English: "on their feet"Spanish translation: actuar rápidamente 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | English term or phrase: | "on their feet" | | Spanish translation: | actuar rápidamente | | Entered by: | delat |
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Social Sciences - Military / Defense / Military | | English term or phrase: "on their feet" | ¡ Hola, a todos !
Entiendo la siguiente frase, mas no estoy seguro de cuál deba ser su traduccion exacta.
"Officers trained to think on their feet..."
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| | | actuar rápidamente | Explanation:
think on your feet
to think and react quickly, especially in a situation where things are happening very fast
An ability to think on your feet is a definite advantage when you're doing live comedy shows.
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| on their feet actuar rápidamente
Explanation:
think on your feet
to think and react quickly, especially in a situation where things are happening very fast
An ability to think on your feet is a definite advantage when you're doing live comedy shows.
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Note added at 4 mins (2004-10-22 16:23:36 GMT)
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