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brillante (in this context)

English translation: very lively performance

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Italian term or phrase:brillante (automobile)
English translation:very lively performance
Entered by: Graham Clarke

14:56 Feb 25, 2004
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / maserati
Italian term or phrase: brillante (in this context)
"La MC12 ha un comportamento stradale facile e piacevole, oltre che estremamente brillante. La guidabilità è dolce e fluida pur con tutte le potenzialità di una vettura dalle elevate qualità sportive."
Grace Anderson
Italy
Local time: 02:23
very lively performance
Explanation:
just an idea ..

"The 3.6 had very lively performance and the new suspension gave superb levels of
ride and sporting roadholding ... For 1988 the sports racing car was further ...
www.jaguarcars.com/uk/sja/ch8.html "
Selected response from:

Graham Clarke
Local time: 01:23
Grading comment
Thanks very much both of you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3very lively performance
Graham Clarke
5sparkling
Katherine Zei


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
very lively performance


Explanation:
just an idea ..

"The 3.6 had very lively performance and the new suspension gave superb levels of
ride and sporting roadholding ... For 1988 the sports racing car was further ...
www.jaguarcars.com/uk/sja/ch8.html "

Graham Clarke
Local time: 01:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks very much both of you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katherine Zei: I like it!
4 mins
agree  RosFlinn (X)
32 mins
agree  forli: this is more likely to be the way a motoring writer would describe it.
49 mins
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sparkling


Explanation:
You can also go for the literal translation, which reads very well also:

Granted, other luxury cars do all this too. But do they provide sparkling performance, brakes that will stop on a penny, never mind a dime, and a sense ..
www.post-gazette.com/pg/03325/242140.stm

Car of the Year awards in 1999 and 2000, its sparkling performance, superb handling ...
www.honda-2003.co.uk/merchandise

The 206 Coupe Cabriolet, with its clever folding steel roof and sparkling performance, is three cars in one
www.pug-cc.com/

ciao!


Katherine Zei
Canada
Local time: 19:23
Native speaker of: English
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