esencia

/eˈsenθja/, [eˈsẽn̟.θja]

essence


Noun esencia f (plural esencias)

  1. essence
  2. gist

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Examples
  • Sólo la superficie de las cosas revela su esencia.

    Only the surface of things reveals the essence of things.

  • Quisiera tener una ocasión para contestarle, ya que la esencia de la democracia consiste en escuchar a otra gente a medida que usted tiene el derecho de hablar.

    I would like a chance to answer you, because the essence of democracy is that you have to listen to other people, as well as you have the right to speak yourself.

  • Amar es la esencia de la vida.

    Loving is the essence of life.

  • Las matemáticas son la esencia de la libertad.

    The essence of liberty is mathematics.

  • Un hecho es, en esencia, irrefutable.

    A fact is, essentially, irrefutable.

  • En esencia, la historia humana es una historia de ideas.

    Human history is in essence a history of ideas.

  • La libertad individual es la esencia de la democracia.

    Individual liberty is the essence of democracy.

  • Es realmente lamentable. Tú no comprendes en absoluto su esencia.

    It's really unfortunate. You don't understand at all its essence.

  • Como resultado, él obtiene algo que es técnicamente correcto, pero en su esencia es tan sólo una burla.

    As a result, he gets something which technically is correct, but in its essence is just a mockery.

  • Esa es la esencia del asunto.

    That is the essence of the matter.

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