English-Portuguese translations for matter of life and death

• questão de vida ou morte
  Senhor Presidente, para um grande número de pequenas e médias empresas, o Acordo de Basileia II é uma questão de vida ou morte. Mr President, for many small and medium-sized businesses, Basel II is a matter of life and death.

Definition of matter of life and death

• Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death

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