gist

1. (countable)The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.

   I don't wanna belabor my point; I'm sure you get the gist.

   Hauptinhalt, Hauptpunkt, Kern

   смыслsmysl, су́щностьsúščnostʹ, сутьsutʹ

   the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

2. (countable, dated)The essential ground for action in a lawsuit, without which there is no cause of action; the gravamen.

3. (Nigeria, uncountable)Gossip, rumour; (countable) an instance of this.

4. (countable, uncountable)A sharable snippet of source code, especially on the version controlled pastebin-hosting site GitHub Gist.

5. (obsolete)A stop for lodging or rest in a journey, or the place where this happens; a rest.

1. I got the gist of what he was saying.

   ruЯ понял суть его слов.

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2. Tom only got the gist of what Mary was saying.

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3. I get the gist of it.

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4. That's the gist of it, I think.

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5. I told him the gist of my thought.

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