fundamental

fundamental, esencial

Tan importante que sin ello algo no puede funcionar bien o entenderse.

En inglés sencillo: So important that something cannot work properly or be understood without it.

• We face a fundamental problem.
• Clean water is a fundamental human need.
• There is a fundamental difference between their views.

Cómo se usa: fundamental to something (Trust is fundamental to a healthy relationship.)

Sinónimos: essential, vital, crucial

Antónimos: unimportant

Expresiones frecuentes: fundamental importance, fundamental right, fundamental difference

básico, fundamental

Que constituye la estructura básica o el punto de partida de algo.

En inglés sencillo: Forming the basic structure or starting point of something.

• We studied the fundamental laws of motion.
• The course introduces fundamental concepts in design.
• Their theory rests on three fundamental principles.

Cómo se usa: fundamental to something (These concepts are fundamental to modern physics.)

Sinónimos: basic, foundational

Expresiones frecuentes: fundamental principle, fundamental concept, fundamental structure

fundamento, principio básico

Una de las ideas o habilidades básicas necesarias para entender o hacer algo.

En inglés sencillo: One of the basic ideas or skills you need to understand or do something.

• Start by learning the fundamentals.
• Good balance is a fundamental of dance.
• The course covers the fundamentals of computer programming.

Cómo se usa: fundamentals of something (We learned the fundamentals of photography.)

Sinónimos: basic, principle

Expresiones frecuentes: a fundamental, a key fundamental, every fundamental