quid

quid
m.
crux.
el quid de la cuestión the crux of the matter
* * *
quid
► nombre masculino
1 crux
■ éste es el quid de la cuestión this is the crux of the matter
\
FRASEOLOGÍA
dar en el quid to hit the nail on the head
* * *
SM gist, crux

dar en el quid — to hit the nail on the head

he aquí el quid de la cuestión — this is the crux of the matter

* * *
masculino

el quid de la cuestión es que ... — the crux o nub of the matter is that ...

* * *
= quid, crux.
Ex. The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.
Ex. The crux of the process is the development of multiple models.
----
* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.
* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.
* quid de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.
* * *
masculino

el quid de la cuestión es que ... — the crux o nub of the matter is that ...

* * *
= quid, crux.

Ex: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.

Ex: The crux of the process is the development of multiple models.
* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.
* llegar al quid de la cuestión = arrive at + the heart of the matter.
* quid de la cuestión, el = heart of the matter, the, heart of the question, the.

* * *
quid
masculine
el quid de la cuestión es que … the crux o nub of the matter is that …, the key point is that …
* * *

quid sustantivo masculino:
◊ el quid de la cuestión the crux of the matter

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
- thrust
* * *
quid (pl quids) nm
crux;
el quid de la cuestión the crux of the matter
* * *
quid
m
:
el quid de la cuestión the nub of the question
* * *
quid nm
: crux, gist
el quid de la cuestión: the crux of the matter

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?
Synonyms:


Look at other dictionaries:

  • QUID — Cet article a pour sujet l ouvrage encyclopédique en langue française. Pour une définition du mot « quid », voir l’article quid du Wiktionnaire. Le Quid[1] est un ouvrage encyclopédique en un seul volume à parution annuelle qui avait l… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Quid.fr — Quid Cet article a pour sujet l ouvrage encyclopédique en langue française. Pour une définition du mot « quid », voir l’article quid du Wiktionnaire. Le Quid[1] est un ouvrage encyclopédique en un seul volume à parution annuelle qui… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • quid — [ kɥid; kwid ] pron. interrog. • 1825; mot lat. « quoi » ♦ Fam. Qu en est il, que penser (de...) ? Quid de cette abstention ? ● quid pronom interrogatif familier Introduit une question directe : Et quid de ton aventure ? ⇒QUID, pron. interr. A.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • quid — [kwɪd] noun quid PLURALFORM [countable] informal 1. one pound in British money 2. be quids in to make a profit, especially a large one: • We ll be quids in if we get this contract. * * * quid …   Financial and business terms

  • quid — ‘Esencia o punto clave’: «Apeló al problema económico, el auténtico “quid” de la cuestión» (NProvincia [Arg.] 5.3.97). Procede del pronombre interrogativo latino quid (‘qué’). Se pronuncia corrientemente [kíd], aunque también es válida la… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • Quid — has various meanings:* A pound sterling (£), in British slang, possibly derived from the Royal mint at Quidhampton, Wiltshire, England, but more likely from the Latin phrase Quid pro quo (This for that) meaning an exchange of goods. * A euro (€) …   Wikipedia

  • QUID — oder quid steht für: einen umgangssprachlichen Ausdruck in Großbritannien für den Pfund Sterling Quid (Frankreich), ein in Frankreich erscheinendes enzyklopädisches Nachschlagewerk QUID ist die Abkürzung für: Quantitative Ingredients Declaration …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • quid — s.m.inv. CO 1. spec. preceduto dall articolo indeterminativo, indica qualcosa di non facilmente definibile: in lei c è un quid che non mi piace, nei suoi romanzi c è un quid che li rende veramente affascinanti Sinonimi: non so che. 2. una certa… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Quid — (kw[i^]d), n.; pl. {quid}. [Etym. uncertain.] An English coin, a sovereign. [Slang, Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] They invited him to come to morrow, . . . and bring half a quid with him. Charles Reade. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quid — (kw[i^]d), n.; pl. {quid}. [Etym. uncertain.] An English coin, a sovereign. [Slang, Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] They invited him to come to morrow, . . . and bring half a quid with him. Charles Reade. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Quid — oder quid steht für: einen umgangssprachlichen Ausdruck in Großbritannien für den Pfund Sterling Quid (Frankreich), ein in Frankreich erscheinendes enzyklopädisches Nachschlagewerk QUID ist die Abkürzung für: Quantitative Ingredients Declaration …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”