basics

n. pl.	1.	a statement of fundamental facts or principles.
	2.	principles from which other truths can be derived; as, let's get down to basics.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	basics - a statement of fundamental facts or principles rudiments fact - a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts"
	2.	basics - principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics" basic principle, fundamental principle, fundamentals, bedrock principle - a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy" ABC, ABC's, ABCs, first principle, first rudiment, rudiment, alphabet - the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry"

Translations

basics [ˈbeɪsɪks] basic npl the basics → l'essentiel m

basics [ˈbeɪsɪks] npl the basics → das Wesentliche