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1 necessity

necessity n

1 ( need) nécessité f ; from ou out of necessity par nécessité ; the necessity of doing la nécessité de faire ; the necessity for le besoin de ; the necessity of la nécessité de ; there is a necessity for il existe un besoin de [action, change] ; there is no necessity for il n'y a pas de réel besoin de [action, change] ; there is no necessity for tears il n'y a pas lieu de pleurer ; the necessity for him to work la nécessité pour lui de travailler ; there is no necessity for you to do that tu n'as pas besoin de faire cela ; if the necessity arises si le besoin se fait sentir ; of necessity nécessairement ;

2 ( essential item) the necessities of life les produits mpl de première nécessité ; to be a necessity être indispensable ; the bare necessities les choses essentielles ;

3 ( essential measure) impératif m ; a political necessity un impératif politique ; to be a necessity être nécessaire ; to be an absolute necessity être indispensable ;

4 ( poverty) besoin m ; to live in necessity vivre dans le besoin ;

5 Philos nécessité f.

Idiom

necessity knows no law nécessité fait loi.

Big English-French dictionary > necessity
2 necessity

ni'sesəti

- plural necessities - noun (something needed or essential: Food is one of the necessities of life.) necesidad

necessity n necesidad

El plural de necessity se escribe necessities

necessity

tr[nɪ'sesɪtɪ]

noun (pl necessities)

1 necesidad nombre femenino

■ it's a necessity es indispensable

2 (item) requisito indispensable

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

necessity is the mother of invention la necesidad aviva el ingenio

of necessity inevitablemente

to make a virtue out of necessity hacer de la necesidad una virtud

necessity [nɪ'sɛsət̬i] n, pl - ties

1) need: necesidad f

2) requirement: requisito m indispensable

3) poverty: indigencia f, necesidad f

4) inevitability: inevitabilitad f

necessity

n.

• indigencia s.f.

• necesidad s.f.

• precisión s.f.

• requisito indispensable s.m.

nə'sesəti, nɪ'sesəti
noun (pl - ties)

1)

a) ( imperative need) (no pl) necesidad f

necessity FOR something — necesidad de algo

there was no necessity for you to call the police — no había necesidad de que llamaras a la policía

out of necessity — por necesidad

b) u ( inevitability) inevitabilidad f

of necessity — (frml) forzosamente, necesariamente

2) c ( necessary item)

the bare necessities — lo indispensable, lo imprescindible

a car is a necessity for me — para mí tener coche es una necesidad

[nɪ'sesɪtɪ]
N
1) (=need) necesidad f

I don't see the necessity of it — no veo la necesidad de eso

there is no necessity for you to do it — no es necesario que lo hagas

she works from economic necessity — trabaja por necesidad

of necessity — necesariamente, forzosamente, por fuerza

out of sheer necessity — por pura necesidad

- necessity is the mother of invention

2) (=necessary thing) necesidad f

necessities such as food and clothing were in short supply — escaseaban artículos de primera necesidad tales como la comida y la ropa

the basic necessities of life — las necesidades básicas (de la vida)
bare 1., 3)
3) (=unavoidable thing)

the curfew was seen as a regrettable necessity — el toque de queda era visto como un mal necesario

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[nə'sesəti, nɪ'sesəti]
noun (pl - ties)

1)

a) ( imperative need) (no pl) necesidad f

necessity FOR something — necesidad de algo

there was no necessity for you to call the police — no había necesidad de que llamaras a la policía

out of necessity — por necesidad

b) u ( inevitability) inevitabilidad f

of necessity — (frml) forzosamente, necesariamente

2) c ( necessary item)

the bare necessities — lo indispensable, lo imprescindible

a car is a necessity for me — para mí tener coche es una necesidad

English-spanish dictionary > necessity
3 necessity

[nɪ'sesətɪ]
nome

1) (need) necessità f., bisogno m.

from o out of necessity per necessità, per forza di cose; the necessity for o of il bisogno o la necessità di; of necessity necessariamente; there is no necessity for tears, for you to do — non c'è bisogno di piangere, che tu lo faccia

2) (essential item)

the necessities of life — i beni di prima necessità

the bare necessities — le cose essenziali, il minimo indispensabile

3) (essential measure) imperativo m., necessità f.

4) (poverty) necessità f., bisogno m.

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necessity is the mother of invention — la necessità aguzza l'ingegno

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[ni'sesəti]

- plural necessities - noun (something needed or essential: Food is one of the necessities of life.) necessità, cosa necessaria

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necessity /nɪˈsɛsətɪ/
n.

1 [u] necessità; bisogno; indigenza; povertà: Necessity compelled him to steal, il bisogno lo spinse a rubare; to be in necessity, trovarsi (o versare) in necessità

2 [u] necessità; ineluttabilità; inevitabilità: Necessity knows no law, la necessità non conosce leggi

3 cosa necessaria; (al pl., anche necessities of life) necessità della vita: A passport is a necessity, il passaporto è una cosa necessaria; Food, clothing and a roof over one's head are necessities, il cibo, il vestiario e un tetto sopra la testa sono necessità della vita

4 condizione necessaria; conseguenza naturale, inevitabile: Death is a necessity to life, la morte è la conseguenza naturale della vita

● to bow to necessity, far buon viso a cattiva sorte □ by (o from, out of) necessity, per necessità; per forza di cose □ (leg.) case of absolute necessity, caso di forza maggiore □ (naut.) for the necessity of the ship and cargo, per la salvezza della nave e del carico □ in case of necessity, in caso di necessità; all'occorrenza; al bisogno □ to make a virtue of necessity, fare di necessità virtù □ of necessity, di necessità; necessariamente □ to be under the necessity of doing st., essere costretto a fare qc.; non poter fare a meno di fare qc. □ There was no necessity for you to do that, non era necessario che tu facessi ciò □ (prov.) Necessity is the mother of invention, il bisogno aguzza l'ingegno.

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[nɪ'sesətɪ]
nome

1) (need) necessità f., bisogno m.

from o out of necessity per necessità, per forza di cose; the necessity for o of il bisogno o la necessità di; of necessity necessariamente; there is no necessity for tears, for you to do — non c'è bisogno di piangere, che tu lo faccia

2) (essential item)

the necessities of life — i beni di prima necessità

the bare necessities — le cose essenziali, il minimo indispensabile

3) (essential measure) imperativo m., necessità f.

4) (poverty) necessità f., bisogno m.

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necessity is the mother of invention — la necessità aguzza l'ingegno

English-Italian dictionary > necessity
4 necessity

noun

1) (power of circumstances) Not, die; äußerer Zwang

do something out of or from necessity — etwas notgedrungen tun

make a virtue of necessity — aus der Not eine Tugend machen

of necessity — notwendigerweise

2) (necessary thing) Notwendigkeit, die

the necessities of life — das Lebensnotwendige

3) (indispensability, imperative need) Notwendigkeit, die

there is no necessity for rudeness — es besteht keine Notwendigkeit, unhöflich zu sein

in case of necessity — nötigenfalls

4) (want) Not, die; Bedürftigkeit, die

be/live in necessity — Not leiden

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[ni'sesəti]

- plural necessities - noun (something needed or essential: Food is one of the necessities of life.) die Notwendigkeit

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ne·ces·sity

[nəˈsesəti, AM -ət̬i]

n

1. no pl (being necessary) Notwendigkeit f

in case of \necessity im Notfall m

a case of absolute \necessity ein absoluter Notfall

when the \necessity arises wenn es unbedingt nötig ist

by [or from] [or out of] \necessity aus Not f

2. (indispensability) Lebensnotwendige nt kein pl

bare \necessity Grundbedarf m

the necessities of life das zum Leben Notwendige

3.

▶ \necessity is the mother of invention ( prov) Not macht erfinderisch prov

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[nI'sesItɪ]
n

1) no pl Notwendigkeit f

from or out of necessity — aus Not

of necessity — notgedrungen, notwendigerweise

to be born of necessity — aus Notwendigkeit (heraus) geschehen

he did not realize the necessity for a quick decision — er hat nicht erkannt, wie wichtig or notwendig eine schnelle Entscheidung war

it is a case of absolute necessity —

there is no necessity for you to do that — es besteht nicht die geringste Notwendigkeit, dass Sie das tun

necessity is the mother of invention (Prov) — Not macht erfinderisch (Prov)

2) no pl (= poverty) Not f, Armut f

to live in necessity — Not leiden, in Armut leben

3) (= necessary thing) Notwendigkeit f

the bare necessities (of life) — das Notwendigste (zum Leben)

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necessity [nıˈsesətı] s

1. Notwendigkeit f:

a) Erforderlichkeit f:

as a necessity, of ( oder by) necessity notwendigerweise, zwangsläufig, notgedrungen;

be an absolute necessity unbedingt notwendig sein;

there is no necessity for es besteht keine Notwendigkeit zu

b) Unumgänglichkeit f, Unvermeidlichkeit f

c) Zwang m:

be under the necessity of doing sth gezwungen sein, etwas zu tun

2. (dringendes) Bedürfnis:

necessities of life lebensnotwendiger Bedarf;

be a necessity of life lebensnotwendig sein

3. Not f, Zwangslage f:

necessity is the mother of invention (Sprichwort) Not macht erfinderisch;

necessity knows no law (Sprichwort) Not kennt kein Gebot;

in case of necessity im Notfall; → academic.ru/80439/virtue">virtue 3

4. Not(lage) f, Bedürftigkeit f

5. JUR Notstand m

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noun

1) (power of circumstances) Not, die; äußerer Zwang

do something out of or from necessity — etwas notgedrungen tun

make a virtue of necessity — aus der Not eine Tugend machen

of necessity — notwendigerweise

2) (necessary thing) Notwendigkeit, die

the necessities of life — das Lebensnotwendige

3) (indispensability, imperative need) Notwendigkeit, die

there is no necessity for rudeness — es besteht keine Notwendigkeit, unhöflich zu sein

in case of necessity — nötigenfalls

4) (want) Not, die; Bedürftigkeit, die

be/live in necessity — Not leiden

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n.

Bedürfnis n.

Erfordernis f.

Not ¨-e f.

Notwendigkeit f.

Zwangsläufigkeit f.

English-german dictionary > necessity
5 necessity ne·ces·sity n

[nɪ'sɛsɪtɪ]
1) necessità

there is no necessity for you to do that — non è necessario che or non c'è bisogno che tu lo faccia

the necessity of doing sth — la necessità di fare qc

is there any necessity? — è proprio necessario?, c'è proprio bisogno?

of necessity — di necessità, necessariamente

from or out of necessity — per necessità or bisogno

in case of necessity — in caso di necessità

2) (necessary thing) cosa indispensabile, necessità f inv

the bare necessities — lo stretto necessario, il minimo indispensabile

English-Italian dictionary > necessity ne·ces·sity n
6 necessity

حاجَة \ demand: a need (for goods, workers, etc.): The demand for new cars is greater than the supply. Language teachers are in great demand. lack: (with of) absence of sth.; want: I could not finish the job for lack of paint. necessity: need: Food and drink are the necessities of life. There was no necessity to steal food when you had some money. need: the state of not having what one ought to have: He’s in need of help. requirement: a need: Does this supply satisfy (or meet) your requirements?. want: lack; the state of not having sth.: He died for want of food. \ See Also طلب (طَلَب)، نقص (نَقْص)، ضرورة (ضَرُورَة)‏

