Meaning of poñer o carro diante dos bois | Babel Free
Definitions
put the cart before the horse
idiomatic
Equivalents
Ελληνικά
προτρέχω
English
put the cart before the horse
Español
poner el carro delante de los bueyes
poner el carro delante del burro
poner el carro delante del caballo
poner la venda antes de la herida
Français
mettre la charrue avant les boeufs
Italiano
mettere il carro davanti ai buoi
日本語
本末転倒する
Nederlands
het paard achter de wagen spannen
Português
colocar o carro à frente dos bois
Examples
“Agora ten entre maus o contratista o nagocio da tubería de ferro, poñendo ansí o carro diante dos bois, e astra que o Auntamento aprobe a merca dos tales tubos, as obras non irán adiante.”
Now the contractor have the iron piping business in his hands, so putting the cart before the horse, because until the Town Council approves the acquisition of said tubes, the works won't carry out.
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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