ruote sterzanti

English translation: two-wheel steering/drive (front wheel steering/drive)

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Italian term or phrase:	ruote sterzanti
English translation:	two-wheel steering/drive (front wheel steering/drive)
Entered by:	Nicole Johnson

08:44 Jan 14, 2008

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Italian term or phrase: ruote sterzanti

This term is causing me some confusion Is this "steering wheel" (i.e. volante) or is it referring to the wheels (on the ground) of the machine that can be steered? How should it be translated into English? Thanks in advance.

Le terne sono il fiore all’occhiello di Imola, anche per numero; se ne producono circa 11.100 l’anno (54 il giorno su due turni) sia per YYY che per ZZZ ; il 5 dicembre scorso è stata festeggiata la 80.000ma macchina, una YYY 580 SR2 a due ***ruote sterzanti***, destinata a un concessionario spagnolo.

Nicole Johnson KudoZ activity Questions: 610 (1 open) (14 closed without grading) Answers: 266 Italy
Local time: 06:18

two-wheel steering

Explanation:
for instance: "veicolo a quattro ruote sterzanti" will be "vehicle with four-wheel steering"

Selected response from:

Iveta Ivanova
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:18

Grading comment

Thanks Yvette. I also think Gian's answer might work, but since I'm not certain that the wheels in question are the front ones (most likely) I'll opt for two wheel steering/drive.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

steering wheels

Jean Martin

4 +1

two-wheel steering

Iveta Ivanova

front-wheel steering (FWS)

Gian

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

steering wheels

Explanation:
As opposed to the drive/driviing wheels

Jean Martin
Local time: 05:18
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 296

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

two-wheel steering

Explanation:
for instance: "veicolo a quattro ruote sterzanti" will be "vehicle with four-wheel steering"

Example sentence(s):

This mode puts the truck into two wheel steering mode except ...
Two wheel steering is better for racing and is what most people end up running because they cannot mix servo signals.

Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22two-wheel+steering&b...

Iveta Ivanova
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:18
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks Yvette. I also think Gian's answer might work, but since I'm not certain that the wheels in question are the front ones (most likely) I'll opt for two wheel steering/drive.

1 hr confidence:

front-wheel steering (FWS)

Explanation:
se le ruote, come sembra da alcune foto fel mezzo, sono quelle anteriori, lo definirei a ruote frontali sterzanti

The performance of a vehicle with four-wheel steering control in ...- [ Traduci questa pagina ]They are used to investigate both the conventional front-wheel steering (FWS) and the four-wheel steering (4WS) vehicle during a crosswind disturbance. ...
www.inderscience.com/search/index.php?action=record&rec_id=... - Pagine simili - Salva risultato

Gian
Italy
Local time: 06:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 930

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