"be essentially a matter of sth" in German to be essentially a matter of sth. auf etw. hinauslaufen hinauskommen Detailed translations for "be essentially a matter of sth" to be essentially a matter of sth. to be essentially a matter of sth.(also: to amount to sth., to come down to sth., to boil down to sth., to be in essence sth.) auf etw. hinauslaufen to be essentially a matter of sth.(also: to amount to sth., to come down to sth., to boil down to sth., to be in essence sth.) hinauskommen{intransitive verb}