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sleeker

15:48 Apr 6, 2008
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English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / forma exterior
English term or phrase: sleeker
Lower, sleeker and longer, new XXX Sedan offers more interior space in a very stylish exterior package.

Termenul mai apare intr-o fraza referitoare la aerodinamica:

But it's not just a sleek exterior that helps reduce wind resistance. Under body airflow management is also of utmost importance.

Nu cred ca gasesc cuvantul potrivit.
Multumesc.
Simona Hagiu
Romania
Local time: 06:24


Summary of answers provided
5 +1mai neted
Iosif JUHASZ
4 +2mai aerodinamic
Laszlo Kocsis
3 +2elegant/ă
Maria Diaconu
4cu o linie mai subţire
Dan Marasescu


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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
elegant/ă


Explanation:
maşină elegantă, automobil elegant

Am renunţat la comparativ, evident... dar cred că merge.

Maria Diaconu
Romania
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mihaela Bordea: mai degraba...decit "neted"
1 hr
  -> păi... ar putea o maşină să fie rugoasă/aspră? :-D
agree  wordbridge
3 hrs
  -> Mulţumesc
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mai neted


Explanation:
sleek = neted
Dicţ. tehnic EN-RO, Ed. Tehnică

Iosif JUHASZ
Romania
Local time: 06:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 114

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lucca: Cred că e termenul (mai) potrivit.
54 mins
  -> Mulţumesc!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cu o linie mai subţire


Explanation:
Mai puţin masivă.

În contextul ăsta, sensul care se apropie e al doilea.

1. Smooth and lustrous as if polished: satiny, silken, silky. See smooth/rough.
2. Having slender and graceful lines: streamlined, trim. See beautiful/ugly.
3. Affectedly and self-servingly earnest: fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, honest/dishonest.

Dan Marasescu
Romania
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 77
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mai aerodinamic


Explanation:
Si prin acesta ma refer la o sectiune transversala mai mica care este socotit perpendicular pe directia miscarii. In acest sens este mai subtire. Mai aerodinamic se refera in general la exterior, in acest sens si mai neted e bun.


Laszlo Kocsis
Local time: 05:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ecaterina Rusnac
5 hrs
  -> multumesc
agree  Luminita Fundatureanu
19 hrs
  -> multumesc
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