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right on the facts

Spanish translation: sabían de qué se trata/de lo que hablaban

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English term or phrase:right on the facts
Spanish translation:sabían de qué se trata/de lo que hablaban
Entered by: odisea

10:05 Oct 17, 2019
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture
English term or phrase: right on the facts
"Can a building be finished without the architect that conceived it?
They had the answer: 'No'. And they were right on the facts."

¿Añade algo de significado "on the facts" o quiere decir simplemente que "estaban en lo cierto"?

Gracias.
odisea
Local time: 04:33
sabían de qué se trata/de lo que hablaban
Explanation:
Según la definición:

to have the correct information about something, especially before criticizing someone or arguing with them. Before you start blaming us, you should get your facts straight.

Sin embargo, también podría considerarse en este contexto tener razón /estar en lo cierto
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Mariana Gutierrez
Local time: 23:33
Grading comment
GRacias.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +1sabían de qué se trata/de lo que hablaban
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sabían de qué se trata/de lo que hablaban


Explanation:
Según la definición:

to have the correct information about something, especially before criticizing someone or arguing with them. Before you start blaming us, you should get your facts straight.

Sin embargo, también podría considerarse en este contexto tener razón /estar en lo cierto

Mariana Gutierrez
Local time: 23:33
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
GRacias.

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agree  Eduardo Hojman
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