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indispensable

indispensable

adjective een-dees-pen-SAH-bleh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Values

Also means

essential, vital

Usage Note

Indispensable does not change form for gender (un requisito indispensable, una herramienta indispensable). It is a strong synonym of esencial and imprescindible — the latter being especially common in Spain. The phrase hacerse indispensable means 'to make oneself indispensable', often with a slightly ironic tone in colloquial use.

Examples

"El pasaporte es indispensable para viajar al extranjero."

Natural Translation

A passport is indispensable for travelling abroad.

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