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Hora H

Portuguese

Meaning

The critical moment / The moment of truth

Example

Ele ia enfrentar o chefe sobre um aumento, mas na hora H, acovardou-se.

He was going to confront his boss about a raise, but at the moment of truth, he chickened out.

Origin

The image is H-Hour from WWI/WWII military planning. The allied forces used 'H-hour, D-day' to mark the precise moment an operation would begin — most famously, H-Hour on D-Day (6 June 1944).