Masculine
des Pudels Kern
Meaning
the crux of the matter, the gist of the matter, the heart of the matter
Concepts
the gist of the matter
Synonyms
Dreh- und Angelpunkt
Schlüsselbereich
Kern der Sache
wichtigster Teil
springende Punkt
Kernder Sache
Translations
نقطة حرجة
point crucial
nocciolo della questione
ponto crucial
quid de la cuestión
düğüm noktası temel özellik çözümü zor meselePronounced as (IPA)
/dɛs ˈpuːdl̩s ˈkɛrn/
Etymology
Literally, “the poodle's core”. The phrase is taken from a scene in Faust, Part One during which a black poodle follows Faust home and transforms into a wandering scholar, who is actually Mephistopheles in disguise. Faust exclaims: "Das war also des Pudels Kern!" (“So that was the poodle's core!”); that is, "So that's what was going on inside the poodle!".
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