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Wesentliche — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gist noun The main point or essential meaning of something longer or more complicated.
  • nitty-gritty noun The most basic and practical details of a matter, reached once the general discussion is out of the way.

Senses

Wesentliche is used for these senses in English:

  • gist (countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.
  • nitty-gritty (originally, US, colloquial, also, attributively) The core or essence of something; the gist.

nitty-gritty — full definition

  1. noun The most basic and practical details of a matter, reached once the general discussion is out of the way.
  2. adjective Concerned with the basic practical details rather than the broad outline.

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