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Tier 3: Advanced

Ir al grano

To get to the point

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Work & Professional Institutionalized Expression Intermediate neutral
Pronunciation:

eer al GRAN-o

When to use:

Moving past preliminaries to main issue.

See It in Context

Vamos al grano, ¿cuál es el problema?

Let's get to the point, what's the problem?

Direct approach
Sin rodeos, voy al grano.

Without beating around the bush, I'll get to the point.

Blunt communication
Prefiero ir al grano en estas reuniones.

I prefer to get to the point in these meetings.

Efficiency preference