Arabic-English glossary > necessity
7 quod

quod adv. and conj. [ acc n. of 1 qui]. I. As adv., in respect of which, as to what, in what, wherein: quod me accusat, sum extra noxiam, T.: siquid est Quod meā operā opus sit vobis, T.—After est or habeo, introducing that for which reason is given: in viam quod te des, nihil est, there is no necessity for you to, etc.: magis est quod gratuler tibi quam quod te rogem, I have more reason to congratulate, etc.: non est quod multa loquamur, we need not, H.— As to what, in so far as, to the extent that: Epicurus nunc, quod sciam, est ausus, etc.: homo, quod iuvet, curiosus.—In transitions, with a conj. or relat., in view of which, and in fact, but, and yet, accordingly, therefore, now: Quod si ego rescivissem id prius, and had I, etc., T.: tyranni coluntur... quod si forte ceciderant, tum, etc.: quod si regum virtus in pace valeret, S.: quod nisi pugnassem: quod nisi mihi hoc venisset in mentem: quod ut o potius formidine falsā Ludar, V. II. As conj, that, in that: Quid est quod laetus es? i. e. why are you merry, T.: quid istuc est, quod te audio Nescio quid concertasse, etc., what means it, that? etc., T.: quanta est benignitas naturae, quod tam multa gignit: hoc uno praestamus feris, quod conloquimur, etc.: erat illud absurdum, quod non intellegebat: Sin autem pro eo, quod summa res p. temptatur, etc., in view of the fact that, etc.: ad id, quod sua quemque mala cogebant, evocati, etc., aside from the fact that, etc., L. — That, because, since, for: quod viris fortibus honos habitus est, laudo: gaudeo, quod te interpel<*>o: tibi ago gratias, quod me liberas: quod spiratis, indignantur, L.: doluisse se, quod populi R. beneficium sibi extorqueretur, Cs.: falso queritur genus humanum, quod regatur, etc., S.: laudat Africanum, quod fuerit abstinens.—After verbs of saying or omitting, that, the fact that, the remark that, to say that: non tibi obicio, quod hominem spoliasti: accedit, quod delectatur, besides, he takes pleasure: adicite ad haec, quod foedus dedimus, L.: Adde, quod didicisse artīs Emollit mores, O.: pauca loquitur, quod sibi gratia relata non sit, Cs.: ne hoc quidem (dictum est), quod Taurum ipse transisti?: nox testis, quod nequeam lacrimas perferre parentis, V.—Introducing an explanation, in that: commemorat beneficia... quod venerat, etc., Cs.: bene facis, quod me adiuvas, in helping me: fecit humaniter, quod ad me venit: prudenter Romanus fecit, quod abstitit incepto, L.—Introducing a fact for comment, as to the fact that, as respects this that: Tu quod te posterius purges... huius non faciam, T.: quod vero securi percussit filium, videtur, etc.: quod ius civile amplexus es, video quid egeris: respondit; quod castra movisset, persuasum, etc., Cs.; cf. quod sit (Aurora) spectabilis... ego Procrin amabam, i. e. though Aurora be (called) beautiful... I was in love with Procris, O.—Introducing an exception, that, as far as: omnes mihi labores fuere leves, Praeter quam tui carendum quod erat, save that, T.: haec honesta, praeterquam quod nosmet ipsos diligamus, esse expetenda: adverso rumore esse, superquam quod male pugnaverat, not to mention that, L.: Excepto quod, etc., H.: memento te omnia probare, nisi quod verbis aliter utamur: pestilentia incesserat pari clade in Romanos Poenosque, nisi quod fames, etc., L.: tantum quod hominem non nominat, save that.—Introducing a reason (as real), because, since, for, that: idcirco arcessor, quod sensit, etc., T.: filium suum, quod pugnaverat, necari iussit, S.: omnīs (morbos) eā re suscipi, quod ita videatur, etc.: ne me ideo ornes, Quod timui, etc., H.: haec a custodiis loca vocabant, quod non auderent, etc., Cs.: me accusas, non quod tuis rationibus non adsentior, sed quod nullis: magis, quia imperium factum est, quam quod deminutum quicquam sit, L.: Propterea quod amat filius, T.: haec dicta sunt ob eam causam, quod, etc.
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I
ADV

with respect to which
II
CONJ

because, as far as, insofar as

quod si -- but if

Latin-English dictionary > quod
8 necesidad

f.

1 need.

tenemos una urgente necesidad de espacio we are in urgent need of more space

de (primera) necesidad essential

no hay necesidad de algo there's no need for something

no hay necesidad de hacer algo there's no need to do something

tener necesidad de algo to need something

obedecer a la necesidad (de) to arise from the need (to)

2 necessity.

por necesidad out of necessity

una herida mortal de necesidad a fatal wound

3 hunger (hambre).

pasar necesidades to suffer hardship

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necesidad

► nombre femenino

1 necessity, need

2 (hambre) hunger

3 (pobreza) poverty, want

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de necesidad essential

hacer sus necesidades familiar to relieve oneself

no hay necesidad de... there's no need to...

pasar necesidades to be in need, suffer hardship

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noun f.

1) need, necessity

2) poverty, want

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SF

1) (=urgencia)

a)

• la necesidad de algo — the need for sth

la necesidad de que la OTAN cumpla su promesa — the need for NATO to carry out its promise

hay necesidad de discreción en este momento — there is a need for discretion at this moment

• la necesidad de hacer algo — the need to do sth

se habló de la necesidad de encontrar una nueva vía de diálogo — the need to find a new approach to the talks was discussed

no hay necesidad de hacerlo — there is no need to do it

• tener necesidad de algo — to need sth

tienen necesidad urgente de ayuda alimenticia — they urgently need food aid, they are in urgent need of food aid

con la nueva tarjeta bancaria no tendrá necesidad de llevar dinero — with the new bank card you won't need to carry money with you

y ¿qué necesidad tienes de irte a un hotel habiendo camas en casa? — why would you need to go to a hotel when there are spare beds at home?

- hacer de la necesidad virtud

- la necesidad aguza el ingenio

b)

• de necesidad, en caso de necesidad — in an emergency

una situación de necesidad — an emergency

una herida mortal de necesidad — a fatal wound

• artículos o productos de primera necesidad — basic essentials, staple items

c)

• por necesidad, tuve que aprenderlo por necesidad — I had to learn it out of necessity

el que se llame John no significa que tenga que ser inglés por necesidad — the fact that he is called John does not necessarily mean that he is English

d)

• sin necesidad, no corra riesgos sin necesidad — don't take unnecessary risks

sin necesidad de algo — without the need for sth

podemos llegar a un acuerdo sin necesidad de que intervenga el director — we can come to an agreement without any need for the director to intervene

ahora podemos ir de compras sin necesidad de movernos de casa — now we can go shopping without needing to leave the house

e) (=cosa necesaria) [personal] need; [objetiva] necessity

satisfacer las necesidades de algn — to satisfy sb's needs

para un representante un coche no es un lujo, es una necesidad — for a sales rep, a car is not a luxury, it's a necessity

2) (=pobreza) need

están en la mayor necesidad — they are in great need

3) (=apuro) tight spot

encontrarse en una necesidad — to be in a tight spot

4) pl necesidades

a) (=privaciones) hardships

• pasar necesidades — to suffer hardship o hardships

b)

- hacer sus necesidades

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femenino

1)

a) (urgencia, falta) need

en caso de necesidad — if necessary, if need be

una imperiosa necesidad — an urgent need

no hay necesidad de que se entere — there's no need for her to know

la necesidad tiene cara de hereje — beggars can't be choosers

la necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio — necessity is the mother of invention

b) ( cosa necesaria) necessity, essential

2) ( pobreza) poverty, need

la necesidad lo impulsó a robar — he stole out of necessity o need

3) necesidades femenino plural

a) ( requerimientos) needs (pl), requirements (pl)

b) ( privaciones) hardship

pasaron muchas necesidades — they underwent great hardship

c)

hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to relieve oneself (euph)

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= necessity, need, requirement, want, exigency, urge, necessity.

Ex. The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.

Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex. The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.

Ex. Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.

Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex. The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.

Ex. Books may be useful to many people, but it is by no means common for them to be necessities.

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* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].

* adaptar a las necesidades de = tailor to + the needs of, gear to + the needs of.

* adaptar a una necesidad = time to + need, suit + requirement.

* adaptarse a una necesidad = suit + need.

* adecuar a una necesidad = suit + purpose, tailor to + demand.

* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.

* amoldarse a las necesidades de = bend to + the needs of.

* análisis de necesidades = needs assessment, needs analysis.

* apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).

* atender a una necesidad = meet + need, speak to + need.

* atender las necesidades = provide for + needs.

* atender una necesidad = address + need, cover + requirement, fulfil + requirement, serve + need.

* comprobación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.

* comprobar las necesidades económicas = means test.

* confirmar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).

* cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.

* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.

* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.

* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.

* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.

* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.

* diagnosticar las necesidades de = diagnose + needs.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.

* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).

* estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias = coping strategy, coping skill.

* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.

* evaluación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.

* evaluación de necesidades = needs assessment.

* evaluar las necesidades económicas = means test.

* existir una necesidad de = there + be + call for.

* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.

* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades = relieve + Reflexivo, go + potty.

* hacer que Algo sea pertinente a las necesidades de Algo o Alguien = make + Nombre + relevant to.

* insistir en la necesidad de = insist on + the necessity of, insist on + the need for.

* justificar la necesidad de = justify + the case for.

* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.

* librar de la necesidad de = relieve of + the necessity of, relieve of + the need to.

* necesidad apremiante = desperate need.

* necesidad corporal = bodily function.

* necesidad de información = information need.

* necesidad económica = economic necessity, economic need.

* necesidades de espacio = space requirements.

* necesidad extrema = dire need.

* necesidad humana = human need.

* necesidad imperiosa = desperate need.

* necesidad informativa = information need.

* necesidad urgente = desperate need, urgent need.

* necesidad visceral = visceral need.

* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.

* no tener la necesidad de usar Algo = have + no use for.

* orientado hacia unas necesidades = need oriented.

* plantear la necesidad = articulate + the need.

* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.

* prever una necesidad = project + need.

* producto de la necesidad = born of necessity.

* provisiones de primera necesidad = basic provisions, basic goods.

* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* recalcar la necesidad = stress + the need.

* regla de la necesidad = purpose rule.

* resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.

* resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.

* resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.

* responder a una necesidad = address + need.

* satisfacer las necesidades = provide for + needs.

* satisfacer las necesidades de = provide for.

* satisfacer una necesidad = match + need, match + requirement, meet + need, meet + requirement, satisfy + need, satisfy + requirement, accommodate + need, fulfil + need.

* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.

* sin necesidad de ello = gratuitous, gratuitously.

* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.

* surgir una necesidad = need + arise.

* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.

* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.

* verse en la necesidad = be constrained to.

* verse en la necesidad de = be left with the need to.

* verse en la necesidad urgente de = be hard pressed.

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femenino

1)

a) (urgencia, falta) need

en caso de necesidad — if necessary, if need be

una imperiosa necesidad — an urgent need

no hay necesidad de que se entere — there's no need for her to know

la necesidad tiene cara de hereje — beggars can't be choosers

la necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio — necessity is the mother of invention

b) ( cosa necesaria) necessity, essential

2) ( pobreza) poverty, need

la necesidad lo impulsó a robar — he stole out of necessity o need

3) necesidades femenino plural

a) ( requerimientos) needs (pl), requirements (pl)

b) ( privaciones) hardship

pasaron muchas necesidades — they underwent great hardship

c)

hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to relieve oneself (euph)

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= necessity, need, requirement, want, exigency, urge, necessity.

Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.

Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex: The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.

Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.

Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.

Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.

Ex: Books may be useful to many people, but it is by no means common for them to be necessities.

* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].

* adaptar a las necesidades de = tailor to + the needs of, gear to + the needs of.

* adaptar a una necesidad = time to + need, suit + requirement.

* adaptarse a una necesidad = suit + need.

* adecuar a una necesidad = suit + purpose, tailor to + demand.

* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.

* amoldarse a las necesidades de = bend to + the needs of.

* análisis de necesidades = needs assessment, needs analysis.

* apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).

* atender a una necesidad = meet + need, speak to + need.

* atender las necesidades = provide for + needs.

* atender una necesidad = address + need, cover + requirement, fulfil + requirement, serve + need.

* comprobación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.

* comprobar las necesidades económicas = means test.

* confirmar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).

* cuando le surja la necesidad = at + Posesivo + time of need.

* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.

* cubrir las necesidades de = provide for.

* cubrir una necesidad = cover + need, meet + need, serve + need, fill + need, fulfil + need, speak to + need.

* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.

* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.

* diagnosticar las necesidades de = diagnose + needs.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.

* eludir la necesidad de = bypass + the need (for).

* estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias = coping strategy, coping skill.

* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.

* evaluación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.

* evaluación de necesidades = needs assessment.

* evaluar las necesidades económicas = means test.

* existir una necesidad de = there + be + call for.

* hacer frente a una necesidad = meet + need, serve + need.

* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades = relieve + Reflexivo, go + potty.

* hacer que Algo sea pertinente a las necesidades de Algo o Alguien = make + Nombre + relevant to.

* insistir en la necesidad de = insist on + the necessity of, insist on + the need for.

* justificar la necesidad de = justify + the case for.

* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.

* librar de la necesidad de = relieve of + the necessity of, relieve of + the need to.

* necesidad apremiante = desperate need.

* necesidad corporal = bodily function.

* necesidad de información = information need.

* necesidad económica = economic necessity, economic need.

* necesidades de espacio = space requirements.

* necesidad extrema = dire need.

* necesidad humana = human need.

* necesidad imperiosa = desperate need.

* necesidad informativa = information need.

* necesidad urgente = desperate need, urgent need.

* necesidad visceral = visceral need.

* niño con necesidades especiales = special needs child.

* no tener la necesidad de usar Algo = have + no use for.

* orientado hacia unas necesidades = need oriented.

* plantear la necesidad = articulate + the need.

* por necesidad = of necessity, out of necessity.

* prever una necesidad = project + need.

* producto de la necesidad = born of necessity.

* provisiones de primera necesidad = basic provisions, basic goods.

* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.

* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades = waste not, want not.

* recalcar la necesidad = stress + the need.

* regla de la necesidad = purpose rule.

* resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.

* resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.

* resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.

* responder a una necesidad = address + need.

* satisfacer las necesidades = provide for + needs.

* satisfacer las necesidades de = provide for.

* satisfacer una necesidad = match + need, match + requirement, meet + need, meet + requirement, satisfy + need, satisfy + requirement, accommodate + need, fulfil + need.

* sentir la necesidad de = feel + need for, feel + the need to, get + the urge to.

* sin necesidad de ello = gratuitous, gratuitously.

* sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.

* surgir una necesidad = need + arise.

* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.

* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.

* verse en la necesidad = be constrained to.

* verse en la necesidad de = be left with the need to.

* verse en la necesidad urgente de = be hard pressed.

