“É preciso ir ao fundo desta questão”
“Vamos ao fundo do assunto”
“Esta decisão tem fundo”
“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
“Ele é uma pessoa com fundo”
“Essa ideia não tem fundo”
“Falar **do fundo **do coração”
“He’s a person of depth/substance”
“That idea lacks foundation/is shallow”
“To speak from the bottom of one’s heart”
Existential Foundation
“Ter conhecimentos de fundo”
“Estudar a fundo”
“Saber por fundo”
“To have deep/foundational knowledge”
“To study thoroughly/in depth”
“To know thoroughly/deeply”
Epistemological Grounding
“Lá ao fundo”
“No fundo, no fundo…”
“Música de fundo”
“There in the background/distance”
“Deep down/at bottom/fundamentally…”
“Background music”
Spatial and Temporal Metaphysics
“Saudade de fundo”
“Fado vadio” vs “fado de fundo”
“Deep/profound longing”
“Light fado” vs “profound/serious fado”
Contexto Cultural Português: