Dec 21, 2011 13:51
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Italian term

portacolori

Italian to English Other Automotive / Cars & Trucks car racing & sports car c
Da ricordare la vittoria di classe turismo preparato alla Mille Miglia del 1957 del dottor XXX, portacolori della rinata Scuderia XXX, con una Fiat 1100-103 preparata da XXX.

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Claudia Cherici Dec 21, 2011:
preparato alla Mille Miglia...del dottor ... Ma che vuol dire questa frase?? non mi pare abbia senso. Forse dovrebbe essere riportata alla Mille Miglia...dal dottor

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representing

that's the meaning... "carrying the insignia of"
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agree tradu-grace
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standard-bearer

In a figurative sense, of course
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emblem/emblematic

depending on how you phrase it...the emblem of, emblematic of..
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racer fielded by (name of team)

see my discussion entry

This is what I think it means. Or even just 'racing for' and the name of the team
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who defends the colours of

Portacolori = Chi partecipa a una gara sportiva per conto di una società o scuderia | (est.) L'atleta più rappresentativo di una squadra

Here I would use:
XXX, who defended the colours of the reborn XXX house
(he won that race)

eg. The 458 Italia GT Endurance, that will defend the colours of Ferrari against Porsche 997, Corvette C6.R, and BMW M3 made its first shakedown at Fiorano.
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