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vise konkurrenterne baghjul

English translation: leave your competitors astern

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Danish term or phrase:vise konkurrenterne baghjul
English translation:leave your competitors astern
Entered by: Sven Petersson

13:40 Sep 26, 2001
Danish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing
Danish term or phrase: vise konkurrenterne baghjul
It typifies the image of leaving the competition behind...
Stephen Rose
leave your competitors astern
Explanation:
NAVIGARE NECESSE EST
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 18:56
Grading comment
Thanks, pal! I could only think of "hard to overtake, or leave the competition standing" - yours was fine!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1leave your competitors in the dust
Sven Petersson
5leave your competitors astern
Sven Petersson
5beat one's competition/ oust one's competition
lone (X)


  

Answers


22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
leave your competitors in the dust


Explanation:
Implicit in answer.


    My geriatric brain.
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 18:56
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1738
Grading comment
in the dust conjures up the wrong picture

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lone (X): but it should be "in their dust"
24 mins
  -> No Lone, it should be "in the dust"! The dust after your vehicle.
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Comment: in the dust conjures up the wrong picture

41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
leave your competitors astern


Explanation:
NAVIGARE NECESSE EST


    My geriatric brain.
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 18:56
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1738
Grading comment
Thanks, pal! I could only think of "hard to overtake, or leave the competition standing" - yours was fine!
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
beat one's competition/ oust one's competition


Explanation:
Sven's answers are okay, but I have suggested aternatives, if you want something simple.

Good luck!


    Native Danish Speaker
lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 12:56
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in pair: 763
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