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English-French Dictionary: essentiel

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	ADJ	essentiel \| essentielle \| essentiels \| essentielles
	NOUN	l'essentiel \| les essentiels

essentiel {adj}: essential
basic
seminal
cardinal
elemental
primal [fundamental]
essentiel {adj} [central]: key
essentiel {adj} [facteur]: pivotal
salient
all-important
essentiel {adj} [fondamental]: fundamental
essentiel {adj} [huile]: essential [oil]cosm.
essentiel {adj} [question]: central
essentiel {m}: gist
bulk
l'essentiel {m}: the main thing
the bare bones
basics {pl}
the essentials {pl}
the crux of the matter
C'est l'essentiel.: That's the main thing.
non essentiel {adj}: non-essential
pour l'essentiel {adv}: mainly
essentially
aborder l'essentiel [loc.]: to get down to basics [idiom]
emporter l'essentiel: to take the bare essentials
oublier l'essentiel: to forget the most important thing
axe {m} essentiel: focus
emphasis
core theme
main focus
focal point
top priority
main emphasis
document {m} essentiel: key document
l'essentiel {m} de qc.: the best part of sth.
point {m} essentiel: crux
problème {m} essentiel: main problem
central issue
C'est quoi l'essentiel ?: What's the bottom line?
L'essentiel est que ... [+subj.]: The important thing is that ...
L'essentiel, c'est que ... [en dernière analyse]: The bottom line is that ...
aller à l'essentiel [loc.]: to go straight to the point [idiom]
to get to the heart of the matter [idiom]
arriver à l'essentiel: to get down to basics
to hit the nail on the head [idiom]
to get to the heart of the matter [idiom]
to cut to the chase [Am.] [coll.] [idiom]
comprendre l'essentiel de qc.: to get the gist of sth.
être essentiel à qc.: to be fundamental to sth.philos.
to be an essential attribute of sth.philos.
n'acheter que l'essentiel: to buy only the basics
Il est essentiel que ...: It is crucial that ...
cerner le problème essentiel: to define the main problem
en venir à l'essentiel [loc.]: to encapsulate sth. [express the essential features of sth. succinctly]
être correct pour l'essentiel: to be essentially correct
être d'accord sur l'essentiel: to be agreed on the fundamentals
être essentiel pour faire qc.: to be essential for doing sth.
être réduit à l'essentiel: to be reduced to its essentials
réduire un problème à l'essentiel: to reduce a problem to its bare essentials

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