Aug 5, 2021 12:30
2 yrs ago
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Italian term
Claudia
Con la velocità nel sangue.
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Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Context is a leaflet about a man who loves high speed racing. This is the phrase used a paragraph header / title. "With spped in his blood" is awful..... Thank you for any help and suggestions.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | With speed in his blood |
Fiona Grace Peterson
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| 5 | Speed demon |
Luigi Benetton
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| 4 | A greed for speed |
Lisa Jane
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| 3 | Born for speed |
David Hollywood
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References
| Born to speed |
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Proposed translations
+3
4 mins
Fiona Grace Peterson
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
Just what the doctor ordered
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Italian to English
Related KudoZ points
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143
Selected
With speed in his blood
Nothing wrong with a literal translation in my opinion.
"And while the traffic congestion in Santa Monica may be annoying to the average commuter, it’s unbearable for a racecar driver with speed in his blood. “It’s something I cannot understand,” Servia said. “I try to avoid rush-hour traffic.”
https://www.smdp.com/local-to-burn-rubber-at-long-beach-gran...
Tsunoda is considered a young man from the Red Bull nursery capable of going very fast, with speed in his blood, but the 21-year-old Japanese needs to gain experience on a car with complex management like F1.
https://www.ruetir.com/2021/01/22/alphatauri-4-days-of-testi...
In 2010 he announced a comeback with Mercedes GP. Michael Schumacher was practically born with speed in his blood. At the age of four his father put a small motorcycle engine in his pedal kart. With his parents support he became the youngest member of the karting club at the Karting track in Kerpen-Horrem
https://it.scribd.com/book/304218107/Michael-Schumacher-Biog...
"And while the traffic congestion in Santa Monica may be annoying to the average commuter, it’s unbearable for a racecar driver with speed in his blood. “It’s something I cannot understand,” Servia said. “I try to avoid rush-hour traffic.”
https://www.smdp.com/local-to-burn-rubber-at-long-beach-gran...
Tsunoda is considered a young man from the Red Bull nursery capable of going very fast, with speed in his blood, but the 21-year-old Japanese needs to gain experience on a car with complex management like F1.
https://www.ruetir.com/2021/01/22/alphatauri-4-days-of-testi...
In 2010 he announced a comeback with Mercedes GP. Michael Schumacher was practically born with speed in his blood. At the age of four his father put a small motorcycle engine in his pedal kart. With his parents support he became the youngest member of the karting club at the Karting track in Kerpen-Horrem
https://it.scribd.com/book/304218107/Michael-Schumacher-Biog...
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12 mins
A greed for speed
Here's an alternative for a paragraph heading
Or
XXX's need for speed
Using the man's name
Or
XXX's need for speed
Using the man's name
1 hr
David Hollywood
Native in English
Works in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
Born for speed
I would suggest
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-08-05 14:24:30 GMT)
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"Born with speed in his blood" as an alternative but I would stick with "Born for speed"
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Note added at 1 hr (2021-08-05 14:24:30 GMT)
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"Born with speed in his blood" as an alternative but I would stick with "Born for speed"
2 days 2 hrs
Luigi Benetton
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Canada
Clarity out of Complexity
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English
Speed demon
This infers a certain devil-may-care attitude to driving.
Also, you may want to reference the 1980s movie "Top Gun" and say:
"I feel the need... the need for speed."
Also, you may want to reference the 1980s movie "Top Gun" and say:
"I feel the need... the need for speed."
Reference comments
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