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al grano

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
¡Al grano! loc interj	informal (vamos a lo importante)	Get to the point!, Cut to the chase!, Get on with it! Spit it out! interj
	¡Al grano, hombre! ¿Qué me quieres decir?
	Get to the point (or: Cut to the chase, Get on with it) man! What are you trying to say?

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
directo al grano loc adv	(directo a lo principal)	straight to the point, to the heart of the matter expr
	(colloquial)	cut to the chase expr
	Manuel fue directo al grano y le dijo a Paula que la quería.
	Manuel got straight to the point and told Paula that he loved her.
	Manuel cut to the chase and told Paula that he loved her.
ir al grano loc verb	(centrarse en lo que importa)	get to the point v expr
	Si no queremos eternizar la discusión tenemos que ir al grano.
	If we don't want this discussion to go on forever we need to get to the point.
ir al grano loc verb	coloquial (sexo: sin rodeos) (colloquial)	get in there v expr
	(figurative: sex)	get to first base v expr
		get to the point v expr
	En la primera cita ya quiso ir al grano.
	She wanted to get in there on the first date.

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