Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hebrew term or phrase:
כיבוי שריפות
English translation:
putting out fires
Added to glossary by
Daniel Rabinovich
Aug 7, 2015 06:24
8 yrs ago
Hebrew term
Israel
Expert in the technical field
Native in: Hebrew 
Works in: English to Hebrew, Russian to Hebrew, Russian to English, and 1 more.
כיבוי שריפות
Non-PRO
Hebrew to English
Tech/Engineering
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
כאשר הכוונה היא מלחמה בתוצאות במקום טיפול במקור הבעיה
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | putting out fires |
David Greenberg
|
| 5 | putting out (extinguishing) brush fires |
gfrim
|
| 3 | improvised solution (s) |
Gad Kohenov
|
Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
David Greenberg
Israel
Israel
Native in English
Specializes in field
Israel
Accuracy. Speed. Service.
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Hebrew to English, Aramaic to English, Aramaic to Hebrew, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
49
Selected
putting out fires
Same as in Hebrew. שבת שלום.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
1 hr
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Native in Hebrew
Works in field
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French 
, Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
96
improvised solution (s)
My suggestion.
10 hrs
putting out (extinguishing) brush fires
Though not literal, it is idiomatic and conveys the sense of responding to symptoms of a problem, instead of its root cause.
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