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anima sportiva

English translation: Sporty spirit OR Sporty personality

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Italian term or phrase:anima sportiva
English translation:Sporty spirit OR Sporty personality
Entered by: Robert Mongiello

12:38 Sep 24, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Italian term or phrase: anima sportiva
I need somethng nonliteral to translate this. Here's the whole sentence: Le straordinarie caratteristiche della moto vi consentiranno di assaporare fino in fondo la sua anima sportiva.
Robert Mongiello
Local time: 06:20
Sporty spirit OR Sporty personality
Explanation:
My suggestions.
Selected response from:

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 07:20
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4just what a sports bike this is
James (Jim) Davis
3 +1Sporty spirit OR Sporty personality
Gad Kohenov
3 +1sporty soul
Juliet Halewood (X)
4competitive spirit
Patricia Crotty
3sporty attitude
Tom in London


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sporty attitude


Explanation:
one option

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
just what a sports bike this is


Explanation:
Another idea
will allow you to savour just what a sports bike this is


James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 08:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 54
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Sporty spirit OR Sporty personality


Explanation:
My suggestions.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 07:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 29
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monia Di Martino
4 hrs
  -> 1000 grazie!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sporty soul


Explanation:
some other suggestions: sporty soul or (moving slightly away from the Italian) sporty feel, sporty handling.

e.g. MIATA ROADSTER. Mazda updates a perennial winner so that it's the best it can be -- a Miata true to its sporty soul.

Juliet Halewood (X)
Local time: 06:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monia Di Martino
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
competitive spirit


Explanation:
or 'the competitor within'

Patricia Crotty
Local time: 06:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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