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breit/schmal (oversteering/understeering phases, sports car)

English translation: longer, shorter

08:54 Mar 2, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: breit/schmal (oversteering/understeering phases, sports car)
breit/schmal

Do the words "breit" and "schmal" here refer to the length of the phase -- or to the transverse behavior of the vehicle?

General context: performance of sports car
Specific context:
>>Denn wer im öffentlichen Straßenverkehr probieren will, dass nach einer breiten unterstellenden [sic] Phase in der Kurve noch eine etwas schmalere übersteuernde (Phase – R.B.) das Heck nach außen schwenken lässt, der muss sich über mindestens zweierlei klar sein: So ein Auto kostet xxx000 Mark, und es hat schon jetzt eine ziemlich lange Lieferzeit.
Tom Funke
Local time: 03:13
English translation:longer, shorter
Explanation:
the client has confirmed that the terms breit/schmal here relate to the length of the phase, not to the tgransverse bevavior of the vehicle.
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Tom Funke
Local time: 03:13
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nalonger, shorter
Tom Funke


  

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4 days
longer, shorter


Explanation:
the client has confirmed that the terms breit/schmal here relate to the length of the phase, not to the tgransverse bevavior of the vehicle.


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Tom Funke
Local time: 03:13
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2419
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