racing car.

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 10:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 203

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vittorio Felaco
8 hrs
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