English-German translations for elementary

• elementar
  Das ist elementare wirtschaftliche Logik. This is elementary economic logic.
  Das scheint zwar etwas Elementares, doch muß darauf hingewiesen werden. This seems elementary, yet it must be underlined.
  Es geht um die Einhaltung elementarer EU-Rechtsvorschriften. This is a question of elementary respect for European rules.
• grundlegend
  Manch einer mag sagen, dass diese Gedanken grundlegend sind. Some may say these ideas are elementary.
  Es ist Zeit für eine grundlegende und zivilisierte Reaktion. It is time for an elementary and civilised response.
  Herr Präsident, Herr Kommissar! Wir scheinen grundlegendes biologisches Wissen verloren zu haben. Mr President, Commissioner, we appear to have lost our elementary knowledge of biology.

Definition of elementary

• Relating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something
• Relating to a subatomic particle
• Sublunary; not celestial; belonging to the sublunary sphere, to which the four classical elements were confined; composed of or pertaining to these four elements
• An elementary school

Related words

• elementary particle
• elementary school
• elementary charge
• elementary function
• elementary symmetric polynomial
• elementary equivalence
• elementary algebra
• elementary matrix
• elementary substance