Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
right on the facts
Spanish translation:
sabían de qué se trata/de lo que hablaban
Added to glossary by
odisea
Oct 17, 2019 10:05
4 yrs ago
English term
right on the facts
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Architecture
"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.
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.
Proposed translations
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Mariana Gutierrez
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Technical, academic, government
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
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sabían de qué se trata/de lo que hablaban
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
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
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "GRacias."
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