Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
своевременно сориентироваться
English translation:
quickly organize
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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.
Спасибо.
Proposed translations
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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
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
17 mins
promptly gather relevant information
we promptly gathered all the relevant information
or: we made the necessary enquiries
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.
Peer comment(s):
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
just my two cents
Reference comments
18 hrs
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
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or realized in the right place, at the right time which way the wind is blowing
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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