Translation meaning & definition of the word "essentially" into French language

adverb

1. In essence

• At bottom or by one's (or its) very nature

• "He is basically dishonest"

• "The argument was essentially a technical one"

• "For all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

synonym:
• basically
,
• fundamentally
,
• essentially

1. En substance

• En bas ou par sa nature ( ou sa )

• "Il est fondamentalement malhonnête"

• "L'argument était essentiellement technique"

• "Pour tous ses fanfaronnades, il est essentiellement une personne timide"

synonyme:
• fondamentalement
,
• essentiellement

Examples of using

There are people who say that the politeness of Englishmen is essentially a sense of fear.

Il y a des gens qui disent que la politesse des Anglais est essentiellement un sentiment de peur.

A fact is, essentially, irrefutable.

Un fait est, fondamentalement, irréfutable.

Diamond is essentially hard.

Le diamant est dur par nature.