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necesidad

feminine

A

1 (urgencia, falta) need

en caso de necesidad me lo prestará she'll lend it to me if necessary o if need be

una imperiosa necesidad an urgent o a pressing need

tengo necesidad de unas vacaciones I'm in need of o I need a break

¿qué necesidad hay de decírselo? do we/you have to tell her?, is there any need to tell her?

no hay necesidad de que se entere there's no need for her to know

subrayó la necesidad de que permaneciera secreto he emphasized the need for it to remain secret

hacer de la necesidad virtud to make a virtue of necessity

la necesidad tiene cara de hereje beggars can't be choosers

la necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio necessity is the mother of invention

2 (cosa necesaria) necessity, essential

no es un lujo sino una necesidad it is not a luxury but a necessity o an essential

B (pobreza) poverty, need

viven en la necesidad they live in poverty, they are very poor o needy

la necesidad lo impulsó a robar he stole out of necessity o need, poverty drove him to steal

su muerte los dejó en la más absoluta necesidad his death left them in extreme poverty

C

(inevitabilidad): tienen que hacer transbordo en Irún por necesidad you have no alternative but to change trains at Irún

una herida mortal de necesidad ( period); a fatal wound

D necesidades fpl

1 (requerimientos) needs (pl), requirements (pl)

no podremos satisfacer sus necesidades we will be unable to meet your requirements o needs

2 (privaciones) hardship

sufrieron or pasaron muchas necesidades they suffered a great deal of hardship

3

hacer sus necesidades ( euf); to relieve oneself ( euph)

saca al perro a hacer sus necesidades take the dog out to do his business ( euph)

se hace sus necesidades encima he dirties o soils himself ( euph)

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necesidad sustantivo femenino
1
a) (urgencia, falta) need;

◊ no hay necesidad de que se entere there's no need for her to know;

en caso de necesidad if necessary, if need be
b) ( cosa necesaria) necessity, essential

c) ( pobreza) poverty, need

2
◊ necesidades sustantivo femenino plural

a) ( requerimientos) needs (pl), requirements (pl)

b) ( privaciones) hardship;

◊ pasar necesidades to suffer hardship

c)

◊ hacer sus necesidades (euf) to relieve oneself (euph)

necesidad sustantivo femenino
1 necessity, need: sentí la necesidad de abrazarla, I felt the need to hug her
tengo necesidad de llorar, I need to cry
por necesidad, of necessity
2 (dificultad económica) hardship: pasan mucha necesidad, they suffer hardship
' necesidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuciante
- caso
- haber
- primera
- primero
- remediar
- saciar
- satisfacer
- sueño
- apremiante
- artículo
- creciente
- cubrir
- por
- resaltar
- tener
English:
basic
- consuming
- crying
- demand
- desperate
- must
- necessity
- need
- neediness
- of
- overwhelming
- pinch
- requirement
- sore
- staple
- want

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necesidad nf

1. [en general] need;

discutieron la necesidad de detener la violencia they discussed the need to stop the violence;

en esta oficina tenemos una urgente necesidad de espacio we are in urgent need of more space in this office;

no veo la necesidad de darle un premio I don't see any reason to give him a prize;

nos recordaron la necesidad de ser discretos they reminded us of the need for discretion;

tener necesidad de algo to need sth;

no hay necesidad de que se lo digas there's no need for you to tell her;

obedecer a la necesidad (de) to arise from the need (to);

necesidad perentoria urgent need;

puedes hablarme, sin necesidad de gritar there's no need to shout;

se puede comer sin necesidad de calentarlo previamente can be eaten cold, needs no preheating;

de (primera) necesidad essential;

un artículo de primera necesidad a basic commodity

2. [obligación] necessity;

por necesidad out of necessity;

una herida mortal de necesidad a fatal wound

3. [hambre] hunger;
[pobreza] poverty, need;
pasar necesidades to suffer hardship;

la necesidad la obligó a mendigar poverty forced her to beg

4. Euf
tengo que hacer mis necesidades I have to answer a call of nature;

ya estoy harto de que los perros de los vecinos se hagan sus necesidades en la escalera I'm fed up of neighbours' dogs doing their business on the stairs

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necesidad

f

1 need;

en caso de necesidad if necessary;

por necesidad out of necessity;

hacer de la necesidad virtud make a virtue out of a necessity

2 ( cosa esencial) necessity;

de primera necesidad essential

3

:

hacer sus necesidades fam relieve o.s.

4

:

pasar necesidades suffer hardship

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necesidad nf

1) : need, necessity

2) : poverty, want

3) necesidades nfpl

: hardships

4)

hacer sus necesidades : to relieve oneself

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necesidad n

1. (falta) need

la necesidad de afecto de los niños children's need for affection

la necesidad de encontrar una solución the need to find a solution

2. (cosa esencial) necessity [pl. necessities]

para mucha gente un coche es una necesidad a car is a necessity for a lot of people

3. (pobreza) poverty

de primera necesidad essential

pasar necesidades to suffer hardship

por necesidad out of necessity

Spanish-English dictionary > necesidad
9 need

1. noun
1) no pl. Notwendigkeit, die (for, of Gen.); (demand) Bedarf, der (for, of an + Dat.)

as the need arises — nach Bedarf

if need arise/be — nötigenfalls; falls nötig

there's no need for that — (as answer) [das ist] nicht nötig

there's no need to do something — es ist nicht nötig od. notwendig, etwas zu tun

there is no need to worry/get angry — es besteht kein Grund zur Sorge/sich zu ärgern

be in need of something — etwas brauchen od. nötig haben

there is no need for such behaviour — solch ein Verhalten ist unnötig

there's no need for you to apologize — du brauchst dich nicht zu entschuldigen

feel the need to do something — sich gezwungen od. genötigt sehen, etwas zu tun

feel the need to confide in somebody — das Bedürfnis haben, sich jemandem anzuvertrauen

be badly in need of something — etwas dringend nötig haben

be in need of repair — reparaturbedürftig sein

have need of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas brauchen od. nötig haben

2) no pl. (emergency) Not, die

in case of need — im Notfall

in times of need — in Notzeiten

those in need — die Notleidenden od. Bedürftigen; see also academic.ru/29500/friend">friend 1)

3) (thing) Bedürfnis, das
2. transitive verb
1) (require) brauchen

something that urgently needs doing — etwas, was dringend gemacht werden muss

much needed — dringend notwendig

that's all I needed! — (iron.) auch das noch!; das hat mir gerade noch gefehlt!

it needs a coat of paint — es muss gestrichen werden

need correction — berichtigt werden müssen

2) (expr. necessity) müssen

it needs/doesn't need to be done — es muss getan werden/es braucht nicht getan zu werden

you don't need to do that — das brauchst du nicht zu tun

I don't need to be reminded — du brauchst/ihr braucht mich nicht daran zu erinnern

it needed doing — es musste getan werden

he needs cheering up — er muss [ein bisschen] aufgeheitert werden

you shouldn't need to be told — das solltest od. müsstest du eigentlich wissen

she needs everything [to be] explained to her — man muss ihr alles erklären

you need only ask — du brauchst nur zu fragen

don't be away longer than you need [be] — bleib nicht länger als nötig weg

3) pres. he need,neg. need not or (coll.) needn't (expr. desirability) müssen; with neg. brauchen zu

need I say more? — muss ich noch mehr sagen?

I need hardly or hardly need say that... — ich brauche wohl kaum zu sagen, dass...

he needn't be told — (let's keep it secret) das braucht er nicht zu wissen

we needn't or need not have done it, if... — wir hätten es nicht zu tun brauchen, wenn...

that need not be the case — das muss nicht so sein od. der Fall sein

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[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb
1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) benötigen

2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) müssen
2. noun
1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) dringende Notwendigkeit

2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) die Not

3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) der Grund

•

- needless
- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of
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need

[ni:d]

I. n

1. no pl (requirement) Bedarf m ( for an + dat)

there is an urgent \need for doctors Ärzte werden dringend gebraucht

your \need is greater than mine du brauchst es dringender als ich

\need to act Handlungsbedarf m

\need to catch up Nachholbedarf m

as the \need arises bei Bedarf

at \need ( dated) bei Bedarf

to be [badly] in \need of sth etw [dringend] brauchen

in \need of reform reformbedürftig

to have no \need of sth etw nicht brauchen

2. no pl (necessity) Notwendigkeit f

there's no \need to get so angry es besteht kein Grund, so wütend zu werden

there was no \need for you to walk from the station du hättest doch nicht vom Bahnhof herlaufen müssen

there is no \need for you to get up early tomorrow es ist nicht nötig, dass du morgen früh aufstehst

there is no \need to cry deshalb muss man doch nicht weinen

if \need be falls nötig

there's always food in the freezer if \need be notfalls ist immer noch etwas zum Essen im Gefrierschrank

3. (yearning) Bedürfnis nt

I'm in \need of some fresh air ich brauche etwas frische Luft; ( form)

she had \need of company sie hatte das Bedürfnis nach Gesellschaft

basic \needs Grundbedürfnisse pl

to fulfil emotional \needs emotionale Bedürfnisse befriedigen

to have/feel the \need to do sth das Bedürfnis haben/verspüren, etw zu tun

to identify/satisfy a \need ein Bedürfnis erkennen/befriedigen

to meet sb's \needs jds Bedürfnisse erfüllen

4. no pl (requiring help)

she helped him in his hour of \need sie hat ihm in der Stunde der Not geholfen

children in \need Kinder in Not

5. no pl (poverty) Not

to be in great \need große Not leiden

those in \need die Notleidenden

II. vt

1. (require)

▪ to \need sth/sb etw/jdn brauchen

he \needs help er braucht Hilfe

you won't be \needing your coat today deinen Mantel brauchst du heute nicht

what I \need now is a cup of coffee soup was ich jetzt brauche, ist eine Tasse Kaffee

who \needs a car? I've got my bike wer braucht schon ein Auto? ich habe ja mein Fahrrad

I \need you to advise me on... ich brauche deinen Rat zu...

your trousers \need washing [or to be washed] deine Hose müsste mal gewaschen werden

this room \needs a bit of brightening-up dieses Zimmer muss man mal ein bisschen freundlicher machen

she \needs that car seeing to sie sollte das Auto mal zur Werkstatt bringen

you \need [to have] your brains examined! du hast nicht mehr alle Tassen im Schrank!

2. (must)

▪ to \need to do sth etw tun müssen

they \need to win the match sie müssen das Spiel gewinnen; AM

you didn't \need to invite him — he was sent an invitation weeks ago du hättest ihn nicht einladen müssen — er hat schon vor Wochen eine Einladung zugeschickt bekommen

3. (not want to be subjected to)

▪ to not \need sth etw nicht brauchen können

I don't \need your comments, thank you deine Kommentare kannst du dir sparen; ( hum)

I \need this like I \need a hole in the head ( fam) das ist ja das Letzte, was ich [jetzt auch noch] gebrauchen kann fam

III. aux vb

1. BRIT (must)

▪ sb/sth \needs do sth:

all you \need bring are sheets Sie müssen nur Laken mitbringen

\need we take your mother? müssen wir deine Mutter mitnehmen?

if you want anything, you \need only ask wenn du etwas willst, brauchst du nur zu [o musst du nur] fragen

\need I say more? muss ich noch mehr sagen?

\need you ask? ( iron) da fragst du noch?

you \needn't worry du brauchst dir keine Gedanken zu machen

and it \needn't cost very much und es muss noch nicht mal viel kosten

I \need hardly say... ich brauche wohl kaum zu erwähnen...

I \need hardly tell you that the work is dangerous ich brauche dir wohl kaum zu sagen, dass die Arbeit gefährlich ist

2. BRIT (didn't have to)

▪ sb/sth \needn't have done sth jd/etw hätte etw nicht tun müssen

you \needn't have washed all those dishes du hättest nicht das ganze Geschirr abwaschen müssen

this accident \needn't have happened if he'd only driven more carefully dieser Unfall hätte nicht passieren müssen, wenn er nur vorsichtiger gefahren wäre

3. BRIT (shouldn't)

you \needn't laugh! du brauchst gar nicht [so] zu lachen!

