Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

o x da questão

English translation:

the heart of the matter

Added to glossary by RoBelinky
May 4, 2011 16:39
13 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

o x da questão

Portuguese to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Existe algo equivalente em inglês?
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Discussion

RoBelinky (asker) May 4, 2011:
Hi Douglas. É um dito popular aqui no Brasil, não tem contexto específico.
Douglas Bissell May 4, 2011:
Could you give some context pls

Proposed translations

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39 mins
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the heart of the matter

Definition of heart in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of heart. ... The most important or essential part: get to the heart of the matter. ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/heart - Em cache - Similares
Peer comment(s):

agree Lumen (X)
43 mins
Obrigado!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
6 mins

crux of the matter

Noun 1. crux of the matter - the most important point
Peer comment(s):

agree Arthur Godinho
0 min
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+1
6 mins

the crux of the matter

i.e., the crucial point of the question
Peer comment(s):

agree Arthur Godinho
0 min
Thank you Arthur, even though I was 1 minute late...(so was Sheila!)
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+11
5 mins

the crux of the matter

suggestion

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-05-04 17:41:18 GMT)
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References:

http://www.babylon.com/definition/crux_of_the_matter/Portugu...
Ivo Korytowski's English Portuguese Translator's Dictionary
crux of the matter
xis da questão

http://michaelis.uol.com.br/moderno/ingles/index.php?lingua=...
Peer comment(s):

agree Sheila Gomes
0 min
Thanks Sheila.
agree Arthur Godinho
0 min
Thanks Arthur.
agree Oliver Simões
8 mins
Thanks Oliver.
agree Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
9 mins
Thanks Luciano.
agree Marlene Curtis : Sem dúvida!
11 mins
Thanks Marlene.
agree Sean Williams : without context, I would agree with Gilmar's suggestion
16 mins
Thanks Sean.
agree R. Alex Jenkins
25 mins
Thanks Richard.
agree JH Trads
1 hr
Thanks Hugo.
agree Verginia Ophof
2 hrs
Thanks Verginia.
agree Nick Taylor
15 hrs
Cheers Nick :)
agree Vitals
20 hrs
Thanks Vitals :)
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Reference comments

17 mins
Reference:

crux of the matter - definition of crux of the matter by the Free ...
Noun, 1. crux of the matter - the most important point. crux · alpha and omega - the basic meaning of something; the crucial part ...
www.thefreedictionary.com/crux of the matter -
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