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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvelocidad de ralentí
Pronunciation / Transliteration: be-lo-si-dad de ra-len-ti
"El motor fallaba al mantenerse en velocidad de ralentí."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The lowest rotational speed of an engine when it is running without a load and the throttle is released.
"The mechanic adjusted the carburetor to maintain a steady idle-speed."
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Designating a slow operational rate or setting for a motor vehicle or watercraft engine while not actively propelling.
"Boats must operate at idle-speed when passing through the crowded marina."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'idle' from Old English 'īdel', meaning empty, vain, or at rest, with 'speed' from Old English 'spēd', meaning success, quickness, or rate of motion. First recorded in the early 20th century with the rise of internal combustion engines, it specifically denotes the operational rate of an engine when it is disengaged from a load or running uncoupled.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Idle-speed" is said worldwide
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ralenti
Transliteration: ra-lã-ti
"La voiture tourne au ralenti dans les embouteillages."
Leerlaufdrehzahl
Transliteration: leːɐ̯.laʊfˌdʁeːtsaːl
"Der Motor läuft ruhig bei der richtigen Leerlaufdrehzahl."
regime di minimo
Transliteration: re-ʒi-me di mi-ni-mo
"Il motore è stato impostato sul regime di minimo."
velocidad de ralentí
Transliteration: be-lo-si-dad de ra-len-ti
"El motor fallaba al mantenerse en velocidad de ralentí."
marcha lenta
Transliteration: maɾ.ʃa lɛ̃.tɐ
"O carro morreu porque a marcha lenta estava muito baixa."
आइडल स्पीड
Transliteration: aidal spiḍ
"यातायात में वाहन को आइडल स्पीड पर चलाया गया।"
怠速
Transliteration: dài sù
"汽车在红灯前处于怠速状态。"
공회전 속도
Transliteration: gong-hoe-jeon sok-do
"엔진의 공회전 속도를 점검할 필요가 있습니다."
アイドル回転数
Transliteration: aidoru kaitensū
"エンジンのアイドル回転数を調整してください。"
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