souped-up

Danish translation: raffinerede

15:27 Jul 8, 2002

English to Danish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: souped-up

These range from souped-up old favourites like the Mini-Cooper through high end race models to extraordinary....

Katja Helmich KudoZ activity Questions: 12 (none open) Answers: 24
Local time: 18:01

Danish translation:raffinerede

Explanation:
That's my suggestion. I think the term includes the fact that the cars have been modified and are some what distinct from the normal version of the cars.

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Christina Clark
Denmark
Local time: 19:01

Grading comment

Tak, jeg tror det er den bedste løsning. Men tak til alle, det var en stor hjælp.
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tuned

Mads Grøftehauge

4 +1

raffinerede

Christina Clark

2 +2

fiksere eller teknisk forbedrede

Marianne Ajana

Answers

27 mins confidence:

tuned

Explanation:
At en bil er 'souped-up' betyder at dens ydeevne er blevet større, at den larmer mere, eller at den er blevet sænket og har fået en kæmpe hækspoiler og terninger i forruden...

(Mit forslag til en oversættelse utales selvfølgelig 'tooned' på dansk :-))

Mads Grøftehauge
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of:

Danish
PRO pts in pair: 378

43 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

fiksere eller teknisk forbedrede

Explanation:
(fra: Cambridge International Dictionary of English)

soup up
phrasal verb [M]
INFORMAL
to make (esp. something old) more powerful or more attractive by making changes to it
Cars and motorbikes are sometimes souped up by modifying the engine to make them go faster. [M]
They've souped up the play by leaving out all the slow-moving and dated parts.

souped-up

a souped-up Mini
DISAPPROVING This so-called new textbook just looks like a souped-up version of the old one.

Reference: http://www.onelook.com

Marianne Ajana
Denmark
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of:

Danish
PRO pts in pair: 119

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

raffinerede

Explanation:
That's my suggestion. I think the term includes the fact that the cars have been modified and are some what distinct from the normal version of the cars.

Christina Clark
Denmark
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in pair: 230

Grading comment

Tak, jeg tror det er den bedste løsning. Men tak til alle, det var en stor hjælp.

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