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far friggere cervelli e gomme

English translation: to burn rubber - and blow your mind

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Italian term or phrase:far friggere cervelli e gomme
English translation:to burn rubber - and blow your mind
Entered by: EirTranslations

10:44 Jun 4, 2010
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Automotive / Cars & Trucks / supercars
Italian term or phrase: far friggere cervelli e gomme
Talking about a sportscar, see below please, thanks

A XXX piace definirla una Muscle Car: carrozzeria da auto normale (appena accentuata nella sportività), gigamotore a far friggere cervelli e gomme.
EirTranslations
Ireland
Local time: 19:00
to burn rubber - and blow your mind
Explanation:
an idea
Selected response from:

Simon Lewis
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:00
Grading comment
Thanks! LOL :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3to burn rubber - and blow your mind
Simon Lewis
4peeling off rubber and mind-blowing
potra
3mind-boggling and tyre frying
Gad Kohenov
3enough to blow your brains and tyres out
Being Earnest


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to burn rubber - and blow your mind


Explanation:
an idea

Simon Lewis
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 57
Grading comment
Thanks! LOL :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Lawrence
3 mins
  -> cheers oliver
agree  Susanna Garcia: boys and their toys!
7 hrs
agree  Peter Cox
17 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
peeling off rubber and mind-blowing


Explanation:
as in to peel off

potra
United States
Local time: 14:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
mind-boggling and tyre frying


Explanation:
:)

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 21:00
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 16
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
enough to blow your brains and tyres out


Explanation:
could be..

Being Earnest
Italy
Local time: 20:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 31
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