despiste

English translation: going off /driving off the track (accidentally)

09:28 Apr 22, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / motor racing
Portuguese term or phrase: despiste
This is part of press release about the perofmance of a motor racing team. It occurs several time and an example sentence is:
"depois do despiste o piloto não conseguiu recuperar o tempo perdido e acabou em nono lugar"
Catarina Aleixo
Portugal
Local time: 16:12
English translation:going off /driving off the track (accidentally)
Explanation:
after driving off the track, he couldn't make up the time he had lost and finished.....
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 17:12
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6going off /driving off the track (accidentally)
CMJ_Trans (X)
4After leaving the track
Isabel Peck
4"drive off course"
lexisproject
4losing control of the vehicle
Elvira Alves Barry


  

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After leaving the track


Explanation:
Sugestão

Isabel Peck
Portugal
Local time: 16:12
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Isabel, I think that this may give the impression that it happened intentionally, and this was not the case.

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
going off /driving off the track (accidentally)


Explanation:
after driving off the track, he couldn't make up the time he had lost and finished.....

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 17:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thanks for this.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
22 mins

agree  Andrea Munhoz
1 hr

agree  Gustavo Silva
3 hrs

agree  Cristina Santos
4 hrs

agree  Carlos Quandt
5 hrs

agree  mariavaz
8 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"drive off course"


Explanation:
After driving off course

veja esse exemplo: http://www.champcarworldseries.com/News/Article.asp?ID=2851

third place finish in the Portland event while driving in limited visibility due to rain after driving off course to avoid a sliding car and dropping back to 19th

lexisproject
Spain
Local time: 17:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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losing control of the vehicle


Explanation:
My suggestion.

Elvira Alves Barry
Local time: 16:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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