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Spanish term or phrase:
pasado de revoluciones
English translation:
over-revving engine
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Taña Dalglish
Mar 19, 2022 14:57
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Spanish term
pasado de revoluciones
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Automotive / Cars & Trucks
A scene in a movie where one character has just run over another:
Esteban enciende el motor y se toma fuerte del volante.
Aprieta el acelerador y avanza a velocidad, golpeando a Ángeles con uno de los laterales del auto.
Asustado, continúa acelerando mientras mira por el espejo retrovisor la figura de Ángeles que tendida en el piso, se mueve de manera espasmódica sobre el pavimento.
El motor del auto, pasado de revoluciones, cesa ante el sonido rítmico de las escobillas del parabrisas que se arrastran contra el vidrio áspero.
I know the expression means overexcited, but here the use is literal, and I don't know the right term in English
Thanks
Esteban enciende el motor y se toma fuerte del volante.
Aprieta el acelerador y avanza a velocidad, golpeando a Ángeles con uno de los laterales del auto.
Asustado, continúa acelerando mientras mira por el espejo retrovisor la figura de Ángeles que tendida en el piso, se mueve de manera espasmódica sobre el pavimento.
El motor del auto, pasado de revoluciones, cesa ante el sonido rítmico de las escobillas del parabrisas que se arrastran contra el vidrio áspero.
I know the expression means overexcited, but here the use is literal, and I don't know the right term in English
Thanks
Proposed translations
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2 +7 | over-revving engine | Taña Dalglish |
4 | over-revving engine | Eliana Gaon |
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over-revving engine
pasado de revoluciones | WordReference Forumshttps://forum.wordreference.com › threads › pasado-de...
9 Aug 2009 — The sentence is: Jose salio del bano pasado de revoluciones. ... Over revving " can also occur by running the engine fast with the car in ... https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/pasado-de-revolucion...
To drive fast with the engine "over revving", which means the engine is running faster than recommended.
pasado de revoluciones | WordReference Forumshttps://forum.wordreference.com › threads › pasado-de...
9 Aug 2009 — The sentence is: Jose salio del bano pasado de revoluciones. ... Over revving " can also occur by running the engine fast with the car in ... https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/pasado-de-revolucion...
To drive fast with the engine "over revving", which means the engine is running faster than recommended.
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