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'sudden acceleration'

Polish translation: nagłe i niekontrolowane przyspieszanie

11:31 Mar 25, 2014
English to Polish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / risk management
English term or phrase: 'sudden acceleration'
And when the Audi 5000 was accused of 'sudden acceleration', its sales evaporated and the Audi brand essentially vanished from the U.S. market for a decade.
sir_translator
Poland
Polish translation:nagłe i niekontrolowane przyspieszanie
Explanation:
Tak bym proponował, aby czytelnik od razu wiedział, o co chodzi.

Sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) is the unintended, unexpected, uncontrolled acceleration of a vehicle, often accompanied by an apparent loss of braking effectiveness.[1]
[...]
The 1982-1987 Audi 5000s sales in the United States fell after recalls linked to sudden unintended acceleration. There were 700 accidents and 6 deaths.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_unintended_acceleration
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Andrzej Mierzejewski
Poland
Local time: 03:20
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4 +2nagłe i niekontrolowane przyspieszanie
Andrzej Mierzejewski


  

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nagłe i niekontrolowane przyspieszanie


Explanation:
Tak bym proponował, aby czytelnik od razu wiedział, o co chodzi.

Sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) is the unintended, unexpected, uncontrolled acceleration of a vehicle, often accompanied by an apparent loss of braking effectiveness.[1]
[...]
The 1982-1987 Audi 5000s sales in the United States fell after recalls linked to sudden unintended acceleration. There were 700 accidents and 6 deaths.

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

Andrzej Mierzejewski
Poland
Local time: 03:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Crannmer: Czyli w tłumaczeniu na wspólny: "wciśniecie pedału gazu zamiast hamulca" :-)
22 mins
  -> + inne przyczyny: mechanical or electrical problems, or some combination of these factors. :-)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
1 hr
  -> :-)
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