griglia di merito

English translation: starting grid (as per previous performance ranking)

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Italian term or phrase:griglia di merito
English translation:starting grid (as per previous performance ranking)
Entered by: tradu-grace

08:19 Nov 29, 2012
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / cycling race
Italian term or phrase: griglia di merito
Gli iscritti in combinata partiranno in griglia di merito ad entrambi gli eventi
garrett higgins
Local time: 15:39
starting grid (as per previous performance ranking)
Explanation:
many hits on google for 'starting grid'
*di merito* is how they performed in previous rankings.


http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/forums/thread/3211021.aspx
My proposal, why not have the starting grid based on the best hot laps for the track being raced for the drivers in the lobby? Surely this would be fairer and ....


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Note added at 5 giorni (2012-12-04 11:48:49 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks a lot Garrett.
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tradu-grace
Italy
Local time: 16:39
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2starting grid (as per previous performance ranking)
tradu-grace
3 -1pole position
Maidiremai
Summary of reference entries provided
start/finish grid
Wendy Streitparth

Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
pole position


Explanation:
The term "pole position", as used in motorsports is the position of the motor vehicle and its driver at the front of the grid in the starting lineup.

Maidiremai
Local time: 15:39
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  philgoddard: They can't all be in pole position!//I have, and it supports tradugrace's answer.
4 hrs
  -> Check this http://www.sportnaturetour.com/italian/iscrizione-south-gard...
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
starting grid (as per previous performance ranking)


Explanation:
many hits on google for 'starting grid'
*di merito* is how they performed in previous rankings.


http://forums.forzamotorsport.net/forums/thread/3211021.aspx
My proposal, why not have the starting grid based on the best hot laps for the track being raced for the drivers in the lobby? Surely this would be fairer and ....


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Note added at 5 giorni (2012-12-04 11:48:49 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks a lot Garrett.

tradu-grace
Italy
Local time: 16:39
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Phil.

agree  Susy Sinigag (X)
21 hrs
  -> grazie Susy.
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Reference comments


37 mins
Reference: start/finish grid

Reference information:
Next up on the start/finish grid and moving the tension up a gear were teams taking part in the highly popular Team Race.


    Reference: http://www.cyclewoking.org.uk/tourserieshttp://
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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