essence

essence
noun
1) Wesen, das; (gist) Wesentliche, das; (of problem, teaching) Kern, der

in essence — im Wesentlichen

be of the essence — von entscheidender Bedeutung sein

2) (Cookery) Essenz, die
* * *
['esns]
1) (the most important part or quality: Tolerance is the essence of friendship.) das Wesentliche
2) (a substance obtained from a plant, drug etc: vanilla essence.) der Auszug
* * *
es·sence1
[ˈesən(t)s]
n no pl
1. PHILOS Essenz f geh, Wesen nt, Substanz f
2. (gist) Wesentliche(s) nt, Quintessenz f geh
the \essence of the problem der Kern des Problems
to be of the \essence ausschlaggebend [o von entscheidender Bedeutung] sein
time is of the \essence here die Zeit ist hier entscheidend
in \essence im Wesentlichen
3. (epitome)
the [very] \essence of stupidity der Inbegriff der Dummheit
es·sence2
[ˈesən(t)s]
n
1. (fragrance) Essenz f, Duftstoff m; (concentrated) Konzentrat nt; (extract) Auszug m, Extrakt m
\essence of violets Veilchenextrakt m
2. (in food) Aroma nt
* * *
['esəns]
n
1) (PHILOS) Wesen nt, Essenz f; (= substratum) Substanz f
2) (= most important quality) Wesen nt, Wesentliche(s) nt, Kern m

in essence the theories are very similar — die Theorien sind im Wesentlichen or in ihrem Kern or essenziell (geh) or essentiell (geh) sehr ähnlich

how would you describe the situation, in essence? — wie würden Sie die Situation im Wesentlichen beschreiben?

speed/time is of the essence — Geschwindigkeit/Zeit ist von entscheidender Bedeutung

the essence of his thought —

the note contained the essence of what he had said — die Notiz enthielt den Kern dessen, was er gesagt hatte

he embodies the very essence of Japanese spirit — er verkörpert den Inbegriff des japanischen Geistes

the novel captures the essence of life in the city — der Roman fängt das Leben in der Stadt perfekt ein

the essence of Liberalism — die Essenz des Liberalismus

3) (= extract CHEM, COOK) Essenz f
* * *
essence [ˈesns] s
1. PHIL
a) Essenz f, Wesen n, innere Natur
b) Substanz f, absolutes Sein
2. elementarer Bestandteil
3. fig Essenz f, (das) Wesen(tliche), Kern m (der Sache):
in essence im Wesentlichen;
of the essence von entscheidender Bedeutung, ausschlaggebend
4. Essenz f, Auszug m, Extrakt m, ätherisches Öl: academic.ru/6544/bergamot">bergamot 2
5. a) Parfüm n
b) Wohlgeruch m
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noun
1) Wesen, das; (gist) Wesentliche, das; (of problem, teaching) Kern, der

in essence — im Wesentlichen

be of the essence — von entscheidender Bedeutung sein

2) (Cookery) Essenz, die
* * *
n.
Essenz -en f.
Wesen -- n.

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