poner el carro delante del caballo: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  • To act in the wrong order or to pursue actions prematurely; to reverse the proper sequence of steps, often leading to confusion or failure.

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  • Querer vender la casa sin haberla reparado es poner el carro delante del caballo y perder potenciales compradores.

    Wanting to sell the house without repairing it is putting the cart before the horse and losing potential buyers.

  • Si comienzas a diseñar el logo antes de definir la identidad de la marca, estarás poniendo el carro delante del caballo.

    If you start designing the logo before defining the brand identity, you’ll be acting in the wrong order.

  • No pongas el carro delante del caballo intentando publicar el artículo antes de terminar la investigación completa.

    Don’t put the cart before the horse by trying to publish the article before finishing the full research.

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  • To place a cart before the horse; to physically position a cart ahead of the animal meant to pull it.

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  • El niño puso el carro delante del caballo y el animal no pudo tirar del carro correctamente.

    The boy placed the cart before the horse and the animal couldn’t pull the cart properly.

  • En el museo, mostraban un carro mal colocado delante del caballo, como un ejemplo de error antiguo.

    In the museum, they showed a cart improperly placed before the horse as an example of an old mistake.

  • Durante la demostración, el granjero accidentalmente puso el carro delante del caballo y tuvo que corregirlo.

    During the demonstration, the farmer accidentally put the cart before the horse and had to fix it.

  • No pongas el carro delante del caballo cuando prepares el arado, o no funcionará bien en el campo.

    Don’t put the cart before the horse when preparing the plow, or it won’t work well in the field.