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1 necessity
- plural necessities - noun (something needed or essential: Food is one of the necessities of life.) nødvendighet, behov, trangsubst. \/nəˈsesɪtɪ\/1) nødvendighet2) (tvingende) behov3) nødvendighet, nødvendig ting, vilkår, forutsetning, livsfornødenhet• for me, a car is a necessity for happy living4) nødbare necessity grunnleggende nødvendigheterbow to necessity finne seg i det uungåeligedriven by necessity tvunget av nødenfrom necessity eller out of necessity av nødvendighet, nødtvungentin case of necessity i nødfall, ved (tvingende) behov, om det er (absolutt) nødvendigthe necessities of life livets nødtørftnecessity for behov fornecessity is the mother of invention nød lærer naken kvinne å spinnenecessity knows\/has no laws nøden kjenner ingen grensernecessity of nødvendighet avof necessity med nødvendighet, nødvendigvisput\/lay somebody under the necessity of doing something stille noen overfor nødvendigheten av å gjøre noe -
2 invention
- ʃən1) (the act of inventing or the ability to invent: He had great powers of invention.) oppfinnelse(sevne)2) (something invented: What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was!) oppfinnelseinnovasjonsubst. \/ɪnˈvenʃ(ə)n\/1) oppfinnelse2) påfunn, (ren) dikt\/løgn, fantasifoster3) oppfinnsomhet4) ( musikk) invensjonnecessity is the mother of invention nød lærer naken kvinne å spinne
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necessity is the mother of invention — phrase used for saying that people find ways to do what they have to or get what they need Thesaurus: necessarysynonym Main entry: necessity * * * proverb when the need for something becomes imperative, you are forced to find ways of getting or… … Useful english dictionary
necessity is the mother of invention — ► necessity is the mother of invention proverb when the need for something becomes imperative, you are forced to find ways of getting or achieving it. Main Entry: ↑necessity … English terms dictionary
necessity is the mother of invention — Difficult situations make people inventive … The small dictionary of idiomes
necessity is the mother of invention — Cf. PERSIUS Satires Prologue 10 magister artis ingeniique largitor venter, the belly is the teacher of art and the giver of wit. The idea is stated more succinctly in 1519 W. HORMAN Vulgaria 52 Nede taught hym wytte. Necessitas ingenium dedit.… … Proverbs new dictionary
necessity is the mother of invention — our needs cause us to invent devices, build a better mousetrap Do you think the invention of TV proves that necessity is the mother of invention? … English idioms
Necessity is the mother of invention. — something that you say which means that if you want to do something very much you will think of a way to do it. We can t afford expensive paper to paint on so we use old envelopes and newspaper. They do say necessity is the mother of invention … New idioms dictionary
necessity is the mother of invention — things are invented as a result of need, many inventions are born out of a lack … English contemporary dictionary
necessity is the mother of invention — used for saying that people find ways to do what they have to or get what they need … English dictionary
The Mothers of Invention — The Mothers of Invention … Википедия
necessity — ► NOUN (pl. necessities) 1) the state or fact of being required or indispensable. 2) an indispensable thing. 3) a situation enforcing a particular course: created more by necessity than design. ● necessity is the mother of invention Cf.… … English terms dictionary
necessity — (n.) late 14c., constraining power of circumstances, from O.Fr. necessité need, necessity; privation, poverty; distress, torment; obligation, duty (12c.), from L. necessitatem (nom. necessitas) compulsion, need for attention, unavoidableness,… … Etymology dictionary