Oct 4, 2007 10:58
17 yrs ago
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German term

klein aber fein

German to English Marketing Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Österreich gilt zwar weltweit als dynamisches Industrieland, jedoch sichert der Dienstleistungssektor mit starken Branchen wie Handel und Tourismus längst schon einen großen Teil des heimischen Wohlstands. Klein und fein lautet allerorten die Devise in Österreichs Wirtschaftslandschaft ...
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Oct 4, 2007 11:19: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing"

Discussion

Francis Lee (X) Oct 4, 2007:
Just curious: what do you have for "sichert ... einen großen Teil des heimischen Wohlstands"?
Francis Lee (X) Oct 4, 2007:
Context/readership? What's your approach here, given that it's a very common phrase?

Proposed translations

+3
6 mins
Selected

small is beautiful

is what I know for this

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-10-04 11:05:53 GMT)
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Peer comment(s):

agree Francis Lee (X)
25 mins
thanks frank
agree Cetacea : especially my own business is very small... ;-)
4 hrs
thanks cetacea
agree hazmatgerman (X) : It's about PR here, and so ought to have a positive ring to it. "But" won't.
19 hrs
much my feeling, I also don't like "but" here, thanx
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7 mins

small but mighty

Might be appropriate.
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11 mins

small but powerful

Might be appropriate here.
Reference:

http://www.leo.org

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+1
20 mins

good things come in small packages

another option
Peer comment(s):

agree Ulrike Kraemer
2 hrs
Thanks!
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+1
21 mins

small but excellent

wäre in diesem Zusammenhang vielleicht auch noch eine Möglichkeit.
Peer comment(s):

agree inkweaver : You beat me to it - would have been my suggestion as well.
0 min
Tja, so isses und danke
neutral Francis Lee (X) : Doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
25 mins
neutral Hilary Davies Shelby : Agree with Francis - not a collocation in English
4 hrs
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22 mins

small but impressive

another
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4 hrs

small but effective///small but handy

this is how I see it....which remind me, Size does not matter.
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4 hrs

small but perfectly formed

Isn't this the usual collocation in English?
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