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From Late Latin essentiālis, from Latin essentia (“being, essence”).

170 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: labüd — necessary
• Azerbaijani: zəruri — necessary
• Azerbaijani: vacib — necessary
• Belarusian: неабхо́дны (njeabxódny) — necessary
• Bengali: প্রয়োজন (proẏōjon) — necessary
• Bengali: ফরজ (phoroj) — necessary
• Bengali: দরকার (dorkar) — necessary
• Bulgarian: необходи́м (neobhodím) — necessary
• Catalan: essencial — necessary
• Chinese Mandarin: 必要 (bìyào) — necessary
• Chinese Mandarin: 不可缺的 (bùkě quē de) — necessary
• Chinese Mandarin: 必備 /必备 (bìbèi) — necessary
• Czech: nepostradatelný — necessary
• Czech: esenciální — necessary
• Czech: nezbytný — necessary
• Czech: nevyhnutelný — necessary
• Dutch: essentieel — necessary
• Dutch: onontbeerlijk — necessary
• Dutch: wezenlijk — necessary
• Dutch: noodzakelijk — necessary
• Dutch: nodig — necessary
• Dutch: onmisbaar — necessary
• Esperanto: esenca — necessary
• Estonian: vajalik — necessary
• Finnish: olennainen — necessary
• Finnish: tärkeä — necessary
• Finnish: tarpeellinen — necessary
• Galician: esencial — necessary
• Georgian: აუცილებელი (aucilebeli) — necessary
• Georgian: არსებითი (arsebiti) — necessary
• German: essenziell — necessary
• German: notwendig — necessary
• German: unverzichtbar — necessary
• Hindi: आवश्यक (āvaśyak) — necessary
• Hindi: अनिवार्य (anivārya) — necessary
• Indonesian: esensial — necessary
• Irish: riachtanach — necessary
• Italian: necessario — necessary
• Italian: indispensabile — necessary
• Japanese: 不可欠な (fukaketsu na) — necessary
• Korean: 필수적인 (pilsujeogin) — necessary
• Maltese: essenzjali — necessary
• Eastern Mari: тӱҥ (tüŋ) — necessary
• Norwegian Bokmål: essensiell — necessary
• Norwegian Nynorsk: essensiell — necessary
• Polish: niezbędny — necessary
• Portuguese: essencial — necessary
• Romanian: necesar — necessary
• Russian: необходи́мый (neobxodímyj) — necessary
• Scottish Gaelic: deatamach — necessary
• Scottish Gaelic: riatanach — necessary
• Slovak: nutný — necessary
• Slovene: bistven — necessary
• Slovene: nujen — necessary
• Spanish: esencial — necessary
• Spanish: menester — necessary
• Swedish: nödvändig — necessary
• Tamil: அவசியமான (avaciyamāṉa) — necessary
• Ukrainian: необхі́дний (neobxídnyj) — necessary
• Welsh: angenrheidiol — necessary
• Azerbaijani: vacib — of high importance
• Azerbaijani: əhəmiyyətli — of high importance
• Belarusian: ва́жны (vážny) — of high importance
• Belarusian: істо́тны (istótny) — of high importance
• Bengali: অতি জরুরি (oti joruri) — of high importance
• Bulgarian: ва́жен (vážen) — of high importance
• Bulgarian: съще́ствен (sǎštéstven) — of high importance
• Catalan: essencial — of high importance
• Chinese Mandarin: 要素 (yàosù) — of high importance
• Chinese Mandarin: 切要 (qièyào) — of high importance
• Czech: zásadní — of high importance
• Czech: esenciální — of high importance
• Czech: nejpodstatnější — of high importance
• Czech: nejdůležitější — of high importance
• Czech: hlavní — of high importance
• Dutch: essentieel — of high importance
• Dutch: onontbeerlijk — of high importance
• Dutch: wezenlijk — of high importance
• Dutch: belangrijk — of high importance
• Estonian: oluline — of high importance
• Finnish: olennainen — of high importance
• Finnish: välttämätön — of high importance
• Finnish: elintärkeä — of high importance
• Finnish: oleellinen — of high importance
• French: indispensable — of high importance
• Georgian: აუცილებელი (aucilebeli) — of high importance
• Georgian: არსებითი (arsebiti) — of high importance
• German: wesentlich — of high importance
• German: unentbehrlich — of high importance
