Fundo

Question 1

“É preciso ir ao fundo desta questão”

“Vamos ao fundo do assunto”

“Esta decisão tem fundo”

Answer 1

“We need to get to the bottom of this matter”

“Let’s get to the heart of the issue”

“This decision has substance/depth”

Ontological Depth

Question 2

“Ele é uma pessoa com fundo”

“Essa ideia não tem fundo”

“Falar **do fundo **do coração”

Answer 2

“He’s a person of depth/substance”

“That idea lacks foundation/is shallow”

“To speak from the bottom of one’s heart”

Existential Foundation

Question 3

“Ter conhecimentos de fundo”

“Estudar a fundo”

“Saber por fundo”

Answer 3

“To have deep/foundational knowledge”

“To study thoroughly/in depth”

“To know thoroughly/deeply”

Epistemological Grounding

Question 4

“Lá ao fundo”

“No fundo, no fundo…”

“Música de fundo”

Answer 4

“There in the background/distance”

“Deep down/at bottom/fundamentally…”

“Background music”

Spatial and Temporal Metaphysics

Question 5

“Saudade de fundo”

“Fado vadio” vs “fado de fundo”

Answer 5

“Deep/profound longing”

“Light fado” vs “profound/serious fado”

Contexto Cultural Português: