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gist
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gist(
jihst
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (essence)
a. lo esencial
I can't give you a blow by blow account of what happened, but I can give you the gist.No te puedo describir al detalle lo sucedido, pero te puedo contar lo esencial.
b. la quid de la cuestión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You were on the phone for hours. What did she say? - Well, the gist of it is that she wants to break up.Has estado horas al teléfono. ¿Qué te dijo? - Bueno, el quid de la cuestión es que ella quiere romper conmigo.
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