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o x da questão

English translation: the heart of the matter

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Portuguese term or phrase:o x da questão
English translation:the heart of the matter
Entered by: RoBelinky

16:39 May 4, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: o x da questão
Existe algo equivalente em inglês?
RoBelinky
Brazil
Local time: 16:08
the heart of the matter
Explanation:
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
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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 21:08
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +11the crux of the matter
Gilmar Fernandes
4 +1crux of the matter
Sheila Gomes
4 +1the crux of the matter
Katarina Peters
4 +1the heart of the matter
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Summary of reference entries provided
Marlene Curtis

Discussion entries: 2





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
crux of the matter


Explanation:
Noun 1. crux of the matter - the most important point

Sheila Gomes
Brazil
Local time: 16:08
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arthur Godinho
0 min
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the crux of the matter


Explanation:
i.e., the crucial point of the question

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 15:08
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arthur Godinho
0 min
  -> Thank you Arthur, even though I was 1 minute late...(so was Sheila!)
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the heart of the matter


Explanation:
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

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 21:08
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lumen (X)
43 mins
  -> Obrigado!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
the crux of the matter


Explanation:
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=...


Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 15:08
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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

Reference information:
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 -

Marlene Curtis
United States
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 70
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