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Record 1 1999-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Rated at a whopping 250 horsepower (well, it's whopping for a little pickup) and an even more impressive 345 foot-pounds of torque, the Dakota R/T engine turns this truck into a small rocket ship. Given the popularity of pickups, it sort of makes sense that Dodge would soup up the Dakota to try to make a muscle truck out of it.

Key term(s)
  • soup up an engine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

[...] le «gonflage» du moteur relève exclusivement du préparateur spécialisé, puisqu'il nécessite le démontage complet du moteur [...]

Key term(s)
  • gonflage du moteur

Spanish

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