• German: unverzichtbar — of high importance
• Hindi: विशिष्ट (viśiṣṭ) — of high importance
• Ido: esencala — of high importance
• Indonesian: esensial — of high importance
• Italian: essenziale — of high importance
• Italian: fondamentale — of high importance
• Japanese: 肝要 (kan'yō) — of high importance
• Maltese: essenzjali — of high importance
• Māori: waiwai — of high importance
• Eastern Mari: тӱҥ (tüŋ) — of high importance
• Polish: zasadniczy — of high importance
• Portuguese: essencial — of high importance
• Romanian: esențial — of high importance
• Romanian: important — of high importance
• Russian: ва́жный (vážnyj) — of high importance
• Russian: суще́ственный (suščéstvennyj) — of high importance
• Scottish Gaelic: deatamach — of high importance
• Scottish Gaelic: riatanach — of high importance
• Slovak: kľúčový — of high importance
• Slovene: bistven — of high importance
• Swedish: essentiell — of high importance
• Tamil: இன்றியமையாத (iṉṟiyamaiyāta) — of high importance
• Ukrainian: важли́вий (važlývyj) — of high importance
• Ukrainian: істо́тний (istótnyj) — of high importance
• Welsh: hanfodol — of high importance
• Danish: essentiel — needing to be ingested
• German: essentiell — needing to be ingested
• Indonesian: esensial — needing to be ingested
• Slovak: esenciálny — needing to be ingested
• Bengali: মৌলিক (mōulik) — in basic form
• Bulgarian: осно́вен (osnóven) — in basic form
• Catalan: essencial — in basic form
• Chinese Mandarin: 精華的 /精华的 (jīnghuá de) — in basic form
• Dutch: essentieel — in basic form
• Dutch: wezenlijk — in basic form
• Dutch: echt — in basic form
• Dutch: werkelijk — in basic form
• Finnish: perusluonteinen — in basic form
• Finnish: normaali — in basic form
• French: essentiel — in basic form
• French: fondamental — in basic form
• German: wirklich — in basic form
• German: eigentlich — in basic form
• German: fundamental — in basic form
• Hindi: मौलिक (maulik) — in basic form
• Indonesian: esensial — in basic form
• Italian: essenziale — in basic form
• Italian: sobrio — in basic form
• Japanese: 肝心な (kanjin na) — in basic form
• Maltese: essenzjali — in basic form
• Polish: podstawowy — in basic form
• Portuguese: essencial — in basic form
• Portuguese: fundamental — in basic form
• Romanian: de bază — in basic form
• Romanian: fundamental — in basic form
• Russian: основно́й (osnovnój) — in basic form
• Russian: ба́зовый (bázovyj) — in basic form
• Russian: фундамента́льный (fundamentálʹnyj) — in basic form
• Ukrainian: основни́й (osnovnýj) — in basic form
• Chinese Mandarin: 必要的 (bìyào de) — necessary ingredient
• Czech: nezbytnost — necessary ingredient
• Finnish: tarpeellinen ainesosa — necessary ingredient
• German: unverzichtbar — necessary ingredient
• German: [cook.) Zutat — necessary ingredient
• German: must-have — necessary ingredient
• German: unverzichtbarer Bestandteil — necessary ingredient
• German: notwendiger Inhaltsstoff — necessary ingredient
• Greek: ουσιαστικός (ousiastikós) — necessary ingredient
• Greek: ουσιώδης (ousiódis) — necessary ingredient
• Slovak: esencia — necessary ingredient
• Chinese Mandarin: 基本的 (jīběn de) — fundamental ingredient
• Czech: podstata — fundamental ingredient
• Czech: jádro — fundamental ingredient
• Czech: esence — fundamental ingredient
• Dutch: essentiële — fundamental ingredient
• Finnish: olennainen ainesosa — fundamental ingredient
• German: Grundbestandteil — fundamental ingredient
• Greek: ουσιαστικός (ousiastikós) — fundamental ingredient
• Greek: ουσιώδης (ousiódis) — fundamental ingredient
• Greek: στοιχειώδης (stoicheiódis) — fundamental ingredient
• Slovak: esencia — fundamental ingredient