La palabra del día-"esencialmente"
esencialmente (eh-sen-ceeahl’-mehn-te)
(adverb) essentially
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There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.
Guidelines:
Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Have fun experimenting with Spanish.
Examples:
** 1. La salsa de tomate, tan deliciosa, es esencialmente tomates molidos y sal.**
- Tomato sauce, so delicious, is essentially ground tomatoes and salt.*
** 2. Le preguntó al policía sobre el paradero de su gemelo. Dijo que Eduardo había desaparecido, que esencialmente no quedaba rastro de él excepto su parecido a Enrique.**
- He asked the cop about his twin's whereabouts. He told him that Eduardo had disappeared, that there was essentially no trace of him except for his likeness to Enrique.*
Its back! The 2nd example sentence is part of our Word of the Day "novela" series. Stay tuned tomorrow for the next chapter!
Thanks to everyone that has been helping to correct in the palabra del día. I know it is a time-consuming job and we all are very appreciative of your work and dedication to us and to SD!!
5 Answers
Happiness is essentially being content with what you have. La felicidad está esencialmente contenta con lo que tiene.
"Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been known to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature."
"La naturaleza del ser humano no es esencialmente mala. La bruta naturaleza ha cedido a a influencia del amor. Nunca debes perder la fe en la naturaleza humana."
~Gandhi
The dentist will essentially examine your teeth and tell you if you have cavities.
Esencialmente el dentista examinará los dientes y dirá si tengas las cavidades.
Si quiere mejorar su español, es esencial que practique con regularidad.
If you want to improve your Spanish, it is essential that you practice regularly.
There is only one thing that is essentially missing in this scene.
Solo se falta ensencialmente una cosa en esta escena.