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[niːd]
1. n

1) no pl (= necessity) Notwendigkeit f (
for +gen)
if need be — nötigenfalls, wenn nötig

in case of need — notfalls, im Notfall

(there is) no need for sth — etw ist nicht nötig

(there is) no need to do sth — etw braucht nicht or muss nicht unbedingt getan werden

there is no need for sb to do sth — jd braucht etw nicht zu tun

there is no need for tears — du brauchst nicht zu weinen

there was no need to send it immediately —

there's no need to get angry — du brauchst nicht gleich wütend zu werden

to be (badly) in need of sth (person) — etw (dringend) brauchen

those most in need of help — diejenigen, die Hilfe am nötigsten brauchen

to be in need of repair — reparaturbedürftig sein

to be in need of an overhaul — (dringend) überholt werden müssen

this window is in need of a coat of paint — dieses Fenster könnte ein wenig Farbe gut gebrauchen

to have no need of sth — etw nicht brauchen

to have no need to do sth — etw nicht zu tun brauchen

2) no pl (= misfortune) Not f

in time(s) of need —

do not fail me in my hour of need (usu iro) — verlass mich nicht in der Stunde der Not

3) no pl (= poverty) Not f

to be in great need — große Not leiden

those in need — die Notleidenden pl, die Not Leidenden pl

4) (= requirement) Bedürfnis nt

the body's need for oxygen — das Sauerstoffbedürfnis des Körpers

my needs are few — ich stelle nur geringe Ansprüche

a list of all your needs — eine Aufstellung all dessen, was Sie brauchen

your need is greater than mine — Sie haben es nötiger als ich

there is a great need for... — es besteht ein großer Bedarf an (+dat)...

investment is one of the firm's greatest needs — die Firma braucht dringend Investitionen

2. vt

1) (= require) brauchen

he needed no second invitation — man musste ihn nicht zweimal bitten

to need no introduction — keine spezielle Einführung brauchen

much needed — dringend notwendig

what I need is a good drink — ich brauche etwas zu trinken

just what I needed — genau das Richtige

that's/you're all I needed (iro) — das hat/du hast mir gerade noch gefehlt

this incident needs some explanation — dieser Vorfall bedarf einer Erklärung (gen)

it needs a service/a coat of paint/careful consideration — es muss gewartet/gestrichen/gründlich überlegt werden

is a visa needed to enter the USA? —

it needed a revolution to change that it needed an accident to make him drive carefully — es bedurfte einer Revolution, um das zu ändern er musste erst einen Unfall haben, bevor er vernünftig fuhr

2)

(in verbal constructions) sth needs doing or to be done —

he needs watching/cheering up — man muss ihn beobachten/aufheitern, er muss beobachtet/aufgeheitert werden

not to need to do sth — etw nicht zu tun brauchen

he doesn't need to be told — man braucht es ihm nicht zu sagen

you shouldn't need to be told — das müsste man dir nicht erst sagen müssen

it doesn't need me to tell you that — das brauche ich dir ja wohl nicht zu sagen

she needs to have everything explained to her — man muss ihr alles erklären

3. vb aux

1) (indicating obligation: in positive contexts) müssen

need he go? — muss er gehen?

need I say more? — mehr brauche ich ja wohl nicht zu sagen

I need hardly say that... — ich brauche wohl kaum zu erwähnen, dass...

no-one need go or needs to go home yet — es braucht noch keiner nach Hause zu gehen

you only needed (to) ask — du hättest nur (zu) fragen brauchen

one need only look — ein Blick genügt

2) (indicating obligation: in negative contexts) brauchen

you needn't wait — du brauchst nicht (zu) warten

we needn't have come/gone — wir hätten gar nicht kommen/gehen brauchen

I/you needn't have bothered — das war nicht nötig

3)

(indicating logical necessity) need that be true? — ist das notwendigerweise wahr?

that needn't be the case — das muss nicht unbedingt der Fall sein

it need not follow that... — daraus folgt nicht unbedingt, dass...

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need [niːd]

A s

1. (of, for) Bedürfnis n (nach), Bedarf m (an dat):

be ( oder stand) in need of sth etwas brauchen, etwas nötig haben;

in need of help hilfs-, hilfebedürftig;

in need of repair reparaturbedürftig;

have no need to do sth kein Bedürfnis haben, etwas zu tun ( → A 3);

fill a need einem Bedürfnis entgegenkommen

2. Mangel m (of, for an dat), Fehlen n:

feel the need of ( oder for) sth etwas vermissen, Mangel an einer Sache verspüren

3. (dringende) Notwendigkeit:

there is no need for you to come es ist nicht notwendig oder nötig, dass du kommst; du brauchst nicht zu kommen;

have no need to do sth keinen Grund haben, etwas zu tun ( → A 1);

have need to do sth etwas tun müssen;

the need for victory das unbedingte Gewinnenmüssen

4. Not(lage) f:

in case of need, if need be, if need arise nötigenfalls, im Notfall

5. Armut f, Not f:

in need in Not

6. pl Erfordernisse pl, Bedürfnisse pl

B v/t

1. benötigen, nötig haben, brauchen, bedürfen (gen):

that’s all I need iron das fehlt mir gerade noch!, auch das noch!;

your hair needs cutting du musst dir wieder einmal die Haare schneiden lassen;

feel needed das Gefühl haben, gebraucht zu werden;

“chains needed” AUTO „Ketten erforderlich“

2. erfordern:

it needs all your strength

C v/i obs meist unpers nötig sein:

it needs not ( oder it does not need) that … es ist nicht nötig, dass …;

there needs no excuse eine Entschuldigung ist nicht nötig

D v/aux

1. müssen, brauchen:

it needs to be done es muss getan werden;

it needs but to become known obs es braucht nur bekannt zu werden

2. (vor einer Verneinung und in Fragen, ohne to;

3. sg präs need) brauchen, müssen:

she need not do it sie braucht es nicht zu tun;

you need not have come du hättest nicht zu kommen brauchen;

need he do it? muss er es tun?

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1. noun
1) no pl. Notwendigkeit, die (for, of Gen.); (demand) Bedarf, der (for, of an + Dat.)

as the need arises — nach Bedarf

if need arise/be — nötigenfalls; falls nötig

there's no need for that — (as answer) [das ist] nicht nötig

there's no need to do something — es ist nicht nötig od. notwendig, etwas zu tun

there is no need to worry/get angry — es besteht kein Grund zur Sorge/sich zu ärgern

be in need of something — etwas brauchen od. nötig haben

there is no need for such behaviour — solch ein Verhalten ist unnötig

there's no need for you to apologize — du brauchst dich nicht zu entschuldigen

feel the need to do something — sich gezwungen od. genötigt sehen, etwas zu tun

feel the need to confide in somebody — das Bedürfnis haben, sich jemandem anzuvertrauen

be badly in need of something — etwas dringend nötig haben

be in need of repair — reparaturbedürftig sein

have need of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas brauchen od. nötig haben

2) no pl. (emergency) Not, die

in case of need — im Notfall

in times of need — in Notzeiten

those in need — die Notleidenden od. Bedürftigen; see also friend 1)

3) (thing) Bedürfnis, das
2. transitive verb
1) (require) brauchen

something that urgently needs doing — etwas, was dringend gemacht werden muss

much needed — dringend notwendig

that's all I needed! — (iron.) auch das noch!; das hat mir gerade noch gefehlt!

it needs a coat of paint — es muss gestrichen werden

need correction — berichtigt werden müssen

2) (expr. necessity) müssen

it needs/doesn't need to be done — es muss getan werden/es braucht nicht getan zu werden

you don't need to do that — das brauchst du nicht zu tun

I don't need to be reminded — du brauchst/ihr braucht mich nicht daran zu erinnern

it needed doing — es musste getan werden

he needs cheering up — er muss [ein bisschen] aufgeheitert werden

you shouldn't need to be told — das solltest od. müsstest du eigentlich wissen

she needs everything [to be] explained to her — man muss ihr alles erklären

you need only ask — du brauchst nur zu fragen

don't be away longer than you need [be] — bleib nicht länger als nötig weg

3) pres. he need,neg. need not or (coll.) needn't (expr. desirability) müssen; with neg. brauchen zu

need I say more? — muss ich noch mehr sagen?

I need hardly or hardly need say that... — ich brauche wohl kaum zu sagen, dass...

he needn't be told — (let's keep it secret) das braucht er nicht zu wissen

we needn't or need not have done it, if... — wir hätten es nicht zu tun brauchen, wenn...

that need not be the case — das muss nicht so sein od. der Fall sein

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n.

Bedarf -e m.

Bedürfnis n.

Not ¨-e f. v.

bedürfen v.

benötigen v.

brauchen v.

English-german dictionary > need
10 bisogno

m need

( mancanza) lack

( fabbisogno) requirements

in caso di bisogno if necessary, if need be

avere bisogno di qualcosa need something

non ce n'è bisogno there is no need

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bisogno s.m.

1 ( necessità) need, necessity; ( mancanza) lack: in caso di bisogno, al bisogno, in case of need (o if necessary); c'è bisogno di un medico, we need (o require) a doctor; c'è bisogno di personale specializzato, there's a lack of qualified personnel; non ci fu bisogno di dirglielo due volte, there was no need (o we didn't have) to tell him twice; non c'è bisogno di dirlo, di dire che, it goes without saying (that) // avere bisogno di qlco., to need (o to want) sthg.; to be short of sthg.: hai bisogno di qualcosa?, do you need (o want) anything?; se hai bisogno sono a tua disposizione, if you need anything I'm always available; i bambini hanno molto bisogno di affetto, children need (o want) a lot of affection; ha sempre bisogno di denaro, he always needs money (o he's always short of money); non darmi consigli: non ne ho bisogno, don't give me advice: I don't need it; questo tetto ha proprio bisogno di riparazioni, this roof really needs to be repaired; ho bisogno di trovare una brava baby-sitter, I've got (o I need) to find a good baby-sitter; ha urgente bisogno del vostro aiuto, he's in urgent need of your help

2 ( povertà) need, poverty: trovarsi nel bisogno, to be in need // il bisogno aguzza l'ingegno, necessity is the mother of invention

3 pl. ( fabbisogno, necessità) needs; requirements: i miei bisogni sono pochi, my needs are few; bisogni materiali, material needs

4 ( bisogno fisiologico): avere un bisogno, to want (o have) to go to the toilet (o fam. to want o have to spend a penny).

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[bi'zoɲɲo]
sostantivo maschile

1) (necessità) need, necessity

in caso di bisogno — if the need arises, if necessary

al bisogno — if need be, when required

secondo il bisogno — according to necessity

senza bisogno di — without the need for o of

avere bisogno di qcs., qcn. — to need sth., sb.

avere un grande bisogno di qcs. — to be in great need for sth.

avere bisogno di fare — to need to do

avere bisogno che qcn. faccia — to need sb. to do

non avere bisogno di commenti — to need no comment

non c'è bisogno di dire che — it goes without saying that

non c'è bisogno di fare — there's no need to do

non c'è bisogno che aspetti — you needn't wait, there's no need for you to wait

c'è bisogno che io venga? — do I have to come?

2) (esigenza) need

soddisfare un bisogno — to satisfy a need

rispondere ai -i di qcn. — to meet sb.'s needs o requirements

provvedere ai -i della propria famiglia — to provide for one's family

ho bisogno di libertà — I need freedom

sentire il bisogno di fare — to feel the need to do

3) (povertà, difficoltà)

essere nel bisogno — to be in need

aiutare qcn. nel momento del bisogno — to help sb. in times of need

per o spinto dal bisogno — out of necessity, need

4) colloq. (necessità fisiologica)

fare i propri -i — [ persona] to spend a penny BE; [ animale] to do its business

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il bisogno aguzza l'ingegno — necessity is the mother of invention

gli amici si riconoscono nel momento del bisogno — a friend in need is a friend indeed

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bisogno

/bi'zoŋŋo/

sostantivo m.

1 (necessità) need, necessity; in caso di bisogno if the need arises, if necessary; al bisogno if need be, when required; secondo il bisogno according to necessity; senza bisogno di without the need for o of; avere bisogno di qcs., qcn. to need sth., sb.; avere un grande bisogno di qcs. to be in great need for sth.; avere bisogno di fare to need to do; avere bisogno che qcn. faccia to need sb. to do; non avere bisogno di commenti to need no comment; non c'è bisogno di dire che it goes without saying that; non c'è bisogno di fare there's no need to do; non c'è bisogno che aspetti you needn't wait, there's no need for you to wait; c'è bisogno che io venga? do I have to come?

2 (esigenza) need; soddisfare un bisogno to satisfy a need; rispondere ai -i di qcn. to meet sb.'s needs o requirements; provvedere ai -i della propria famiglia to provide for one's family; ho bisogno di libertà I need freedom; sentire il bisogno di fare to feel the need to do

3 (povertà, difficoltà) essere nel bisogno to be in need; aiutare qcn. nel momento del bisogno to help sb. in times of need; per o spinto dal bisogno out of necessity, need

4 colloq. (necessità fisiologica) fare i propri -i [ persona] to spend a penny BE; [ animale] to do its business

IDIOMS

il bisogno aguzza l'ingegno necessity is the mother of invention; gli amici si riconoscono nel momento del bisogno a friend in need is a friend indeed.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > bisogno
11 need

ni:d
1. negative short form - needn't; verb
1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) necesitar

2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) hacer falta

2. noun
1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) necesidad

2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) necesidad

3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) motivo, razón

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- needless
- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of

need¹ n necesidad

we must not forget the needs of others no debemos olvidar las necesidades de los demás

there's no need to shout no hay necesidad de gritar / no hace falta que grites

in need necesitado

people in need la gente necesitada

to be in need of necesitar

the plants are in need of rain las plantas necesitan lluvia

need² vb

1. necesitar / hacer falta

I need a ruler necesito una regla

do you need any money? ¿necesitas dinero?

2. tener que / necesitar

I need to speak to you tengo que hablar contigo

you needn't do it if you don't want to no hace falta que lo hagas si no quieres didn't need to seguido del infinitivo significa que algo no se hizo porque no era necesario

I didn't need to show my passport no tuve que enseñar el pasaporte needn't have seguido del participio pasado significa que algo se hizo sin que hubiese ninguna necesidad de hacerlo

you needn't have bought any cheese, there's lots in the fridge no hacía falta que compraras queso, hay mucho en la nevera

need

tr[niːd]

noun

1 necesidad nombre femenino

■ there's no need for all of you to come with me no hace falta que me acompañéis todos

■ I have enough to satisfy my needs tengo suficiente para satisfacer mis necesidades

■ his need is greater than ours le hace más falta a él que a nosotros

2 (poverty) necesidad nombre femenino, infortunio

■ to help somebody in time of need ayudar a alguien en tiempos de necesidad

transitive verb

1 necesitar

■ you'll need a pencil necesitarás un lápiz

■ we didn't need to show our passes no nos hizo falta enseñar los pases

■ I need to see you tengo que verte

■ your hair needs washing tendrías que lavarte el pelo

auxiliar

1 hacer falta

■ need we all go? ¿hace falta que vayamos todos?

