Spanish translation of "released the throttle" - ""quit�/solt� el pie del acelerador" ("soltar el acelerador" NO FUNCIONA AQU�)"

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211 months ago

Barbara R. Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	English > Spanish
Subject:	Technical / Engineering
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	released the throttle
Context:	As the water got lower and lower, he felt a few rocks tap the hull and released the...
Keywords:	...throttle.

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211 months ago

K&P Marketing and Consulting wrote:

Solto el acelerador

My comment:

There is not many options in Spanish for this idea. The throttle is the part of the engine that regulates the amount of air that gets into the engine and the air/fuel ratio. So when the throttle is released, there is no air in the mixture and that makes combustion impossible....

My references:

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carburador

http://www.merriam-webster.com/spanish/throttle[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throttle

211 months ago

K&P Marketing and Consulting wrote:

solto la palanca de gases

211 months ago

K&P Marketing and Consulting wrote:

cerrar el combustible

211 months ago

Eloy wrote:

"quit�/solt� el pie del acelerador" ("soltar el acelerador" NO FUNCIONA AQU�)

My comment:

Para decirlo m�s correctamente, en este caso no es posible una traducci�n literal.
Lo m�s correcto en castellano es decir ""soltar/quitar el pie del acelerador".

My references:

"Gracias a ello, en un acto reflejo, solt� el pie del acelerador y pis� el freno con...":
http://www.washingtonhispanic.com/Passissues/paper11_24_6/html/autoguia.html

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