Sep 26, 2014 18:18
9 yrs ago
English term
cutting down to the wire
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Has been staying at Hamptons for 10 years:
I was headed into Chicago, I had to have this prototype sent to me
I was cutting down to the wire.
I arranged my flight and everything so that when morning Fedex would arrive, I could grab it, leave by ten to get to my 11:15 flight.
So I sat there in Hampton Midway, which is right on the street, and I’m waiting for the Fedex guy.
I was headed into Chicago, I had to have this prototype sent to me
I was cutting down to the wire.
I arranged my flight and everything so that when morning Fedex would arrive, I could grab it, leave by ten to get to my 11:15 flight.
So I sat there in Hampton Midway, which is right on the street, and I’m waiting for the Fedex guy.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +2 | in extremis / au dernier moment |
surbeg
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| 4 | (je me) pressais / m'empressais jusqu'au bout |
Susana E. Cano Méndez
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Proposed translations
+2
10 hrs
Selected
in extremis / au dernier moment
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Susana E. Cano Méndez
Spain
Spain
Works in field
Spain
Sworn (FRES) & Legal (EN>ES). EN>FR
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: French to Spanish, Spanish to French, English to Spanish, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
(je me) pressais / m'empressais jusqu'au bout
IMO, we have to translate "to cut down" as well as "down to the wire".
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: cut down to the wire is an expression. come down to the wire is more usual http://www.knowyourphrase.com/phrase-meanings/Down-to-The-Wi...
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Thanks, writeaway for the info :)
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