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Pronunciation / Transliteration: essenziale
"Il bilancio fornisce solo informazioni essenziali."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Containing only the most basic or essential elements; reduced to a minimum.
"The company offered a bare-bones health insurance plan with high deductibles."
- 1
The essential structural framework or fundamental elements of something.
"We managed to write the bare-bones of the new software in just one weekend."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the literal meaning of bones stripped of flesh, dating back to the late 16th century to describe a very thin person. By the 19th and 20th centuries, the phrase evolved figuratively to represent the fundamental framework, stripped of all non-essential elements or luxuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bare-bones" is said worldwide
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minimal
Transliteration: minimal
"Il a présenté un projet aux services minimaux."
auf das Wesentliche beschränkt
Transliteration: auf das Wesentliche beschränkt
"Sie nutzte eine auf das Wesentliche beschränkte Benutzeroberfläche."
essenziale
Transliteration: essenziale
"Il bilancio fornisce solo informazioni essenziali."
básico
Transliteration: basiko
"Compramos un modelo básico de coche."
básico
Transliteration: baziku
"Eles apresentaram apenas um orçamento básico."
न्यूनतम
Transliteration: nyuntam
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह एक न्यूनतम योजना है।"
最基本的
Transliteration: zuì jīběnde
"这份报告只包含了最基本的内容。"
필수적인 것만 갖춘
Transliteration: pilsujeogin geotman gatchun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그들은 필수적인 것만 갖춘 예산을 승인했다."
最低限の
Transliteration: saiteigen no
Script: 日本語
"これは最低限の機能だけを備えたシステムです。"
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