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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescondición indispensable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kondisjon indispensable
"El pasaporte es una condición sine qua non para viajar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An essential condition or element; something that is absolutely necessary.
"Trust is the sine qua non of any successful partnership." - 2
An indispensable prerequisite for the achievement of a goal or outcome.
"Adequate funding is a sine qua non for launching the new research initiative."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed directly from Latin, meaning literally 'without which not'. Historically originating in medieval scholastic philosophy and legal terminology, it entered English usage to denote an absolutely indispensable and essential element or condition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sine qua non" is said worldwide
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condition sine qua non
Transliteration: kondision sin kwa non
"La liberté d'expression est la condition sine qua non de la démocratie."
Bedingung
Transliteration: bedɪŋʊŋ
Script: Sine-qua-non
"Fachwissen ist ein Sine-qua-non für diesen Beruf."
condizione essenziale
Transliteration: konditsjone essentsjale
"La pazienza è una condizione sine qua non per insegnare."
condición indispensable
Transliteration: kondisjon indispensable
"El pasaporte es una condición sine qua non para viajar."
condição essencial
Transliteration: kõdisɐ̃w eðseɲaw
"O respeito mútuo é sine qua non para o casamento."
अनिवार्य शर्त
Transliteration: anivarya shart
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सफलता के लिए कड़ी मेहनत एक अनिवार्य शर्त है।"
必要条件
Transliteration: bìyào tiáojiàn
Script: 中文汉字
"诚实是成功合作的必要条件。"
필수 조건
Transliteration: pilsu jogon
Script: 한국어 한글
"소통은 건강한 관계의 필수 조건이다."
不可欠な条件
Transliteration: fukaketsuna jōken
Script: 日本語
"信頼関係はチームワークにとって不可欠な条件である。"
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