essence

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
essence n (basic nature)esencia nf
 The essence of civilized behaviour is courtesy.
 La esencia del comportamiento civilizado es la cortesía.
essence n (main point)esencia nf
  eje nm
  lo principal pron + adj mf
 The essence of the politician's speech was that more spending cuts would be necessary.
 La esencia del discurso del político era que serían necesarios más recortes en el gasto.
essence n (alcohol, spirits)extracto nm
  esencia nf
 Robert added brandy essence to his cake mix.
 Robert añadió extracto de brandy a la masa del pastel.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
essence n (perfume)esencia nf
 The perfumer diluted the essence to make an eau de toilette.
 El perfumista diluyó la esencia para hacer una eau de toilette.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
in essence adv (basically)en esencia loc adv
  esencialmente adv
  básicamente adv
 Tanzania is, in essence, an agricultural country.
 Tanzania es, en esencia, un país agricultor.
be of the essence v expr (be crucial)ser esencial loc verb
time is of the essence expr (act quickly)el tiempo es oro expr
  cada segundo cuenta, cada minuto cuenta expr
time is of the essence expr (law: contract must be fulfilled on time)los plazos de pago deben respetarse expr
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'essence' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
almond extract - at heart - bark extract - boil it down - by nature - capture - citronella oil - essentially - fundamentally - healing oil - in outline - inform - kernel - make - marrow - meat - nature - peppermint oil - rose oil - soul - substantially - vanilla extract
Spanish:
esencia - entraña - extracto - busilis - desvirtuar - en esencia - en sí - entidad - esencia de vainilla - médula - miga - quid - quinta esencia - sustancia

Collocations: [human, spiritual, pure] essence, the essence of the [speech, book, story], the [book's, story's, movie's] essence is lost, more...

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