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esencial
Del lat. tardío essentiālis.
- adj. Perteneciente o relativo a la esencia. El alma es parte esencial del hombre.
- adj. Sustancial, principal, notable.
- adj. Bioquím. Dicho de ciertas sustancias o compuestos: Que no puedensintetizarse en el organismo, y por tanto deben ingerirse con la dieta.
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esencial: essential
1 essential /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/ adjective
[more essential; most essential]
1 : extremely important and necessary
- As a fighter pilot, he knows that good vision is essential.
- Reservations are essential [=necessary, needed] if you plan to eat there on a Saturday.
— often + to or for
- The river is essential to the region's economy.
- Food is essential [=necessary] for life.
— often followed by to + verb
- It is essential to use the proper technique.
- It's essential to arrive on time.
— often + that
- It's essential that we arrive on time.
2 : very basic : fundamental
- Free speech is an essential right of citizenship.
- The essential problem with this plan is that it will cost too much.
- There's no essential difference between the two products.
— essentially
/ɪˈsɛnʃəli/ adverb [more essentially; most essentially]
- All action movies have essentially [=basically, fundamentally] the same plot.
- What he says is essentially true.
— essentialness
/ɪˈsɛnʃəlnəs/ noun [noncount]
2 essential /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/ noun
plural essentials
[count]
: something that is basic or necessary : something essential — usually plural
- the essentials for success
- He tried to teach them the essentials of physics in just a week.
- a computer stripped down to its essentials
- We only had enough room to pack the bare essentials. [=the things that are absolutely necessary]