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А вот тут поспешили

English translation: those ones should have been given more time to grow

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Russian term or phrase:А вот тут поспешили
English translation:those ones should have been given more time to grow
Entered by: Nadezhda Golubeva

14:01 Mar 25, 2015
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: А вот тут поспешили
Доброго времени суток.

Женщина в магазине берет банку с огурцами и говорит:

"А вот тут поспешили. Надо было дать им еще подрасти.

Спасибо.
Mikhail Korolev
Local time: 01:37
those ones should have been given more time to grow
Explanation:
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Nadezhda Golubeva
Russian Federation
Local time: 01:37
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone.

Thank you, Gaskell
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4those ones should have been given more time to grow
Nadezhda Golubeva
4what was their big hurry?
Donald Jacobson
4(you/they/skip pronoun) jumped the gun on this one
Mark Berelekhis
4And here haste (has) made waste.
Evgeny Artemov (X)
3Counted the chickens before they hatched.
ElenaW


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
what was their big hurry?


Explanation:
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Donald Jacobson
United States
Local time: 17:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  LilianNekipelov: not in this context. it seems not enough.
16 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(you/they/skip pronoun) jumped the gun on this one


Explanation:
If it's clear from the context who jumped the gun, insert the appropriate pronoun. Otherwise, it can be simply omitted.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 18:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 467

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  LilianNekipelov: Not in this context, about pickles.
16 hrs
  -> Referring to the farmers hurrying needlessly, it is absolutely fine in this context.
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
those ones should have been given more time to grow


Explanation:
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Nadezhda Golubeva
Russian Federation
Local time: 01:37
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone.

Thank you, Gaskell

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Irina Kuzminskaya
49 mins
  -> Thank you for your support!
agree  Oleksiy Markunin
4 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  LilianNekipelov: Yes, but I think those might be enough. I would skip ones.
16 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  cyhul
1 day 19 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
And here haste (has) made waste.


Explanation:
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Evgeny Artemov (X)
South Africa
Local time: 00:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  LilianNekipelov: Not in this context—that would be too free.
16 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Counted the chickens before they hatched.


Explanation:
An English proverb meaning doing something before the time is right.

ElenaW
Spain
Local time: 00:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  LilianNekipelov: not in this context.
12 hrs
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