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das A und O

Spanish translation: fundamentales

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German term or phrase:das A und O
Spanish translation:fundamentales
Entered by: agapanto

09:55 Jul 5, 2006
German to Spanish translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: das A und O
Motivierte Mitarbeiter sind das A und O für den Erfolg.
isa_g
Local time: 03:57
fundamentales
Explanation:
primordiales
Alfa y Omega: principio y fin de las cosas
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agapanto
Local time: 22:57
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2la quintaesencia
Judith Carrera Fernández
4 +3son esenciales
Marta Riosalido
4 +1piedra angular
Fernando Gasc�n
4fundamentales
agapanto


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
la quintaesencia


Explanation:
Definición del Duden: das A und O, (auch:) das A und das O (ugs.; die Hauptsache, Quintessenz, das Wesentliche, Wichtigste, der Kernpunkt; urspr. = der Anfang und das Ende, nach dem ersten [Alpha] und dem letzten [Omega] Buchstaben des griech. Alphabets); von A bis Z (ugs.; von Anfang bis Ende, ganz und gar, ohne Ausnahme; nach dem ersten u. dem letzten Buchstaben des dt. Alphabets).
© Duden - Deutsches Universalwörterbuch. 4. Aufl. Mannheim 2001. [CD-ROM].

Judith Carrera Fernández
Spain
Local time: 03:57
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egmont
2 hrs
agree  René Cofré Baeza
4 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
son esenciales


Explanation:
Yastá

Marta Riosalido
Spain
Local time: 03:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Herbert Schuster
27 mins
agree  Jutta Deichselberger
30 mins
agree  Karin Hinsch: son lo esencial
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
piedra angular


Explanation:
...son la piedra angular de todo éxito.

DRAE

angular.
1. f. La que en los edificios hace esquina, juntando y sosteniendo dos paredes.
2. f. Base o fundamento principal de algo.

Fernando Gasc�n
Local time: 03:57
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  René Cofré Baeza
2 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fundamentales


Explanation:
primordiales
Alfa y Omega: principio y fin de las cosas

agapanto
Local time: 22:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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