Gefühl
English translation: feeling, sensitivity
| 12:56 Feb 18, 2005 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Automotive / Cars & Trucks / motor racing | |||||
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|  Selected response from: David Moore (X) Local time: 02:51 | ||||
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| 4 +1 | feeling, sensitivity |
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| 4 +1 | feel (noun) |
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| 4 | touch |
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| 3 | (demands a lot of) feeling |
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7 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| Gefühl (in context) feeling, sensitivity Explanation: In this context, I think you can safely use either of these; if you are a driver, you should in any case have feeling for the car, or sensitivity as to how it reacts. |
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9 mins confidence:
touch Explanation: Negotiating extreme curves calls for a fine [driving] touch. When driving, negotiating tight curves calls for a fine touch. I'd say 'tight' curves -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2005-02-18 13:09:23 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- in motor racing, one usually talks about \'turns\', i.e. negotiating \'sharp turns\' |
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9 mins confidence:
| Gefühl (in context) (demands a lot of) feeling Explanation: good luck |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| Gefühl (in context) feel (noun) Explanation: "feeling" sounds odd to me in this context. I'd go for feel. |
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