inessential

inessential
1. adjective
(not necessary) unwesentlich; (dispensable) entbehrlich
2. noun
Nebensächlichkeit, die
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[inə'senʃəl]
noun, adjective
((something) which is not essential: We have no money for inessentials; inessential luxuries.) etwas Unwesentliches, unwesentlich
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in·es·sen·tial
[ˌɪnɪˈsen(t)ʃəl]
I. adj inv nebensächlich, unwesentlich, unwichtig
II. n usu pl Nebensächlichkeit f
I regard telephones and televisions as \inessentials für mich sind Telefon und Fernseher etwas Unwesentliches
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["Inɪ'senʃəl]
1. adj
unwesentlich, unerheblich, unwichtig
2. n
Unwesentliche(s) nt no pl, Nebensächlichkeit f
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inessential [ˌınıˈsenʃl]
A adj unwesentlich, unwichtig, entbehrlich
B s (etwas) Unwesentliches, Nebensache f
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1. adjective
(not necessary) unwesentlich; (dispensable) entbehrlich
2. noun
Nebensächlichkeit, die
* * *
adj.
unwesentlich adj.

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