poiché dava ritorni di fiamma

English translation: because it backfired

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Italian term or phrase:poiché dava ritorni di fiamma
English translation:because it backfired
Entered by: Barbara Cochran, MFA

19:53 Dec 10, 2014
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Military / Defense / Biography Of Francesco Baracca
Italian term or phrase: poiché dava ritorni di fiamma
Contesto (a World War I aviator who has been captured writes to his squadron):

Con sommo dispiacere vi annuncio la mia cattura. Ho dovuto atterare per "panna" di motore (una valvola, poiché dava ritorni di fiamma) col rischio di bruciare per aria.

Molte Grazie,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 10:36
Because if backfired/flarebacked
Explanation:
Puo darsi

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-12-10 21:36:39 GMT)
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A related term:
retrovampa - T: Vorbeischlagen der Pulvergase - E: flare-back
http://www.earmi.it/armi/dizionario/vocR.html
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Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 17:36
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Because if backfired/flarebacked


Explanation:
Puo darsi

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-12-10 21:36:39 GMT)
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A related term:
retrovampa - T: Vorbeischlagen der Pulvergase - E: flare-back
http://www.earmi.it/armi/dizionario/vocR.html

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 17:36
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
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