What does essentiel in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word essentiel in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use essentiel in French.

The word essentiel in French means essential, indispensable, absolutely necessary, fundamental, essential, vital, imperative, main thing, most important thing, essentials, most, the main part, the best part, get to the point, only take the essentials, just take the essentials, stripped back to the basics, stripped back to the essentials, key worker. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word essentiel

essential, indispensable, absolutely necessary, fundamental

adjectif (indispensable)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'eau est essentielle à la vie.
Water is the sine qua non of life.

essential, vital, imperative

adjectif (principal, capital)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il est essentiel de lui faire part de cette décision.
It is essential that we let him know our decision.

main thing, most important thing

nom masculin (point le plus important)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans cette affaire il est important d'aller à l'essentiel.
In this case, it's important to get to the crux of the matter.

essentials

nom masculin (ensemble des objets nécessaires)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Pour les vacances j'emporte l'essentiel.
I only take the essentials when I go on holiday.

most, the main part, the best part

nom masculin (la plus grande partie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'essentiel de nos activités se trouve en France.
Most of our business activities are located in France.

get to the point

locution verbale (se focaliser sur le sujet)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

only take the essentials, just take the essentials

locution verbale (voyager avec peu de bagages)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Quand on fait des randonnées, on emporte l'essentiel pour ne pas trop se charger.

stripped back to the basics, stripped back to the essentials

adjectif (focalisé sur le sujet)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

key worker

(travailleur indispensable à la société)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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