Apr 3, 2013 09:52
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Jennifer Gray, MA, DipTrans IOL
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
cuchillo
Spanish to English
Other
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Formula one
Hi all,
Does anyone have any idea what the cuchillos are in this sentence:
Alonso volvió a arrancar como un tiro, se zampó a Di Resta y a Rosberg en un acelerón y abordó el octavo a la primera variante, que trazó de forma impoluta, lejos de los cuchillos.
It is taken from an article written in El Pais about the Italian Grand Prix
I've trawled the internet but can find no reference to cuchillos in formula one slang
I think it might refer to the red and white lines painted on the side of the chicane.
I hope there are some motor racing fanatics out there that can help me.
Thanks,
Jennifer
Does anyone have any idea what the cuchillos are in this sentence:
Alonso volvió a arrancar como un tiro, se zampó a Di Resta y a Rosberg en un acelerón y abordó el octavo a la primera variante, que trazó de forma impoluta, lejos de los cuchillos.
It is taken from an article written in El Pais about the Italian Grand Prix
I've trawled the internet but can find no reference to cuchillos in formula one slang
I think it might refer to the red and white lines painted on the side of the chicane.
I hope there are some motor racing fanatics out there that can help me.
Thanks,
Jennifer
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | clashes |
Mariano Guirao Davis
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| 1 +1 | well clear of any danger |
Timothy Barton
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Proposed translations
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Mariano Guirao Davis
Spain
Spain
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Spain
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clashes
Just a guess, but it may refer to the pilot breaking away from the pack and thus being far from the risky fight for a good position when approaching a curve... I'm not a big racing fan but I have followed some races on local TV in Spain and I don't recall 'cuchillo' as referring to any physical element on the track, but it is used often referring to aggressive competition in certain situations.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you both for your help with this. Unfortunately, I have to award points to one answerer, so in this case I merely decided on a first come first served basis"
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Timothy Barton
Native in English
Specializes in field
Specialist in sport and economics
Native in: English (Variants: South African, UK, British)
Works in: French to English, Catalan to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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well clear of any danger
Could it not just be a metaphor based on the idea of a fight with knives. So it's saying that he was not close enough to his rivals for their to be any danger. Perhaps a Spanish-speaking person could confirm this.
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