anglais > français | |
gist | |
1. n. Essentiel, point essentiel, substance. | |
That's probably not exactly what he said, but that's the gist of it. – Ce n'est sans doute pas exactement ce qu'il a dit, mais c'en est la substance. | |
anglais > anglais | |
gist | |
1. n. The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux of a matter; the pith. | |
2. n. (legal, dated) The essential ground for action in a suit, without which there is no cause of action. | |
3. n. (obsolete) Resting place (especially of animals), lodging. | |
4. v. To summarize, to extract and present the most important parts of. | |