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essential
[ɪˈsenʃəl]
sustantivo plural
también:
  • essentials -> productos mpl primarios or de primera necesidad; (basic foodstuffs) cuestiones (f pl) básicas (basic issues)
  • just pack a few essentials -> guarda sólo lo imprescindible
adjetivo
1esencial, básico(a) (basic)
  • essential oil -> aceite (m) esencial
2esencial, fundamental (indispensable)
  • it is essential that … -> es fundamental que…

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essential [i-sen-shal]
sustantivo
1Esencia.
  • She brought only the bare essentials -> trajo sólo lo imprescindible
  • Essentials -> pl
adjetivo
2Esencial, substancial, principal, importante, notable; puro, rectificado.
  • It is essential that/to -> es necesario/imprescindible que
  • The essential thing -> lo esencial
Imperativo, elemento esencial (something indispensable). puntos esenciales o fundamentales (fundamental features).

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essential [ɪˈsenʃəl] ?
adjective
1 (necessary) esencial; imprescindible
it is essential that es esencial que; es imprescindible que; it is essential to es esencial imprescindible;or
es imprescindible $
it is absolutely essential to remain calm es absolutamente esencial es imprescindible mantener la calma;or in this job accuracy is essential para este trabajo la exactitud es esencial imprescindible es un imperativo;oror
it's not essential
a list of essential readingreading una lista de lecturas esenciales
essential servicesservices servicios básicos; (m)
2 (fundamental) [+quality, fact, difference, element] fundamental; esencial
play is an essential part of a child's development el juego es una parte fundamental esencial en el desarrollo del niño;or man's essential goodness la bondad esencial fundamental del ser humano;or
noun
1 (necessary thing)
in my job a car is an essential en mi trabajo, un coche es una necesidad; the essentials of everyday life las necesidades básicas de la vida diaria
for these people, a luxury item has suddenly become an essential
we have all the essentials tenemos todo lo necesario; we picked up a few essentials for the trip tomamos algunas cosas esenciales para el viaje
the flat contained the [basic] essentials for bachelor life
accuracy is one of the essentials la exactitud es uno de los elementos esenciales fundamentales;or we can only take the bare essentials with us solo podemos llevarnos lo imprescindible
2 essentials (fundamentals)
the essentials of German grammar los rudimentos de la gramática alemana; in all essentials fundamentalmente
modifier
essential oil (n) aceite esencial; (m)

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