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A n ( object) objet m indispensable ; (quality, element) qualité f essentielle ; I packed a few essentials j'ai emballé quelques objets indispensables ; food and other essentials de la nourriture et d'autres articles indispensables ; a car is not an essential une auto n'est pas indispensable ; there are two essentials in comedy il y a deux éléments essentiels dans la comédie ; money is an essential l'argent est un élément essentiel.C adj1 ( vital) [services] de base ; [role] essentiel/-ielle ; [ingredient] indispensable ; essential goods produits de première nécessité ; essential maintenance work les travaux d'entretien indispensables ; it is essential to do il est indispensable de faire ; it is essential that il est indispensable que (+ subj) ; to be essential for sth être indispensable à qch ; it is essential for us to agree il est indispensable que nous soyons d'accord ;2 ( basic) [feature, element] essentiel/-ielle ; [difference] fondamental ; [reading] indispensable ; humanity's essential goodness la bonté intrinsèque de l'humanité ; his essential humility son humilité intrinsèque. -
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essential [ɪˈsen∫əl]1. adjective• it is essential that... il est essentiel que... + subj2. plural noun• I threw a few essentials into a bag and left j'ai mis le strict nécessaire dans un sac et je suis parti3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[ɪ'senʃl] 1. 2.essentials plural noun3.1) ( vital) [services] de base; [role] essentiel/-ielle; [maintenance, ingredient] indispensableit is essential — il est indispensable ( that que (+ subj); for something à quelque chose; to do de faire)
2) ( basic) [feature, element] essentiel/-ielle; [difference] fondamental; [reading] indispensable; [goodness, humility] intrinsèque -
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essential [ɪ'senʃəl](a) (vital → action, equipment, services) essentiel, indispensable; (→ point, role) essentiel, capital; (→ question) essentiel, fondamental;∎ a well-trained workforce is essential to the success of your business un personnel qualifié est essentiel au succès de votre entreprise;∎ it is essential to know whether… il est essentiel ou il importe de savoir si…;∎ the essential thing l'essentiel m;∎ the essential thing is to relax l'essentiel est de rester calme;∎ a balanced diet is essential for good health un régime équilibré est essentiel pour être en bonne santé;∎ essential information (on package label) mentions fpl obligatoires∎ the essential goodness of man la bonté essentielle de l'homme;∎ the essential difference between them is that… la différence principale entre eux est que…2 nounobjet m indispensable;∎ the essentials l'essentiel m;∎ we can only afford to buy the essentials nous n'avons les moyens d'acheter que l'essentiel;∎ a dishwasher is an essential of a modern kitchen un lave-vaisselle est un élément indispensable dans une cuisine moderne;∎ the essentials of astronomy les rudiments mpl de l'astronomie;∎ in (all) essentials essentiellement►► Biology essential amino acid acide m aminé essentiel;essential goods biens mpl de première nécessité;essential oil huile f essentielle -
4 luxury
plural - luxuries; noun1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; ( also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) (de) luxe2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) luxe•- luxuriously - luxuriousness
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