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English translation: Car movie

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Swedish term or phrase:motorrulle
English translation:Car movie
Entered by: Christine Andersen

16:13 Mar 6, 2008
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / party game
Swedish term or phrase: motorrull
filmfrågor där kända motorrullar genom tiderna skulle prickas in

This is one of several games at a party organised by a company for its salesmen.

The other games are more or less normal drawing and guessing activities.

I'm guessing that 'motorrullar' are 'car chases' - in a game where famous car chases from films had to be identified and marked on a chart of some sort, but I'd be grateful for a translation of the whole sentence, please!
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 08:48
Car movies
Explanation:
More like the soft slangish "car movies".
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Hugh Curtis
Local time: 08:48
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4motor film
Sven Petersson
4Car movies
Hugh Curtis
1Roadmovie
De Novi


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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
motor film


Explanation:
Source term should be: 'motorrulle'
The '-rulle' is probably 'reel' (= a motion picture film reel).
NOTE: One reel = 20 minutes ONLY.

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Note added at 50 mins (2008-03-06 17:04:04 GMT)
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http://pellesreality.blogspot.com/2008/01/film-le-mans-1971....

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 08:48
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Thanks for the explanation and link, Sven. It's really too bad the points can't be shared!

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Car movies


Explanation:
More like the soft slangish "car movies".

Hugh Curtis
Local time: 08:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
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7 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Roadmovie


Explanation:
I've never heard of 'carmovie' unless, within the documentary stile, but there's no other way than 'roadmovie'

De Novi
Sweden
Local time: 08:48
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
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