Usage examples of "en cuestión" in Spanish with translation to English

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Lo que está en cuestión no es su habilidad sino su carácter. It's not his ability, but his character that is at issue.
Lo que dices es interesante, pero apenas tiene relación con tema en cuestión. What you're saying is interesting but hardly germane to the topic at hand.
Eso está fuera de cuestión. It's out of the question.
Una buena teoría de la justicia debe considerar la cuestión de la equidad. Any good theory of justice must consider the question of fairness.
No estoy de acuerdo contigo en la cuestión. I disagree with you on the matter.
Es cuestión de gustos. It's a question of taste.
No es una cuestión de bueno o malo sino de mejor o peor. It's not a question of good or bad but of better or worse.
Es sólo cuestión de tiempo que el meteorito choque. It's only a matter of time before the meteor strikes.
Llevar una vida satisfactoria se reduce a una sola cuestión: Cuando apagas las luces a la noche y apoyas tu cabeza en la almohada: ¿Qué es lo que escuchas? ¿Tu alma cantando o Satanás riendo? Leading a fulfilling life really comes down to a simple question: When you turn off the lights at night and your head is on the pillow, what do you hear? Your soul singing or Satan laughing?
Estoy todo menos feliz con esta cuestión. I'm far from happy about this situation.
Encontrar al ladrón es una cuestión de tiempo. It's only a matter of time before we find the thief.
Los derechos de adopción de parejas del mismo sexo son una importante cuestión para la comunidad GLBT*. Same-sex adoption rights are an important issue for the LGBT* community.
Solo es cuestión de tiempo. It's only a matter of time.
Tenemos diferentes formas de pensar respecto a esta cuestión. We have different ways of thinking with regard to this issue.
A medida que pasaba el tiempo, la gente se iba preocupando cada vez más por la cuestión. As time went on, people grew more and more concerned about the matter.
Era cuestión de tiempo que el gobierno hiciese algo sobre la contaminación. It's about time the government did something about pollution.
Ese era el quid de la cuestión. This was the heart of the matter.
El matrimonio gay es una cuestión muy controvertida. Gay marriage is a hotly contested issue.
El matrimonio homosexual es una cuestión muy controvertida. Gay marriage is a hotly contested issue.
Razonó la cuestión durante tres días. He thought the matter over for three days.
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