Dec 21, 2004 02:15
19 yrs ago
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English term

to get to the nitty-gritty

Non-PRO English to Spanish Other Linguistics
Expression: To get to to the nitty-gritty

Proposed translations

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31 mins
Selected

ir al grano/ir al nudo de la cuestion

"ir al grano" es mas coloquial.
Peer comment(s):

agree Neil Phillipson : así se dice
14 mins
agree teju : ir al grano
2 hrs
agree valpac
10 hrs
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+1
14 mins

tratar de los asuntos importantes

=
Peer comment(s):

agree careluci : me parece un poco formal, y tal vez demasiado largo
27 mins
thx, careluci
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+2
34 mins

el meollo del asunto

otra opciòn

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Note added at 35 mins (2004-12-21 02:51:15 GMT)
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llegar al meollo del asunto
Peer comment(s):

agree Leticia Klemetz, CT : ir al meollo de la cuestión, también se podría decir
1 hr
graciasLeticia.
agree olgagarcia (X) : Sí, ir al meollo. Tu solución me parece la más castiza. Saludos, lazuluna.
6 hrs
Gracias Olga .
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1 hr

ir al centro de la cuestion

vayamos al centro de...

http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/nitty-...

nit·ty-grit·ty (nt-grt) KEY

NOUN:
Informal
The specific or practical details; the heart of a matter.
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