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Danish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / Danish proverb | | Danish term or phrase: Den, der lever stille, lever godt | | Virksomheden skal ikke være passiv og afventende, for det gamle udtryk, at ”den, der lever stille, lever godt”, gælder ikke længere, hvis det overhovedet nogensinde gjaldt. |
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| | slow and steady wins the race | Explanation:
You could almost say in this context that ...the old saying "slow and steady wins the race" doesn't apply any longer...
otherwise you could say something like ...sitting back and waiting for something to happen doesn't work in this day and age, if it ever did. |
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Jande
Australia
Local time: 21:47
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 slow and steady wins the race
Explanation:
You could almost say in this context that ...the old saying "slow and steady wins the race" doesn't apply any longer...
otherwise you could say something like ...sitting back and waiting for something to happen doesn't work in this day and age, if it ever did.
| Jande
Australia
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 4
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