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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesessência
Native Script:a essência
Pronunciation / Transliteration: eˈsẽ.si.ɐ
"Eu entendi a essência do que ele estava dizendo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The substance or general meaning of a speech, text, or conversation; what someone is fundamentally trying to convey.
"I missed the beginning of his lecture, but I caught the gist of what he was going on about." - 2
The essential ground or main point of a legal action or legal case.
"The gist of the complaint centered on breach of contract."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French phrase 'c'est gît' meaning 'that is where it lies', originating from the Latin 'iacere' meaning 'to lie'. Over time, the legal Anglo-French usage shifted to refer to the ground or point of an action, eventually evolving in modern English to mean the essential substance or general meaning of a speech, text, or topic.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gist" is said worldwide
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essentiel
Transliteration: ɛs.sɑ̃.sjɛl
Script: l'essentiel
"J'ai compris l'essentiel de son discours."
Kern
Transliteration: kɛʁn
Script: der Kern
"Ich habe den Kern seiner Aussage verstanden."
succo
Transliteration: ˈsuk.ko
Script: il succo del discorso
"Ho capito il succo di quello che stava dicendo."
medula
Transliteration: ˈme.ðu.la
Script: el meollo
"Capté el meollo de lo que estaba explicando."
essência
Transliteration: eˈsẽ.si.ɐ
Script: a essência
"Eu entendi a essência do que ele estava dizendo."
सार
Transliteration: saar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मैं उसकी बात का सार समझ गया।"
要点
Transliteration: yàodiǎn
Script: 中文汉字
"我抓住了他讲话的要点。"
요점
Transliteration: yo-jeom
Script: 한국어 한글
"나는 그가 하는 말의 요점을 파악했다."
要点
Transliteration: yōten
Script: 日本語
"彼の話の要点を掴むことができた。"
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