Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

своевременно сориентироваться

English translation:

quickly organize

Added to glossary by Amy Lesiewicz
Mar 10, 2017 16:37
7 yrs ago
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Russian term

своевременно сориентироваться

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Мы были разочарованы перекрытием канала (для полива деревьев), но своевременно сориентировались и попросили помощи у правительства.

Спасибо.
Change log

Mar 12, 2017 12:29: Amy Lesiewicz Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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quickly organize

... but we quickly organized and asked the government for help
Peer comment(s):

agree Mikhail Kropotov : How about "We took in the situation"?
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That's a great option as well... lots of possibilities here!
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promptly gather relevant information

we promptly gathered all the relevant information
or: we made the necessary enquiries
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regained our bearings quickly

That is, if you want an idiomatic solution. It means we quickly got past the initial shock of it and figured out what to do next.
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agree Michael Korovkin : and right you are: it's the only one suitable among all the rest submitted here (no comment...)
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got our brains in gear at the right time

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(to) grasp the situation

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handle it

...but we handled it by quickly turning to the government for help.

just my two cents
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Reference comments

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Reference:

timely / promptly learnt how things stand or saw which way the wind is blowing

timely / promptly learnt how things stand or saw which way the wind is blowing or which way the cat jumps

http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?l1=2&l2=1&s=how do things st...

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Note added at 18 hrs (2017-03-11 11:24:24 GMT)
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or realized in the right place, at the right time which way the wind is blowing
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