Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
central to
English answer:
key to, of fundamental importance to, esssential to
English term
central to
what is " central to " mean here?
| 4 +6 | key to, of fundamental importance to, esssential to |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 3 | important to |
Mikhail Korolev
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Jun 30, 2012 17:04: JaneTranslates changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Jul 5, 2012 07:50: Jenni Lukac (X) Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (3): Catharine Cellier-Smart, Robert Forstag, JaneTranslates
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key to, of fundamental importance to, esssential to
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: main, principal; in the middle
Relevant synonyms for central in this context: axial, basic, cardinal, center, chief, dominant,essential, focal, foremost, fundamental, important, nuclear, overriding, paramount, pivotal, predominant, primary, prime, radical, ruling, salient, significant, http://thesaurus.com/browse/central
21 books translated
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Spanish to Russian, and 1 more.
important to
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1 most important
Reducing inflation is central to (= is an important part of) the government's economic policy.
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