■ need you drive so fast? ¿tienes que conducir tan deprisa?

■ you needn't come in tomorrow no hace falta que vengas mañana

■ you needn't have bought me a present no hacía falta que me compraras ningún regalo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

if need be si hace falta

if the need arises si surge la necesidad, si hace falta

to be in need of necesitar

to have need of necesitar, tener necesidad de

need ['ni:d] vt

1) : necesitar

I need your help: necesito su ayuda

I need money: me falta dinero

2) require: requerir, exigir

that job needs patience: ese trabajo exige paciencia

3)

to need to : tener que

he needs to study: tiene que estudiar

they need to be scolded: hay que reprenderlos

need v aux

1) must: tener que, deber

need you shout?: ¿tienes que gritar?

2)

to be needed : hacer falta

you needn't worry: no hace falta que te preocupes, no hay por qué preocuparse

need n

1) necessity: necesidad f

in case of need: en caso de necesidad

2) lack: falta f

the need for better training: la falta de mejor capacitación

to be in need: necesitar

3) poverty: necesidad f, indigencia f

4) needs npl

: requisitos mpl, carencias fpl

need

n.

• apuro s.m.

• carencia s.f.

• escasez s.f.

• falta s.f.

• menester s.m.

• mezquindad s.f.

• necesidad s.f.

• necesitar s.m.

• requisito s.m.

v.

• carecer de v.

• hacer falta expr.

• necesitar v.

• precisar v.

• requerir v.

niːd
I

noun

1) c u (requirement, necessity) necesidad f

an urgent o a pressing need — una imperiosa necesidad, una necesidad acuciante

your daily vitamin needs — las vitaminas que necesita diariamente

need FOR something/to + INF — necesidad de algo/de + inf

I see no need for that — no creo que eso haga falta or sea necesario

there's no need to tell her — no hay ninguna necesidad de decírselo

if need be — si hace falta, si es necesario

the house is badly in need of renovation — a la casa le hacen muchísima falta unos arreglos

your need is greater than mine — a ti te hace más falta (que a mí), tú lo necesitas más (que yo)

2) u

a) ( emergency)

he abandoned them in their hour of need — los abandonó cuando más falta les hacía; friend 1)

b) ( poverty) necesidad f

those in need — los necesitados

II
1.

transitive verb necesitar

just what I needed! — justo lo que necesitaba or lo que me hacía falta!

you really need a shower! — qué falta te hace una ducha!

all it needed was a bit of salt — sólo le faltaba un poco de sal

that's all we need! — (iro) lo que nos faltaba! (iró)

I need someone to look after the children — necesito a alguien que me cuide a los niños

the soup needs another twenty minutes — a la sopa le faltan 20 minutos

I took a badly needed break — me tomé un descanso, que buena falta me hacía

it needs great concentration — requiere gran concentración

to need -ing to need to be + pp: the plants need watering o to be watered hay que regar las plantas; the car needs looking at o to be looked at el coche necesita una revisión; she didn't need telling o to be told twice no hubo que decírselo dos veces; to need to + inf tener* que + inf; I need to wash my hair tengo que lavarme la cabeza; you don't need to be a genius to see that it's wrong no hay que ser un genio para darse cuenta de que está mal; you only needed to ask me — no tenías más que pedírmelo

2.

v mod (usu with neg or interrog)

a) ( be obliged to)

you needn't come if you don't want to — no hay necesidad de que vengas or no hace falta que vengas or no tienes por qué venir si no tienes ganas

she need never know — no tiene por qué enterarse, no hay necesidad de que se entere

I need hardly say that... — de más está decir que..., ni falta hace que diga que...

b) ( be necessarily)

that needn't always be the case — no tiene por qué ser así, no necesariamente tiene que ser así

that needn't mean that... — eso no significa necesariamente que...

[niːd]
1. N

1) (=necessity) necesidad f (for, of de)

I see no need — no veo la necesidad

without the need to pay so much — sin necesidad de pagar tanto

• staff are always available, in case of need — siempre hay personal disponible en caso de necesidad

• there is a need for qualified staff — hay demanda de personal cualificado

there is every need for discretion in this matter — es muy necesario mantener discreción en este asunto

• a house in need of painting — una casa que hace falta pintar

to be in need of, have need of, stand in need of — necesitar

when I'm in need of a drink — cuando necesito un trago, cuando me hace falta tomar algo

• there's no need to worry — no hay por qué preocuparse

there's no need for you to go — no hace falta or no es preciso que vayas

there's no need for that sort of language! — ¡no hay ninguna necesidad de usar ese vocabulario!, ¡no hace falta usar ese vocabulario!

I have no need of advice — no me hacen falta consejos, no necesito consejos

• in times of need — en momentos de apuro or necesidad
needs
2) (=poverty) necesidad f, indigencia f

to be in need — estar necesitado

3) (=thing needed) necesidad f

the needs of industry — las necesidades de la industria

my needs are few — es poco lo que necesito

• bodily needs — necesidades fpl corporales

• a holiday that caters for every need — unas vacaciones que satisfacen todas las necesidades

they tended to my every need — procuraban que no me faltase de nada

• to supply sb's needs — proveer lo que necesita algn

2. VT

1) [person] necesitar

I need a bigger car — necesito or me hace falta un coche más grande

I need two more to make up the series — me faltan dos para completar la serie

I need to get some petrol — tengo que echar gasolina

she needs to go to the toilet — tiene que ir al servicio or (LAm) al baño

he needs to be told everything twice — hay que decírselo todo dos veces

they don't need to be told all the details — no es preciso or no hace falta contarles todos los detalles

you only needed to ask — tenía más que pedírmelo

he needs watching — hay que vigilarlo

• that's all I need!, that's just what I need! — iro ¡solo me faltaba eso! iro, ¡lo que me faltaba! iro

it's just what I needed — es precisamente lo que necesitaba

• I need this like I need a hole in the head — esto es lo último que necesitaba

• a much needed holiday — unas vacaciones muy necesarias

• he needed no asking — no se hizo de rogar

• who needs more motorways? — ¿para qué queremos más autopistas?

2) (=require) [+ concentration, effort, skill] requerir

it needs care — requiere cuidado

a visa is needed — se requiere un visado

this room needs painting — este cuarto hay que or hace falta pintarlo

• I gave it a much needed wash — le di un buen lavado, que era lo que necesitaba

• the report needs no comment — el informe no deja lugar a comentarios

• this will need some explaining — no va a ser fácil explicar esto

3) (impersonal)

it doesn't need to be done now — no hace falta hacerlo ahora

it doesn't need me to tell him — no hace falta que yo se lo diga

it needed a war to alter that — fue necesaria una guerra para cambiar eso

3.

MODAL VB

need I go? — ¿es necesario que vaya?, ¿tengo que ir?

I need hardly remind you that... — no hace falta que les recuerde que...

need I say that this is untrue? — ni que decir tiene que esto no es cierto

it need not follow that... — lo que no significa necesariamente que...

I needn't have bothered — fue trabajo perdido

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[niːd]
I

noun

1) c u (requirement, necessity) necesidad f

an urgent o a pressing need — una imperiosa necesidad, una necesidad acuciante

your daily vitamin needs — las vitaminas que necesita diariamente

need FOR something/to + INF — necesidad de algo/de + inf

I see no need for that — no creo que eso haga falta or sea necesario

there's no need to tell her — no hay ninguna necesidad de decírselo

if need be — si hace falta, si es necesario

the house is badly in need of renovation — a la casa le hacen muchísima falta unos arreglos

your need is greater than mine — a ti te hace más falta (que a mí), tú lo necesitas más (que yo)

2) u

a) ( emergency)

he abandoned them in their hour of need — los abandonó cuando más falta les hacía; friend 1)

b) ( poverty) necesidad f

those in need — los necesitados

II
1.

transitive verb necesitar

just what I needed! — justo lo que necesitaba or lo que me hacía falta!

you really need a shower! — qué falta te hace una ducha!

all it needed was a bit of salt — sólo le faltaba un poco de sal

that's all we need! — (iro) lo que nos faltaba! (iró)

I need someone to look after the children — necesito a alguien que me cuide a los niños

the soup needs another twenty minutes — a la sopa le faltan 20 minutos

I took a badly needed break — me tomé un descanso, que buena falta me hacía

it needs great concentration — requiere gran concentración

to need -ing to need to be + pp: the plants need watering o to be watered hay que regar las plantas; the car needs looking at o to be looked at el coche necesita una revisión; she didn't need telling o to be told twice no hubo que decírselo dos veces; to need to + inf tener* que + inf; I need to wash my hair tengo que lavarme la cabeza; you don't need to be a genius to see that it's wrong no hay que ser un genio para darse cuenta de que está mal; you only needed to ask me — no tenías más que pedírmelo

2.

v mod (usu with neg or interrog)

a) ( be obliged to)

you needn't come if you don't want to — no hay necesidad de que vengas or no hace falta que vengas or no tienes por qué venir si no tienes ganas

she need never know — no tiene por qué enterarse, no hay necesidad de que se entere

I need hardly say that... — de más está decir que..., ni falta hace que diga que...

b) ( be necessarily)

that needn't always be the case — no tiene por qué ser así, no necesariamente tiene que ser así

that needn't mean that... — eso no significa necesariamente que...

English-spanish dictionary > need
12 necessità

f invar need

ho necessità di parlarti I need to talk to you

articolo m di prima necessità essential

in caso di necessità if necessary, if need be

fare qualcosa senza necessità do something needlessly

per necessità out of necessity

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necessità s.f.

1 necessity; ( bisogno) need: la necessità di mangiare, di bere, the need to eat, to drink; necessità di riposo, need of rest; ho necessità di riposo, I need to rest; una necessità logica, a logical necessity; le necessità della vita, the necessities of life; secondo le necessità, as needed (o required); che necessità c'era di farlo?, why was it necessary (o why did you have) to do that?; non vedo la necessità di questo incontro, I don't see the need for (o the necessity of) this meeting; non c'è necessità che tu vada, there is no need for you to go (o you need not go o it is not necessary for you to go); in caso di necessità sarò sempre contenta di aiutarti, if necessary (o if need be o in case of need) I shall always be glad to help you; se ci fosse necessità, ci andrei, if the necessity arose (o if it were necessary), I should go there; trovarsi nella necessità di fare qlco., to be constrained (o compelled) to do sthg.; essere nella necessità di guadagnare, to be obliged to earn one's living; piegarsi alla necessità, to give in to necessity // di, per necessità, out of (o from) necessity: l'ho fatto per necessità, I did it out of necessity // oggetti di prima necessità, indispensable articles // le necessità corporali, the call of nature // (dir.) stato di necessità, (state of) necessity // (econ.) necessità del consumatore, consumer needs // (fin.): necessità finanziarie, financial needs; necessità di investimento, investment requirements // la necessità aguzza l'ingegno, (prov.) necessity is the mother of invention // bisogna fare di necessità virtù, (prov.) what can't be cured must be endured

2 ( indigenza) need, necessity, poverty: bisogna aiutarlo perché vive in necessità, we must help him as he lives in poverty; trovarsi, versare in grande necessità, to be in great (o dire) need.

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[netʃessi'ta]
sostantivo femminile invariabile

1) necessity; (bisogno) need

per necessità — from o out of necessity o need

necessità di qcs., di fare — need for sth., to do

avere la necessità di fare — to need to do

non ne vedo la necessità — I don't see that it is necessary, I can't see the need for it

in caso di necessità — if necessary, if need be, if the need arises

di prima necessità — [articolo, genere] vital, basic

2) (indigenza) poverty, need, necessity

trovarsi in necessità — to be in need

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fare di necessità virtù — prov. to make a virtue of necessity

la necessità aguzza l'ingegno — necessity is the mother of invention

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necessità

/net∫essi'ta/

f.inv.

1 necessity; (bisogno) need; per necessità from o out of necessity o need; necessità di qcs., di fare need for sth., to do; avere la necessità di fare to need to do; non ne vedo la necessità I don't see that it is necessary, I can't see the need for it; in caso di necessità if necessary, if need be, if the need arises; di prima necessità [articolo, genere] vital, basic

2 (indigenza) poverty, need, necessity; trovarsi in necessità to be in need

IDIOMS

fare di necessità virtù prov. to make a virtue of necessity; la necessità aguzza l'ingegno necessity is the mother of invention.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > necessità
13 need

I 1. [niːd]
verbo modale

1) (must, have to)

you needn't wait — non c'è bisogno che tu aspetti

"I waited" - "you needn't have" — "ho aspettato" - "non era necessario"

need he reply? — deve rispondere?

did you need to be so rude? — dovevi proprio essere così sgarbato?

"previous applicants need not apply" — "le persone che hanno già risposto all'annuncio sono pregate di non inviare ulteriori domande"

2) (be logically inevitable)

need that be true? — deve essere per forza vero?
2.
verbo transitivo

1) (require)

my shoes need to be polished o need polishing le mie scarpe hanno bisogno di una lucidata o vanno lucidate; I need you to hold the ladder ho bisogno che tu mi tenga la scala; more time is needed occorre più tempo; this job needs a lot of concentration questo lavoro richiede molta concentrazione; they need to have things explained to them occorre spiegargli le cose; it needed six men to restrain him sono stati necessari sei uomini per trattenerlo; you don't need me to tell you that... non c'è bisogno che io vi dica che...; everything you need to know about tutto ciò che occorre sapere su; that's all I need! — è tutto ciò di cui ho bisogno!

