/ɛ̃.dis.pɑ̃.sabl/
Translation
essential, indispensable
Word origin
From in- ('not') plus dispensable, from Latin dispensare ('to weigh out, to manage'). Something indispensable is, literally, not able to be done without.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- dispensare
- English cognates
- dispense, dispensable
Grammar
Examples
L' .
Water is essential to life.
déménagement.
Her help was indispensable during the move.
.
This software has become essential for our team.
Indispensable is invariant in gender: un livre indispensable, une aide indispensable. Only the plural changes, to indispensables.
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