lebenswichtig
vital, essential to life
English translations
- 01
life-sustaining
- 02
vital
- 03
essential
Word details
- German meaning
- Lebenswichtig bedeutet, dass etwas für das Leben oder die Existenz unbedingt notwendig ist.
- English meaning
- Vital means that something is absolutely necessary for life or existence.
- Synonym
- essentiell, notwendig
- German example
- Sauerstoff ist lebenswichtig für den Menschen.
- English example
- Oxygen is vital for humans.
- Comparative
- lebenswichtigerSuperlative: am lebenswichtigsten
Related words
- überlebenswichtig
Vital means that something is essential for survival.
- Hirnstamm
Brainstem
- Herz
Heart
- Organversagen
Organ failure
- Organ
Organ
- Ressource
Resource
- Sauerstoffgehalt
Oxygen content
- vegetativ
Relating to the autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary functions like breathing and digestion.
- Thorax
Thorax, chest
- Zentralnervensystem
The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord and forms the main control center of the body.
- Brustkorb
Rib cage
- Leber
Liver
Example sentences with “lebenswichtig”
Wasser ist lebenswichtig. (Water is essential to life.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 'essential' in German?
'Lebenswichtig' is the best fit for things essential to survival.