2) (have to)

you'll need to work hard — dovrai lavorare sodo

something needed to be done — bisognava fare qualcosa

it need only be said that — occorre solo dire che

nobody need know — non è necessario che nessuno lo sappia
II [niːd]
nome

1) (necessity) necessità f., bisogno m. ( for di)

there's no need for anger — non è il caso di arrabbiarsi

there's no need for you to wait — non c'è bisogno che tu aspetti

if need be — se (è) necessario, al bisogno

if the need arises — in caso di bisogno

there's no need, I've done it — non ce n'è bisogno, l'ho fatto io

2) (want, requirement) bisogno m., richiesta f. ( for di)

manpower needs — bisogno di manodopera

to be in need of sth. — avere bisogno di qcs

3) (adversity)

in times of need — nel momento del bisogno

4) (poverty) bisogno m., indigenza f.

to be in need — essere povero

families in need — le famiglie bisognose

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[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb
1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) avere bisogno di

2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) dovere, avere bisogno di
2. noun
1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) bisogno

2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) bisogno

3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) bisogno, motivo

•

- needless
- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
- in need of
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I 1. [niːd]
verbo modale

1) (must, have to)

you needn't wait — non c'è bisogno che tu aspetti

"I waited" - "you needn't have" — "ho aspettato" - "non era necessario"

need he reply? — deve rispondere?

did you need to be so rude? — dovevi proprio essere così sgarbato?

"previous applicants need not apply" — "le persone che hanno già risposto all'annuncio sono pregate di non inviare ulteriori domande"

2) (be logically inevitable)

need that be true? — deve essere per forza vero?
2.
verbo transitivo

1) (require)

my shoes need to be polished o need polishing le mie scarpe hanno bisogno di una lucidata o vanno lucidate; I need you to hold the ladder ho bisogno che tu mi tenga la scala; more time is needed occorre più tempo; this job needs a lot of concentration questo lavoro richiede molta concentrazione; they need to have things explained to them occorre spiegargli le cose; it needed six men to restrain him sono stati necessari sei uomini per trattenerlo; you don't need me to tell you that... non c'è bisogno che io vi dica che...; everything you need to know about tutto ciò che occorre sapere su; that's all I need! — è tutto ciò di cui ho bisogno!

2) (have to)

you'll need to work hard — dovrai lavorare sodo

something needed to be done — bisognava fare qualcosa

it need only be said that — occorre solo dire che

nobody need know — non è necessario che nessuno lo sappia
II [niːd]
nome

1) (necessity) necessità f., bisogno m. ( for di)

there's no need for anger — non è il caso di arrabbiarsi

there's no need for you to wait — non c'è bisogno che tu aspetti

if need be — se (è) necessario, al bisogno

if the need arises — in caso di bisogno

there's no need, I've done it — non ce n'è bisogno, l'ho fatto io

2) (want, requirement) bisogno m., richiesta f. ( for di)

manpower needs — bisogno di manodopera

to be in need of sth. — avere bisogno di qcs

3) (adversity)

in times of need — nel momento del bisogno

4) (poverty) bisogno m., indigenza f.

to be in need — essere povero

families in need — le famiglie bisognose

English-Italian dictionary > need
14 need

need [ni:d]

1. noun

besoin m

• when the need arises quand le besoin s'en fait sentir

• I can't see the need for it je n'en vois pas la nécessité

• your need is greater than mine vous en avez plus besoin que moi

• in times of need dans les moments difficiles

► if need be si besoin est

► in need

• to be in need être dans le besoin

• to be badly in need of sth avoir grand besoin de qch► no need

• to have no need to do sth ne pas avoir besoin de faire qch

• there's no need to cry ce n'est pas la peine de pleurer

• there's no need to hurry ce n'est pas la peine de se presser

• no need to rush! il n'y a pas le feu ! (inf)

• no need to worry! inutile de s'inquiéter !

• there's no need for you to come vous n'êtes pas obligé de venir

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = require) [person, thing] avoir besoin de

• I need money j'ai besoin d'argent

• I need more money il me faut plus d'argent

• I need it j'en ai besoin

• have you got all you need? vous avez tout ce qu'il vous faut ?

• it's just what I needed c'est tout à fait ce qu'il me fallait

• I need two more to complete the series il m'en faut encore deux pour compléter la série

• the house needs to be repainted la maison a besoin d'être repeinte

• a much needed holiday des vacances dont on a (or dont j'ai etc) grand besoin

• he doesn't need me to tell him il n'a pas besoin que je le lui dise

• he needs to have everything explained to him in detail il faut tout lui expliquer en détail

• you only needed to ask tu n'avais qu'à demander

• I don't need this hassle! (inf) je n'a pas besoin de tous ces embêtements ! (inf)

• who needs politicians anyway? (inf) pour ce que l'on a à faire des hommes politiques ! (inf)

   b. ( = demand) demander

• this book needs careful reading ce livre demande à être lu attentivement

• this coat needs to be cleaned regularly ce manteau doit être nettoyé régulièrement

• this will need some explaining cela requiert des explications

3. modal verb

   a. (indicating obligation) need he go? est-il obligé d'y aller ?

• you needn't wait vous n'êtes pas obligé d'attendre

• I told her she needn't reply je lui ai dit qu'elle n'était pas obligée de répondre

• we needn't have hurried ce n'était pas la peine qu'on se presse

• need we go into all this now? faut-il discuter de tout cela maintenant ?

• I need hardly say that... inutile de dire que...

• need I say more? ai-je besoin d'en dire plus ?

• you needn't say any more inutile d'en dire plus

• no one need go hungry nowadays de nos jours personne ne devrait souffrir de la faim

   b. (indicating logical necessity) need that be true? est-ce nécessairement vrai ?

• that needn't be the case ce n'est pas forcément le cas

• it need not follow that... il ne s'ensuit pas nécessairement que...

4. compounds

► need-to-know adjective

• we operate on a need-to-know basis nous n'informons que les personnes directement concernées

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Note: When need is used as a verb meaning to require or to want it is generally translated by avoir besoin de in French: I need help = j'ai besoin d'aide

When need is used as a verb to mean must or have to it can generally be translated by devoir + infinitive or by il faut que + subjunctive: I need to leave = je dois partir, il faut que je parte

When need is used as a modal auxiliary in the negative to say that there is no obligation it is generally translated by ne pas être obligé de + infinitive: you needn't finish it today = tu n'es pas obligé de le finir aujourd'hui

When needn't is used as a modal auxiliary to say that something is not worthwhile or necessary it is generally translated by ce n'est pas la peine de + infinitive or ce n'est pas la peine que + subjunctive: I needn't have hurried = ce n'était pas la peine de me dépêcher or ce n'était pas la peine que je me dépêche

For examples of the above and further uses of need, see the entry below
[niːd] 1.
modal auxiliary

1) (must, have to)

‘I waited’ - ‘you needn't have’ — ‘j'ai attendu’ - ‘ce n'était pas la peine’

need he reply? — est-ce qu'il faut qu'il réponde?, est-ce qu'il doit répondre?

need I say more? — tu vois ce que je veux dire?

I hardly need say that... — inutile de dire que...

did you need to be so unpleasant to him? — est-ce que tu avais besoin d'être si désagréable avec lui?

‘previous applicants need not apply’ — ‘les candidats ayant déjà répondu à l'annonce sont priés de ne pas se représenter’

2) ( be logically inevitable)

need that be true? — est-ce que c'est forcément vrai?

they needn't have died — leur mort aurait pu être évitée
2.
transitive verb

1) ( require)

to need something — avoir besoin de quelque chose

my shoes need to be polished —

my shoes need polishing — mes chaussures ont besoin d'être cirées

I need you to hold the ladder — j'ai besoin de toi pour tenir l'échelle

more money is needed — nous avons besoin de plus d'argent

everything you need — tout ce qu'il vous faut

I gave it a much-needed clean — je l'ai nettoyé, il en avait grand besoin

this job needs a lot of concentration — ce travail demande beaucoup de concentration

to raise the money needed for the deposit — réunir l'argent nécessaire pour la caution

they need to have things explained to them — il faut tout leur expliquer

you don't need me to tell you that... — vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que...

everything you need to know about computers — tout ce que vous devez savoir sur les ordinateurs

that's all I need! — il ne me manquait plus que ça

2) ( have to)

you'll need to work hard — il va falloir que tu travailles dur

something needed to be done — il fallait faire quelque chose

it need only be said that — il suffit de dire que

nobody need know — que cela reste entre nous

nobody need know that I did it — personne ne doit savoir que c'est moi qui l'ai fait
3.
noun

1) ( necessity) nécessité f ( for de)

I can't see the need for it — je n'en vois pas la nécessité

without the need for an inquiry — sans qu'une enquête soit nécessaire

to feel the need to do — éprouver le besoin de faire

there's no need to wait — inutile d'attendre

there's no need for panic — ça ne sert à rien de s'affoler

there's no need to worry — ce n'est pas la peine de s'inquiéter

if need be — s'il le faut

if the need arises — si le besoin s'en fait sentir

there's no need, I've done it — inutile, c'est fait

2) (want, requirement) besoin m ( for de)

to satisfy a need — répondre à un besoin

to meet somebody's needs — répondre aux besoins de quelqu'un

a list of your needs — une liste de ce dont vous avez besoin

my needs are few — j'ai peu de besoins

energy needs — besoins mpl en énergie

3) (adversity, distress)

to help somebody in times of need — aider quelqu'un à faire face à l'adversité

she was there in my hour of need — elle était là quand j'ai eu besoin d'elle

your need is greater than mine — tu en as plus besoin que moi

4) ( poverty) besoin m

to be in need — être dans le besoin

English-French dictionary > need
15 cosa

f.

1 thing (objeto, idea).

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?

cualquier cosa anything

no es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big deal

poca cosa nothing much

Una cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing

2 funny remark (ocurrencia).

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.

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cosa

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) thing

■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff

■ me dijo una cosa she told me something

■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

2 (asunto) matter, business

■ es cosa tuya it's your business

■ eso es otra cosa that's something different

3 (nada) nothing, not anything

■ no hay cosa igual there's nothing like it

► nombre femenino plural cosas

1 familiar (manías) hang-ups

■ todos tenemos nuestras cosas we've got all our hang-ups

■ son cosas de niños kids do that kind of thing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things stand

como cosa tuya as if it were your idea

como están las cosas as things stand

como si tal cosa just like that

cosa de about

■ es cosa de unos minutos it'll just take a few minutes

cosa nunca vista something surprising

cosas de la vida that's life

decir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truths

es cosa de... (tiempo) it's time to... 2 (cuestión) it's a matter of...

lo que son las cosas much to my surprise

no sea cosa que... in case...

no ser gran cosa not to be important

no valer gran cosa not to be worth much

ser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than done

ser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too much

cosas de negocios business matters

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noun f.

1) thing, object, stuff

2) matter, affair

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SF

1) (=objeto) thing

¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?

cogí mis cosas y me fui — I picked up my things and left

no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag

para el dolor de cabeza no tengo otra cosa que aspirina — all I have for headaches is aspirin

cosas de comer — things to eat

las cosas del jardín — the gardening things

- es cosa fina

- es cosa de ver

2) [uso indefinido]

¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

• o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts

y cosas así — and suchlike

• cualquier cosa — anything

haría cualquier cosa por ella — I'd do anything for her

este vino no es cualquier cosa — this isn't just any old wine

• gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth much

no ha servido de gran cosa — it hasn't been much use

la película no fue gran cosa — the film wasn't up to much

como futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer

• poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in return

vive bien con poca cosa — she lives well on very little

no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about a little thing like that

jugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

la vida es tan corta y somos tan poca cosa — life is so short and we're so insignificant

la chica es muy poquita cosa — there's not much of her

• una cosa — something

hay una cosa que no me gusta — there is one thing I don't like

¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?

una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price

en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...

3) (=asunto)

eso es cosa tuya — that's your affair

es cosa fácil — it's easy

¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?

¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!

es cosa de nunca acabar — there's no end to it

esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history

¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!

• la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...

la cosa puede acabar mal — things could end badly

la cosa no está tan clara — it's not that clear

la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle

• no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter

no es cosa de que lo dejes todo — there's no need for you to give it all up

• no sea cosa que — in case

trae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains

• otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else

¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?

eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)

otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week

otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...

• cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw it

- a otra cosa, mariposa

como quien no quiere la cosa —

lo miraba como quien no quiere la cosa — she cast a casual glance at the boy

se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible

como si tal cosa —

me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened

le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted

- decir una cosa por otra

4) (=nada)

no hay cosa peor — there's nothing worse

jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it

¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!

nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it

- no es ninguna cosa del otro jueves o mundo

5) pl cosas

a) (=acciones, asuntos)

¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!

son cosas de la edad — it's just old age

¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!

¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!

¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!

• meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's business

- decir cuatro cosas a algn

b)

• las cosas — (=situación) things

las cosas van mejor — things are going better

tal como están las cosas — as things stand

así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting

¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!

