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essential (EN)
aggettivo, sostantivo

aggettivo “essential”

forma base essential (more/most)
  1. indispensabile
    Drinking clean water is essential for good health.
  2. essenziale (nella sua natura intrinseca)
    Freedom of speech is an essential principle of democracy.
  3. essenziale (relativo all'essenza)
    The essential oil from the lavender plant gives the soap its calming scent.
  4. essenziale (non sintetizzabile dal corpo)
    Certain amino acids are essential because our bodies cannot produce them.
  5. Essenziale (medicina, che si verifica senza una causa nota)
    The patient was diagnosed with essential tremor, which has no clear underlying cause.

sostantivo “essential”

sing. essential, pl. essentials
  1. necessità
    Food and shelter are essentials for survival.
  2. elemento fondamentale
    The course teaches the essentials of computer programming.