Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
abriu demasiadamente
English translation:
took it too wide
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-12-06 13:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Dec 3, 2011 00:31
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abriu demasiadamente
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Mas a história mudou nas últimas curvas, quando Jenson Button – que na mesma prova bateu duas vezes, foi seis vezes para o box e ainda recebeu uma punição – ultrapassou o rival, que demorou a frear e abriu demasiadamente, permitindo que o piloto da McLaren desse o bote, vencendo de forma heroica.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | took it too wide |
Daniel Frisano
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| 4 +2 | who was too slow to brake, opening much too wide, which . . . |
David Drysdale (X)
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Proposed translations
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took it too wide
example of taking a corner too wide:
http://www.burnhamracing.org/index.php?module=Page&func=view...
http://www.burnhamracing.org/index.php?module=Page&func=view...
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30 mins
who was too slow to brake, opening much too wide, which . . .
Suggestion:
who was too slow to brake, opening much too wide, which . . .
who was too slow to brake, opening much too wide, which . . .
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Hollywood
: "opening much too wide" is ok too but prefer "took it too wide"
33 mins
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| agree |
Roberto Bittencourt
: but "opening"is what´s in the Portuguese text, you know... the sense is opening the door to being passed
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