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■ put beforev. t. + prep.4 offrire ( una scelta) □ (fig.) to put the cart before the horse, mettere il carro davanti ai buoi. -
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I [kɑːt]••II [kɑːt]1) (anche cart around, cart about) colloq. (drag, lug) portare [luggage, shopping]2) agr. trasportare con un carro [ hay]•- cart off* * *1. noun1) (a two-wheeled (usually horse-drawn) vehicle for carrying loads: a farm cart.) carretto2) ((American) a small wheeled vehicle pushed by hand, for carrying groceries, golf clubs etc.) carrello2. verb1) (to carry (in a cart): He carted the manure into the field.) trasportare con un carro2) (to carry: I don't want to cart this luggage around all day.) portare•* * *[kɒːt]1. n2. vtfam trascinare* * *cart /kɑ:t/n.● cart horse, cavallo da tiro □ cart road (o cart track, cart way), strada carreggiabile; carraia □ cart rut, carreggiata; solco delle ruote □ (fig.) to put the cart before the horse, mettere il carro davanti ai buoi.(to) cart /kɑ:t/v. t.2 (fam.) portare, trasportare ( un oggetto pesante): He had to cart the bin back to the garage, ha dovuto ritrasportare il bidone fino in garage; It's heavy and I don't want to cart it around with me, è pesante e non voglio trascinarmelo in giro3 portare (q. ) di peso (o a forza); trasportare: He was carted off to hospital, l'hanno portato di corsa all'ospedale.* * *I [kɑːt]••II [kɑːt]1) (anche cart around, cart about) colloq. (drag, lug) portare [luggage, shopping]2) agr. trasportare con un carro [ hay]•- cart off
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put the cart before the horse — To reverse the natural or sensible order of things • • • Main Entry: ↑cart put the cart before the horse see under ↑cart • • • Main Entry: ↑horse * * * put the cart before the horse phrase to do one thing before another thing that you should have … Useful english dictionary
put the cart before the horse — See: CART BEFORE THE HORSE … Dictionary of American idioms
put the cart before the horse — See: CART BEFORE THE HORSE … Dictionary of American idioms
put the cart before the horse — (put) the cart before the horse to do something that should happen later before other things. Barnhart is putting the cart before the horse by building a stadium before a team has agreed to play there … New idioms dictionary
(the) cart before the horse — (put) the cart before the horse to do something that should happen later before other things. Barnhart is putting the cart before the horse by building a stadium before a team has agreed to play there … New idioms dictionary
put the cart before the horse — ► put the cart before the horse reverse the proper order or procedure. Main Entry: ↑cart … English terms dictionary
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cart before the horse (to put) — {n. phr.}, {informal} Things in wrong order; something backwards or mixed up. An overused expression. Usually used with put but sometimes with get or have . * /When the salesman wanted money for goods he hadn t delivered, I told him he was… … Dictionary of American idioms
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put the cart before the horse — A person who puts the cart before the horse is doing things in the wrong order. Building a school before knowing the age of the population is putting the cart before the horse … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
put the cart before the horse — verb To put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential. The hour had struck; and with it, as always, appeared the man. So it has ever been in the… … Wiktionary