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1 nitty
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2 nitty-gritty
tr[nɪtɪ'grɪtɪ]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get down to the nitty-gritty familiar ir al grano'nɪti'grɪtinoun (colloq)to get down to the nitty-gritty — ir* al meollo de la cuestión, ir* al grano
[ˌnɪtɪɡrɪtɪ]Nthe nitty-gritty — lo esencial, el meollo
- get down to the nitty-gritty* * *['nɪti'grɪti]noun (colloq)to get down to the nitty-gritty — ir* al meollo de la cuestión, ir* al grano
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3 nitty-gritty
adj.1 directo.2 primordial.s.1 meollo (familiar)2 quid, fondo de la cuestión, punto crucial. -
4 to get down to the nitty-gritty
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5 get down to
(to begin working seriously at or on: I must get down to some letters!) ponerse aget down to (Sth., doing sth.)expr.• ponerse a (Hacer algo) expr.v + adv + prep + o ( start work on) ponerse* alet's get down to business — ( let's start working) pongamos manos a la obra; ( let's get to the point) vayamos al grano; tack I 1) a)
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let's get down to business — (=start work) pongámonos manos a la obra; (=get to the point) vayamos al granobrass 2., get down 2., 2), nitty-gritty•
when you get down to it there's not much difference between them — cuando lo miras bien, no se diferencian mucho* * *v + adv + prep + o ( start work on) ponerse* alet's get down to business — ( let's start working) pongamos manos a la obra; ( let's get to the point) vayamos al grano; tack I 1) a)
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6 quid
quid sustantivo masculino:
quid sustantivo masculino crux
el quid de la cuestión, the crux of the matter ' quid' also found in these entries: English: crux - nitty-gritty - quid - thrusttr[kwɪd]————————tr[kwɪd]1 mascada de tabacoquid* (UK)n.• libra (esterlina) s.f.kwɪd
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* [kwɪd]N (Brit) libra f (esterlina)- be quids in
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[kwɪd]N [of tobacco] mascada f (de tabaco)* * *[kwɪd] -
7 cuestión
cuestión sustantivo femenino◊ cuestiones de derecho internacional matters o questions of international law;llegar al fondo de la cuestión to get to the heart of the matterb) ( en locs)en cuestión de in a matter of; la cuestión es … the thing is …; la cuestión es divertirnos the main thing is to enjoy ourselves; ser cuestión de to be a matter of; todo es cuestión de … it's just a question of …
cuestión sustantivo femenino
1 (asunto) matter, question
2 (pregunta) question Locuciones: en cuestión, in question: el muchacho en cuestión, the boy in questión
en cuestión de unas horas, in just a few hours
poner en cuestión algo, to doubt sthg
si te cansas de conducir, es cuestión de parar en cualquier lado, if you get tired of driving, we can stop anywhere ' cuestión' also found in these entries: Spanish: discutir - inaccesible - indecisa - indeciso - intrincada - intrincado - palpitante - quid - radicar - resolverse - seno - soslayar - tratar - volar - asunto - chabolismo - delicado - empezar - fondo - plantear - tema - vida English: arise - burning - cast - crux - issue - matter - morality - nitty-gritty - open - pose - principle - proceed - question - raise - stake - undecided - vexed - whip on - come - point -
8 esencial
esencial adjetivo ( fundamental) essential;◊ coincidimos en lo esencial we agree on the essentials o on the main points;lo esencial es … the main o the most important thing is …
esencial adjetivo essential: quédate con lo esencial, remember the most important thing
tiene lo esencial para vivir, she has enough to live on ' esencial' also found in these entries: Spanish: accesoria - accesorio - básica - básico - descafeinada - descafeinado - elemental - sustancial English: basic - brass - core - essential - gist - nitty-gritty - nut - rough - underlying - vital - bare - essentially - fundamental - prerequisite - substance -
9 hora
Multiple Entries: h. hora
h. (◊ hora) hr
hora sustantivo femenino 1 ( período de tiempo) hour; las horas de mayor afluencia the busiest time; cobrar por horas to be paid by the hour; 45 euros por hora 45 euros an hour; hora libre free period; hora pico (AmL) or (Esp) punta rush hour; horas extra(s) or extraordinaria(s) overtime 2◊ ¿tiene hora, por favor? have you got the time, please?;¿qué hora es? what's the time?, what time is it?; pon el reloj en hora put the clock right; todavía no es la hora it's not time yet; nunca llegan a la hora they never arrive on time; el avión llegó antes de (su) hora the plane arrived early◊ es hora de irse a la cama it's bedtime o time for bed;a la hora de almorzar at lunchtime; ya es hora de irnos it's time for us to go; ¡ya era hora de que llamases! it's about time you called; a primera hora de la mañana first thing in the morning; a última hora at the last moment; a la hora de: a la hora de traducirlo when it comes to translating it; a la hora de la verdad when it comes down to it; entre horas between meals; hacer hora (Chi) to kill time 3 ( cita) appointment;
hora sustantivo femenino
1 (60 minutos) hour: te veo dentro de media hora, I'll see you in half an hour
volvimos a altas horas de la madrugada, we came back in the small hours
me pagan por horas, they pay me by the hour
horas extras, overtime
2 (momento) time: ¿qué hora es?, what's the time?
es hora de irse a la cama, it's bedtime
3 (cita) appointment: pedir hora con el dentista, to ask for an appointment with the dentist Locuciones: familiar a buenas horas (mangas verdes), too late, a bit late: ¡a buenas horas me traes la caja de grapas!, isn't it a bit late to bring me the box of staples?
a la hora de la verdad, when it comes down to the nitty gritty
tener muchas horas de vuelo, to have been around: ¡ a ése no le engañas, tiene muchas horas de vuelo!, you won't fool him, he's been around! ' hora' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - adelantar - alargarse - amanecer - apenas - atusarse - bendita - bendito - cerca - cola - concretar - condicionamiento - cosa - cuarta - cuarto - dar - decisión - dedicar - esperar - fijar - indecente - informal - llegar - marcar - media - medio - metralla - pasar - por - punta - retrasar - retrasarse - sacar - sala - señorita - tarde - última - último - una - uno - usted - ustedes - ver - Y - ya - a - abrir - acercar - atraso - bueno English: A - about - appoint - appointment - arrange - at - bang - barbecue - be - bedtime - before - black out - board - celebration - character - check-in - checkout - chicken out - chip - clock off - clock out - closing time - concurrent - convenient - creep - crunch - definite - do - dress - early - exact - feed - feeding - fix - flabby - GMT - good - Greenwich Mean Time - half - half-an-hour - half-hourly - hesitant - high - hour - hourly - hr - initiative - instrumental - interrogate - interval
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