Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

alta velocità impressa

English translation:

prompted by/ powered by/ sparked by/ induced by/ accelerated by

Added to glossary by Lara Barnett
Jan 1, 2017 10:14
7 yrs ago
Italian term

alta velocità impressa

Italian to English Tech/Engineering General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Hunting shotgun
I am not sure if "impressa" here is a technical description of the high speed loading mechanism, or whether it is being used emphatically and saying that the loading is "impressive", as this is a review for a magazine.

Caratteristica comune a entrambi i caricamenti è l’alta velocità impressa dalla polvere MG2,

Discussion

Lara Barnett (asker) Jan 3, 2017:
@ polyglot45 Yes thanks a lot. It certainly helped and I used induced by in the end.
polyglot45 Jan 2, 2017:
@Lara I would not have used it as a translation - my intention was solely to indicate the meaning of the problem word
Lara Barnett (asker) Jan 1, 2017:
@ Polyglot45 I liked your suggestion. Are you going to post this?
Lara Barnett (asker) Jan 1, 2017:
@ polyglot45 Thank you.
polyglot45 Jan 1, 2017:
conferred upon it by the gunpowder

Proposed translations

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Selected

prompted by/ powered by/ sparked by/ induced by/ accelerated by

But most of all I love 'triggered by'! Sorry.
Peer comment(s):

neutral polyglot45 : these are all useful words but I don't think they are right here. Wrong register!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Also liked "triggered", but used "induced". Thank you."
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high velocity thanks to the properties of MG2

I would suggest
see "properties" of MG2
Peer comment(s):

agree Cedric Randolph
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