Lényeg

Lényeg

Meaning:

essence, the most important thing, main issue, main point

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

A lényeg, hogy egészséges vagyok.

The most-important-thing, that healthy am-I.

The most important thing is that I’m healthy.

A könyv lényege az volt, hogy az idő pénz.

The book essence-of that was, that the time money.

The essence of the book was that time is money.

Related terms:

fontos – important

hangsúly – emphasis

hangsúlyoz – to highlight

lényeges – important

lényegtelen – unimportant

tartalom – content

tartalmas – content-rich

Not to be confused with:

lény – creature

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