Feb 14, 2008 10:44
16 yrs ago
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Italian term
Argentina
Legal and environment specialist, PhD
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English
cuore pulsante
Italian to English
Marketing
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
the engines of this vehicle are defined as its "cuore pulsante". i know what they mean but i can't think of an appropriate figure of speech.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | driving force |
Lindsay Watts
|
| 5 | beating heart |
Tom in London
|
| 3 +1 | throbbing heart |
Jennifer Levey
|
| 3 | pumping heart |
Nedim Sahovic
|
Proposed translations
+2
18 mins
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driving force
another possibility for you
Note from asker:
| aaah, that's beginning to sound a bit more like it. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "i give the points ot lindsay because hers is the answer i chose for my translation. "
+1
2 mins
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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16
throbbing heart
For example ... (very apt today - provided you're a car-lover, of course...).
10 mins
Nedim Sahovic
Fast, reliable, efficient
Native in: Bosnian
Works in: Croatian to Italian, Italian to Croatian, English to Croatian, and 15 more.
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8
pumping heart
I would go with this one, even though is simple
11 hrs
Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
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124
beating heart
quite straightforward really !
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