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do the work right the first time

English translation: do the work properly from the very first take

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English term or phrase:do the work right the first time
Selected answer:do the work properly from the very first take
Entered by: Nikita Kobrin

11:39 Aug 10, 2002
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary / phrase of many meanings
English term or phrase: do the work right the first time
In my department we often:

a. learn from mistakes

b. do the work right the first time

Asker: Does it mean that:

- we often manage to do the work properly from the very first take

or

- we often have to do tottaly new work for us which we do "right the first time"?
Nikita Kobrin
Lithuania
Local time: 20:08
we often manage to do the work properly from the very first take
Explanation:
no exp needed

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Note added at 2002-08-10 13:46:43 (GMT)
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there is no reference to \'new\' work.
Selected response from:

edlih_be
Local time: 19:08
Grading comment
Thank you all w/ Special Thanks coming to Jerrie for the kind explanations.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +19we often manage to do the work properly from the very first take
edlih_be
5quality work
Antonio Camangi
4Your 2nd option
jerrie
4The first option...
Marion Burns


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +19
we often manage to do the work properly from the very first take


Explanation:
no exp needed

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Note added at 2002-08-10 13:46:43 (GMT)
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there is no reference to \'new\' work.

edlih_be
Local time: 19:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4
Grading comment
Thank you all w/ Special Thanks coming to Jerrie for the kind explanations.

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Your 2nd option


Explanation:
We often have to do work which is totally new for/to us, but we always get it right first time.

Is how I would phrase your 2nd option, sticking as closely as possible to your original phrasing.

In my department we:
a) learn from our mistakes
b) get it right first time

We often manage to do the work properly (correctly) from the very first take...
Is totally correct, as answered above.

hth

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 773
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
quality work


Explanation:
Your statement sounds very much like a quality statement: we do work right the first time and every time.

Antonio Camangi
Local time: 19:08
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 3
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The first option...


Explanation:
The first option seems right, the sense is:

"We get it right the first time."

Marion Burns
United States
Local time: 13:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 18
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