Translation of "gist" into French

Gist

IPA : /ʤɪst/

synonyms:

• core,
• essence,
• kernel,
• burden,
• center,
• effect,
• meat,
• substance,
• sum,
• marrow
• heart

Nobody will say it so bluntly, but that is the gist of it.

Personne ne le dira aussi crûment, mais c’est tout.

I got the gist of what he was saying.

J'ai eu l'essentiel de ce qu'il disait.