Der Schnelle schlägt den Großen aufgrund seiner Beweglichkeit

English translation: Fast beats big by virtue of flexibility

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German term or phrase:Der Schnelle schlägt den Großen aufgrund seiner Beweglichkeit
English translation:Fast beats big by virtue of flexibility
Entered by: BirgitBerlin

18:52 Jul 2, 2006
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German term or phrase: Der Schnelle schlägt den Großen aufgrund seiner Beweglichkeit
heißt es in einem Essay über Stagnation und Rückschritt beim Auto-Design
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"Fast" beats "big" by virtue of flexibility
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BirgitBerlin
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Local time: 10:33
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Thanks.
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2 +1"Fast" beats "big" by virtue of flexibility
BirgitBerlin
2The company that can respond fast and flexibly ...
Armorel Young


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The company that can respond fast and flexibly ...


Explanation:
.. has an advantage over [or: will do better than] the big but slow-moving giants.

Or something ... difficult to be sure without seeing how this fits into the whole text.

Armorel Young
Local time: 09:33
Native speaker of: English
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"Fast" beats "big" by virtue of flexibility


Explanation:
Maybe...

BirgitBerlin
Germany
Local time: 10:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): short and snappy and gives the right meaning
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, and even more so, now that we know we are talking about cars...
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