essential

notwendig, unverzichtbar

So notwendig, dass etwas ohne diese Sache nicht geschehen oder gelingen kann.

In einfachem Englisch: Needed so much that something cannot happen or succeed without it.

• Water is essential for life.
• A helmet is essential when you ride here.
• It is essential that everyone arrives on time.

So benutzt man es: essential for something (Clean water is essential for health.); essential to something (Trust is essential to a strong friendship.); it is essential to do something (It is essential to check the brakes before leaving.)

Synonyme: necessary, vital, indispensable

Gegenteile: unnecessary, optional

Häufige Wendungen: essential for something, essential equipment, absolutely essential

wesentlich, wichtig

Für etwas sehr wichtig oder von zentraler Bedeutung.

In einfachem Englisch: Very important or central to something.

• Music plays an essential role in the film.
• The garden is an essential part of the house’s charm.
• Her warmth was an essential element of her appeal.

Synonyme: important, key, central

Gegenteile: unimportant

Häufige Wendungen: essential role, essential element, essential part

wesentlich, grundlegend

Zur grundlegenden Natur oder Eigenart einer Sache gehörend.

In einfachem Englisch: Belonging to the most basic nature or character of something.

• Its essential nature has not changed.
• The two stories share the same essential features.
• What is the essential difference between these approaches?

Synonyme: fundamental, basic, underlying

Gegenteile: superficial

Häufige Wendungen: essential nature, essential character, essential difference

essenziell, idiopathisch

Bezeichnet eine Krankheit oder gesundheitliche Störung, deren Ursache unbekannt ist.

In einfachem Englisch: Describing a medical condition that has no known cause.

• The doctor diagnosed essential hypertension.
• Essential tremor can make writing difficult.
• She takes medication to control her essential tremor.

Synonyme: idiopathic

Häufige Wendungen: essential hypertension, essential tremor, essential blepharospasm