English translation of "s'arrache du sol par l'arrière" - "the rear wheels (of his car) leave the ground/the back end of his car leaves the ground"

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162 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	s'arrache du sol par l'arrière
Context:	Sa voiture s'arrache du sol par l'arrière, dans un bruit impossible; la tole rouge de...
Keywords:	...l'avant de la Mini s'écrase, comme une canette d'aluminium bon marché.

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162 months ago

wrote:

the back (of the car is) thrown in the air

My comment:

the back of the car is thrown in the air. This is what we would say describing the same accident, no need to stick to the French sentence construction.

162 months ago

Claude Le Frapper wrote:

the back (of the car is) thrown in the air

My comment:

the back of the car is thrown in the air. This is what we would say describing the same accident, no need to stick to the French sentence construction.

162 months ago

Darras wrote:

was ripped off the pavement from the rear

162 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

the rear of the car leaves the ground

My comment:

...or takes to the air ??dramatic context

162 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL wrote:

the rear wheels (of his car) leave the ground/the back end of his car leaves the ground

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