- las cosas de palacio van despacio

6)

• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about

es cosa de un par de semanas — it takes about a couple of weeks

en cosa de diez minutos — in about ten minutes

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8) LAm [como conj]

• cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tired

no le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended

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femenino

1)

a) ( objeto) thing

cualquier cosa — anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

b) (acto, acción) thing

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

c) ( al hablar)

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

d) (detalle, punto)

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

e) (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

3) (situación, suceso)

así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!

esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

esto es cosa de tu padre — this is your father's doing o idea

b) ( comportamiento típico)

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

5) ( incumbencia)

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

6) ( en locs)

cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

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= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

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* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( objeto) thing

cualquier cosa — anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

b) (acto, acción) thing

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

c) ( al hablar)

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

d) (detalle, punto)

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

e) (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

3) (situación, suceso)

así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!

esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

esto es cosa de tu padre — this is your father's doing o idea

b) ( comportamiento típico)

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

5) ( incumbencia)

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

6) ( en locs)

cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

* * *

= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

* * *

cosa

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

A

1 objeto

2 acto, acción

3 al hablar

4 detalle, punto

5 asunto, tema

Compuestos:

cosa pública

B

1 pertenencias

2 utensilios, equipo

C situación, suceso

D

1 ocurrencia

2 comportamiento típico

E incumbencia

F pene

G marihuana

H en locuciones

feminine

A

1 (objeto) thing

cualquier cosa anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its place

te he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something

¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!

queda poca cosa there's hardly anything left

lo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operation

hay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see

2

(acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to do

lo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properly

no me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew by

me parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right

3

(al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!

dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?

oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?

tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you

4

(detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear up

aquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand

5 (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think about

hay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with you

no creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to work

está muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be

¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)

no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easy

en mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matter

se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives late

esto no es otra cosa que nervios it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matter

la cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have time

la cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm going

quicio

Compuestos:

● cosa juzgada

( Der) res judicata

● cosa pública

res publica

B cosas fpl

1 (pertenencias) things (pl)

se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongings

2 ( fam) (utensilios, equipo) things (pl) ( colloq)

las cosas de limpiar the cleaning things

mis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)

C

(situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?

las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between them

esas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen before

son cosas de la vida that's life!

¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)

son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happen

además, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me well

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!

no hay tal cosa it's not true at all

esto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!

una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogether

D

1 ( fam)

(ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!

díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your idea

esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea

¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas

2

(comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like that

E

(incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres that's women's work

déjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his business

F ( euf) (pene) thing ( euph)

G ( Col arg) (marihuana) grass

H

(en locuciones): cosa de ( AmS fam); to, so as to

me fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about it

cosa que ( AmS fam); so that

lo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rains

átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away

mejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets left

igual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sister

o cosa así or so

dos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or so

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time

como quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversation

como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened

le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless

cosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes

es cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's all

hace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he died

no está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometers

cosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)

nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)

darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny

me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money

decirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or two

decir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean another

gran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)

su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)

poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look at

ella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)

le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not much

un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her

poner las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straight

ser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusion

ser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well now

con ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman

¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will go

las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I stand

las cosas de palacio van despacio these things take time ( gen referring to bureaucracy)

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Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)

cosa es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
cosa
coser
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) thing;
◊ cualquier cosa anything;

¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
dime una cosa … tell me something …;
tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
fue cosa fácil it was easy;
se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
2
◊ cosas sustantivo femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl);

mis cosas de deporte my sports things
3 (situación, suceso):
◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;

la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
son cosas de la vida that's life!;
¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
4
a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):

◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;

esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea
b) ( comportamiento típico):

◊ son cosas de niños children are like that;

son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
5 ( asunto):
◊ no es cosa tuya it's none of your business;

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
6 ( en locs)
◊ cosa de (AmS fam) so as to;

cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ dobladillo› to sew;

‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
◊ cóselo a máquina sew it on the machine

b) ‹ herida› to stitch

verbo intransitivo
to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' cosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arder
- bicoca
- carroña
- chisme
- chollo
- como
- conformarse
- consigo
- cual
- cualquier
- cualquiera
- cuidada
- cuidado
- cuya
- cuyo
- debilidad
- dejar
- él
- ella
- esmerada
- esmerado
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- indemne
- la
- le
- limitarse
- mamarrachada
- más
- menuda
- menudo
- mía
- mío
- muchachada
- nada
- niñería
- novedad
- pedir
- pegajosa
- pegajoso
- pegote
- pillar
- plantar
- preciosidad
- preguntar
- presidir
- prodigio
- propia
English:
absence
- annoyance
- anything
- arrival
- article
- attraction
- available
- awkward
- blissful
- bore
- brittle
- bulk
- certainty
- clip
- clumsy
- come across
- commonplace
- compromise
- confuse
- connection
- convenient
- dead wood
- deficiency
- defunct
- demise
- discreet
- disposable
- ditch
- drag
- dream
- else
- escape
- fall off
- film
- get back
- gullible
- helpful
- hulk
- invention
- joke
- laugh
- lemon
- liable
- lodge
- love
- lust
- misplaced
- more
- necessity
- need

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cosa

♦ nf

1. [objeto, idea] thing;

comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;

alguna cosa anything;

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;

¿quiere usted alguna otra cosa o [m5] alguna cosa más? do you want anything else?;

cualquier cosa anything;

venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;

una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;

escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;

dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;

es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;

¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;

¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;

este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;

¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;

fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;

no hay tal cosa on the contrary;

¡qué cosa! how strange!;

¡qué cosa más o [m5] tan extraña! how strange!;

no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;

este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;

te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;

un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;

nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;

es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;

Comp

decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;

Comp

llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;

llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…

2. [asunto]
tengo muchas cosas que hacer I've got a lot (of things) to do;

entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;

por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;

la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;

está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;

no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;

esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;

no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;

eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;

es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;

no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;

con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;

eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;

no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;

eso es cosa fácil that's easy;

convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;

esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;

eso es otra cosa that's another matter;

¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!

3. [situación]
las cosas no van muy bien últimamente things haven't been going very well recently;

…y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;

¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;

estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;

Comp
Fam
la cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;

Comp
Fam
la cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling point

Comp
Fam
las cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;

4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;

se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

5. [comportamiento]
son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;

no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;

tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)

6. [en frases negativas] [nada]
no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;

no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interest

7. Fam [reparo]
me da cosa decírselo I'm a bit uneasy about telling him;

el olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy

8. Méx [genitales] packet, Br lunchbox

9. Comp

o cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;

(como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;

tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;

a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;

hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;
[sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;
como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;

ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;

esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;
Esp Fam
cosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;

está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;
Fam
a otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;

es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;

no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;

ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;

no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;

se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;

no ser cosa del otro mundo o [m5] del otro jueves to be nothing special;
Fam
las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;

las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;

¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;

♦ cosas nfpl
[pertenencias, utensilios] things;
tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;

¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?

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cosa

f thing;

¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;

alguna cosa something;

ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;

son cosas que pasan these things happen;

son cosas de la vida that’s life;

entre otras cosas among other things;

como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;

decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;

eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;

¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;

cosa de about;

hace cosa de un año about a year ago;

le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;

este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;

no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;

¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;

lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;

cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;

son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over

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cosa nf

1) : thing, object

2) : matter, affair

3)

otra cosa : anything else, something else

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cosa n

1. (en general) thing

pon tus cosas aquí dentro put your things in here

trata a las personas como si fueran cosas he treats people as though they were things

2. (algo) something

¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?

tengo que comprar una cosa I've got to buy something

3. (nada) nothing

no hay cosa que me moleste más que tener que esperar nothing annoys me more than having to wait

4. (asunto) affair / matter

¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!

cosa de about

lo hice en cosa de diez minutos I did it in about ten minutes

no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important

Spanish-English dictionary > cosa
16 need

ni:d
1. сущ.
1) необходимость, надобность, нужда to create a need ≈ создавать, формировать потребность to fill, meet, obviate, satisfy a need ≈ отвечать потребности, удовлетворять потребность в чем-л. to minister to smb.'s needs ≈ прислуживать кому-л., обслуживать кого-л. acute, crying, desperate, dire, pressing, urgent need ≈ крайняя, насущная необходимость physical need ≈ физическая потребность spiritual need ≈ духовная потребность unfulfilled need, unmet need ≈ неудовлетворенная потребность There is no need for violence. ≈ Нет необходимости в насилии. There was a pressing need to act immediately. ≈ Необходимо было что-то немедленно предпринять. There was no need for you to go. ≈ Тебе не было необходимости идти. Syn: necessity
2) мн. потребности bodily needs, material needs ≈ материальные потребности
3) а) бедность, недостаток, нехватка, нужда, отсутствие( чего-л.) ;
нищета for need of ≈ из-за недостатка to live in dire need ≈ жить в крайней нужде badly in need ≈ в крайней нужде, бедности in crying need of food ≈ в голоде б) критическая ситуация, экстремальная ситуация Syn: exigency, emergency
2. гл.
1) а) нуждаться( в чем-л.) ;
иметь надобность, потребность to need badly, desperately, sorely ≈ крайне, остро нуждаться б) бедствовать, нуждаться Syn: suffer want, live in poverty, live in misery
2) требоваться, быть необходимым The building needs quite a few repairs. ≈ Зданию требуется порядочный ремонт. The East German regime's agreement was needed for use of the access routes to the city. ≈ Для использования подъездных путей к городу требовалось согласие восточногерманского режима. New comedies are needed most. ≈ Более всего нужны новые комедии. Syn: require
3) (как модальный глагол в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях) быть должным, обязанным I need not have told you about that. ≈ Мне не следовало Вам этого говорить. надобность, нужда - to be /to stand/ in * of smth., to feel the * of smth., to have * of smth. нуждаться в чем-л. - are you in * of help? не нужна ли вам помощь? - he felt the * of money он нуждался в деньгах, у него было трудно с деньгами - the house is in * of repairs дом требует ремонта - there was a * for caution следовало действовать осмотрительно - there is no * нет надобности - there is no * to worry нет оснований волноваться - is there any * to hurry /for haste/? есть ли смысл /нужно ли/ спешить? - if * be /were/ если бы потребовалось, в случае нужды - when /as, if/ the * arises по мере /в случае/ необходимости - to have * to do smth. быть вынужденным что-л. сделать - there is little * to speak of... нет надобности говорить о... - there is no * for her to work она может не работать /не нуждается в заработке/ pl потребности, нужды, запросы - to meet the *s удовлетворять потребности - daily *s повседневные нужды - spiritual *s духовные запросы - to each according to his *s каждому по потребностям - my *s are few я неприхотлив;
мне много не нужно - to meet the *s of the age соответствовать требованиям времени - to meet the *s of the occasion оказаться на высоте положения нужда, бедность;
нищета - to live /to be/ in * нуждаться, жить в нищете недостаток, нехватка - for * of из-за недостатка, вследствие отсутствия (чего-л.) беда, трудное положение - hour of dire * час испытаний - good at * выручающий в беде /в трудных обстоятельствах/ - they failed him in his * они бросили его в беде стремление - * of a better education стремление к образованию - the * of one's heart веление сердца (редкое) то, что нужно - poorer than was * беднее, чем следовало > * makes the old wife trot (пословица) нужда научит старушку рысью бегать;
нужда научит горшки обжигать > a friend in * is a friend indeed (пословица) друзья познаются в беде нуждаться, иметь надобность, потребность (в чем-л.) - the farmers * rain фермерам нужен дождь - he *s rest он нуждается в отдыхе - they * one another они не могут обойтись друг без друга - this is a book I've been *ing a long time вот книга, которую я давно ищу требовать, чувствовать необходимость (чего-л.) - the dress *s washing платье пора /необходимо/ выстирать - that *s no saying это само собой разумеется;
это ясно без слов - these facts * no comment эти факты не нуждаются в комментариях /не требуют комментариев/ - the letter *s no reply письмо не требует ответа - the book *s correction книга нуждается в исправлении - the soup *s salt в супе не хватает соли - to * a lot of asking заставлять себя просить;
не сразу соглашаться - he *ed no second invitation он не заставил себя просить, он сразу принял приглашение - it *s to... нужно /надо/ (сделать что-л.) - it *s to be done carefully это надо сделать тщательно;
это дело требует осторожности - it *ed doing это надо было сделать - he *s to be careful ему следует проявлять осторожность - you only *ed to ask вам нужно было /стоило/ только спросить - we didn't * to hurry мы могли не торопиться - he does not * to be told ему нечего об этом говорить;
он об этом сам уже знает - he didn't * to be told twice нам не пришлось говорить ему два раза /повторять приказ/;
он понял /повиновался/ с первого слова - it *ed the horrors of war to open their eyes нужны были ужасы войны, чтобы у них открылись глаза;
только ужасы войны открыли им глаза - there *s (устаревшее) требуется - there *s no such apology такие оправдания не нужны, извинений не требуется( ироничное) заслуживать - he *s a lesson его стоит проучить - what he *s is a good whipping ему будет полезна хорошая порка нуждаться, бедствовать - give to them that * помогайте нуждающимся выражает долженствование, обязанность в сочетании с инфинитивом без частицы to;
употребляется преимущественно в волпросительной и отрицательной формах, образуемых без вспомогательного глагола do: - he * not come ему приходить не обязательно, он может и не приходить - you *n't wait вам можно и не ждать;
можете не ждать - you *n't go so early, * you? вам ведь не обязательно уходить так рано, правда? - must I go there? - No, you * not мне нужно /обязательно/ туда идти? - Нет, это не обязательно - you *n't do it if you don't want to не хотите делать - не нужно - he *n't have been in such a hurry ему не к чему было так спешить - you * not trouble yourself вам нечего (самому) беспокоиться;
вам не стоит утруждать себя - * anybody know? разве нельзя сделать так, чтобы никто не знал?, разве обязательно об этом кому-нибудь рассказывать? - he *n't be told ему не обязательно об этом говорить, ему не обязательно нужно об этом знать - we *n't have hurried (оказалось, что) мы могли не торопиться - I * hardly tell you that... вряд ли нужно говорить вам, что... - I don't think that * be considered я считаю, что мы не обязаны принимать это во внимание ~ надобность, нужда;
to be in need of, to feel the need of, to have need of нуждаться ( в чем-л.) ~ требоваться;
the book needs correction книга требует исправления;
it needs to be done with care это надо сделать осторожно dire ~ крайняя нужда ~ надобность, нужда;
to be in need of, to feel the need of, to have need of нуждаться (в чем-л.) ~ недостаток, бедность, нужда;
for need of из-за недостатка ~ надобность, нужда;
to be in need of, to feel the need of, to have need of нуждаться (в чем-л.) the house is in ~ of repair дом требует ремонта I ~ not have done it мне не следовало этого делать;
must I go there? - No, you need not нужно ли мне туда идти?-Нет, не нужно identified ~ личная потребность if ~ be (или were) если нужно, если потребуется ~ требоваться;
the book needs correction книга требует исправления;
it needs to be done with care это надо сделать осторожно ~ потребности;
to meet the needs удовлетворять потребности I ~ not have done it мне не следовало этого делать;
must I go there? - No, you need not нужно ли мне туда идти?-Нет, не нужно need бедность ~ бедствовать ~ (как модальный глагол в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях) быть должным, обязанным;
you need not trouble yourself вам нечего (самому) беспокоиться ~ быть должным, обязанным ~ быть необходимым ~ иметь надобность ~ надобность, нужда;
to be in need of, to feel the need of, to have need of нуждаться (в чем-л.) ~ надобность, нужда ~ недостаток, бедность, нужда;
for need of из-за недостатка ~ недостаток, бедность ~ недостаток ~ необходимость ~ нехватка ~ нищета ~ нужда ~ нуждаться, иметь надобность, потребность ~ нуждаться, бедствовать ~ нуждаться (в чем-л.) ;
иметь надобность, потребность;
what he needs is a good thrashing он заслуживает хорошей взбучки ~ нуждаться ~ потребность ~ требоваться;
the book needs correction книга требует исправления;
it needs to be done with care это надо сделать осторожно ~ требоваться ~ потребности;
to meet the needs удовлетворять потребности ~ нуждаться (в чем-л.) ;
иметь надобность, потребность;
what he needs is a good thrashing он заслуживает хорошей взбучки I ~ not have done it мне не следовало этого делать;
must I go there? - No, you need not нужно ли мне туда идти?-Нет, не нужно ~ (как модальный глагол в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях) быть должным, обязанным;
you need not trouble yourself вам нечего (самому) беспокоиться

