baffi

English translation: Whiskers

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Italian term or phrase:Baffi
English translation:Whiskers
Entered by: Jasmina Towers

16:19 Jul 1, 2015
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2015-07-05 16:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Italian term or phrase: baffi
I was hoping someone could help me with the word "baffi" in an automotive context. It appears twice in the text I am translating about old racing cars. The two instances are as follows:

La [car model] è ancora in una conformazione simile a quella vista già nel 1970, con i baffi trapezoidali e l’ala posteriore più vicina al corpo vettura

and

La sagoma dei baffi anteriori è diversa...
Sophie Reynolds
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:35
Whiskers
Explanation:
Lots of hits for this.
E.g.:
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gta/88396-part-numbers-a...



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Note added at 52 mins (2015-07-01 17:11:22 GMT)
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if you look here :
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img16/3516/wp20130302004.jpg
I believe the 'whiskers' are the mesh bits on the lower side of the front of the car.
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Jasmina Towers
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:35
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Whiskers


Explanation:
Lots of hits for this.
E.g.:
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gta/88396-part-numbers-a...



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Note added at 52 mins (2015-07-01 17:11:22 GMT)
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if you look here :
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img16/3516/wp20130302004.jpg
I believe the 'whiskers' are the mesh bits on the lower side of the front of the car.

Jasmina Towers
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Local time: 07:35
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