crux

1. The basic, central, or essential point or feature.

   The crux of her argument was that the roadways needed repair before anything else could be accomplished.

   Kern (-punkt)

   основная проблемаosnovnaja problema, решающий вопросrešajuščij vopros, сутьsutʹ

   the most important point

2. The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point.

   Wendepunkt

3. A puzzle or difficulty.

   Crux, Knackpunkt

4. The hardest point of a climb.

5. A cross on a coat of arms.

1. Here's the crux of the problem.

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2. That's the crux of the matter.

   deDa liegt der Hase im Pfeffer.

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3. The crux of the matter is poverty, not responsibility.

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4. The crux of his argument can be found on p. 56.

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5. This seems to be the crux of the whole matter.

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