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > need
17 preciso

adj.

1 precise, accurate, correct, exact.

2 precise, demanding great precision, persnickety, probing.

3 necessary, required.

4 exact, meticulous.

5 accurate, precise.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: precisar.

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preciso

► adjetivo

1 precise, exact, accurate

2 (necesario) necessary

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en el preciso momento que at the precise moment that, just as

ser preciso to be necessary, be essential

■ es preciso que acabes ya you must finish now

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(f. - precisa)

adj.

1) necessary

2) accurate, precise

3) exact

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ADJ

1) (=exacto) precise

una descripción precisa — a precise description

hemos recibido instrucciones precisas — we have received precise instructions

un reloj muy preciso — a very precise o accurate watch

2) (=justo)

en aquel preciso momento — at that precise o very moment

tengo el tiempo preciso para comer y ducharme — I have just enough time to eat and shower

3) (=necesario) necessary

las cualidades precisas — the necessary qualities

cuando sea preciso — when it becomes necessary

si es preciso iré yo mismo — I'll go by myself if necessary

es preciso tener coche — it is essential to have a car

es preciso que lo hagas — you must do it

no es preciso que vengas — there's no need for you to come

- ser un Don Preciso

4) [estilo, lenguaje] concise

5) Caribe [persona] conceited

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- sa adjetivo

1)

a) (exacto, claro) precise

¿me puede dar datos más precisos? — can you give me more detailed information

b) (delante del n) ( como intensificador) very

en este preciso momento — right now, this very minute

en el preciso momento en que salía — just as he was going out

en este preciso lugar — in this very spot

2) ( necesario) necessary

si es preciso — if necessary, if need be

ser preciso + INF — to be necessary to + inf

no es preciso entregarlo hoy — it doesn't have to be handed in today

fue preciso darle un sedante — he had to be given a sedative

es preciso que la veas — you must see her

no es preciso que vayamos todos — there's no need for all of us to go

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= accurate, precise, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], strict [stricter -comp., strictest -sup.], undeviating, coextensive [co-extensive].

Ex. An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.

Ex. This planning phase involves moving from a vague impression that a thesaurus might be useful to a fairly precise profile for the thesaurus.

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex. This may lead to deviations from the strict and most obvious alphabetical sequence.

Ex. Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.

Ex. Bibliographies in general are also retrieval devices; the difference here is that the bibliography is not coextensive with the stock of the library it may omit items in stock and include others not in stock.

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* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de manera precisa = precisely.

* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.

* hacer más preciso = tightening up.

* muy preciso = much needed [much-needed].

* regla muy precisa = finely graduated scale.

* ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.

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- sa adjetivo

1)

a) (exacto, claro) precise

¿me puede dar datos más precisos? — can you give me more detailed information

b) (delante del n) ( como intensificador) very

en este preciso momento — right now, this very minute

en el preciso momento en que salía — just as he was going out

en este preciso lugar — in this very spot

2) ( necesario) necessary

si es preciso — if necessary, if need be

ser preciso + INF — to be necessary to + inf

no es preciso entregarlo hoy — it doesn't have to be handed in today

fue preciso darle un sedante — he had to be given a sedative

es preciso que la veas — you must see her

no es preciso que vayamos todos — there's no need for all of us to go

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= accurate, precise, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], strict [stricter -comp., strictest -sup.], undeviating, coextensive [co-extensive].

Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.

Ex: This planning phase involves moving from a vague impression that a thesaurus might be useful to a fairly precise profile for the thesaurus.

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex: This may lead to deviations from the strict and most obvious alphabetical sequence.

Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.

Ex: Bibliographies in general are also retrieval devices; the difference here is that the bibliography is not coextensive with the stock of the library it may omit items in stock and include others not in stock.

* de forma precisa = precisely.

* de manera precisa = precisely.

* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.

* hacer más preciso = tightening up.

* muy preciso = much needed [much-needed].

* regla muy precisa = finely graduated scale.

* ser demasiado preciso = put + too fine a point on, split + hairs.

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preciso -sa

adjective

A

1 (exacto, detallado) precise

¿me puede dar datos más precisos? can you give me more detailed information o more precise details?

necesitamos instrucciones más precisas we need more precise o more accurate o clearer instructions

se expresó con un lenguaje preciso y llano he expressed himself in precise, simple terms

2 ( delante del n) (como intensificador) very

¿tiene que ser en este preciso momento? does it have to be right this minute? o right now? o this very minute?

en el preciso momento en que salía just as he was going out

en este preciso lugar in this very spot

3

( Col fam) (seguro): preciso que salgo y suena el teléfono I bet the phone rings as soon as I go out ( colloq)

B (necesario) necessary

si es preciso se pide un préstamo if necessary we can ask for a loan

si es preciso tendremos que contárselo if need be we'll have to tell him

haré lo que sea preciso I will do whatever is necessary o whatever I have to

factores que hacen precisa la planificación de la economía factors which make economic planning necessary o a necessity

ser preciso + INF to be necessary to + INF

no es preciso entregarlo hoy it doesn't have to be handed in today, it's not necessary to hand it in today

fue preciso darle un sedante he had to be given a sedative

ser preciso + SUBJ:

es preciso que te vayas inmediatamente you must go right away, it is essential that you leave immediately

será preciso que vayas a buscarlo it will be necessary for you to go and find him, you will have to go and find him

no es preciso que estemos todos con ella there's no need for all of us to be with her, we needn't all be with her

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Del verbo precisar: ( conjugate precisar)

preciso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

precisó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
precisar
preciso
precisar ( conjugate precisar) verbo transitivo
1 ( determinar con exactitud) to specify
2 ( necesitar) to need
preciso
◊ -sa adjetivo

1
a) (exacto, claro) precise

b) ( delante del n) ( como intensificador) very;

◊ en este preciso momento this very minute, right now;

en el preciso momento en que salía just as he was going out;
en este preciso lugar in this very spot
2 ( necesario) necessary;
◊ si es preciso if necessary, if need be;

ser preciso hacer algo to be necessary to do sth;
es preciso que la veas you must see her;
no es preciso que vayamos todos there's no need for all of us to go
precisar verbo transitivo
1 (determinar) to specify
2 (necesitar) to require, need
preciso,-a adjetivo
1 (exacto) precise, accurate: en ese preciso momento se fue la luz, at that very moment the light went off
2 (claro) precise, clear
3 (necesario) necessary, essential: no es preciso que vayas, there's no need for you to go
' preciso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chabolismo
- concreta
- concreto
- determinada
- determinado
- en
- fiel
- fraude
- justa
- justo
- precisa
- resaltar
- revigorizar
English:
edge
- exact
- necessary
- outlay
- plan
- precise
- sketchy
- specific
- fine
- loose
- process
- reintegrate

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preciso, -a adj

1. [exacto] precise;

nos dio instrucciones precisas she gave us precise instructions;

llegaste en el momento preciso en el que me marchaba you arrived exactly as I was leaving;

en este preciso instante no puedo atender la llamada I can't take the call right now;

el accidente ocurrió en este preciso lugar the accident happened right here o on this very spot

2. [necesario]
carecen de los medios precisos they lack the necessary means;

ser preciso (para algo/hacer algo) to be necessary (for sth/to do sth);

fue preciso llamar a los bomberos the fire brigade had to be called;

es preciso que vengas you must come;

no es preciso que madrugues there's no need for you to get up early;

será preciso que obtengan un permiso it will be necessary for them to get a permit;

cuando sea preciso when necessary;

si es preciso, llámame call me if necessary;

si es preciso, contrataremos a un consultor if necessary, we will hire a consultant

3. [conciso] exact, precise;

utiliza un lenguaje muy preciso he uses very precise language

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preciso

adj precise, accurate;

ser preciso be necessary

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preciso, -sa adj

1) exacto: precise

2) : very, exact

en ese preciso instante: at that very instant

3) necesario: necessary

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preciso adj

1. (exacto) accurate

es un reloj muy preciso it's a very accurate watch

2. (determinado) precise

en ese preciso instante at that precise moment

ser preciso must / have to

es preciso que me ayudes you must help me

no es preciso cocerlo you don't need to cook it

Spanish-English dictionary > preciso
18 need

need

❢ When need is used as a verb meaning to require or to want it is generally translated by avoir besoin de in French: I need help = j'ai besoin d'aide. When need is used as a verb to mean must or have to it can generally be translated by devoir + infinitive or by il faut que + subjunctive: I need to leave = je dois partir, il faut que je parte. When need is used as a modal auxiliary in the negative to say that there is no obligation it is generally translated by ne pas être obligé de + infinitive: you needn't finish it today = tu n'es pas obligé de le finir aujourd'hui. When needn't is used as a modal auxiliary to say that something is not worthwhile or necessary it is generally translated by ce n'est pas la peine de + infinitive or ce n'est pas la peine que + subjunctive: I needn't have hurried = ce n'était pas la peine de me dépêcher or ce n'était pas la peine que je me dépêche. For examples of the above and further uses of need, see the entry below.

A modal aux

1 (must, have to) he didn't need to ask permission il n'était pas obligé de demander la permission ; you needn't wait tu n'es pas obligé d'attendre ; ‘I waited’-‘you needn't have’ ‘j'ai attendu’-‘ce n'était pas la peine’ ; I needn't have worn a jacket ce n'était pas la peine que je mette une veste ; you needn't shout! ce n'est pas la peine de crier! ; need he reply? est-ce qu'il faut qu'il réponde?, est-ce qu'il doit répondre? ; need we discuss it now? est-ce qu'il faut vraiment en parler maintenant? ; why do you always need to complain? pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu te plaignes? ; need I say more? tu vois ce que je veux dire? ; I hardly need say that… inutile de dire que… ; I need hardly remind you that inutile de vous rappeler que ; did you need to be so unpleasant to him? est-ce que tu avais besoin d'être si désagréable avec lui? ; ‘previous applicants need not apply’ ‘les candidats ayant déjà répondu à l'annonce sont priés de ne pas se représenter’ ;

2 ( be logically inevitable) need that be true? est-ce que c'est forcément vrai? ; it needn't be the case ce n'est pas forcément le cas ; it needn't follow that il ne s'ensuit pas forcément que ; it needn't cost a fortune ça ne coûte pas forcément très cher ; microwaved food needn't be bland les aliments cuits au micro-onde ne sont pas forcément insipides ; they needn't have died leur mort aurait pu être évitée.

B vtr

1 ( require) to need sth avoir besoin de qch ; to need to do avoir besoin de faire ; my shoes need to be polished, my shoes need polishing mes chaussures ont besoin d'être cirées ; the proofs need careful checking les épreuves ont besoin d'être vérifiées soigneusement ; I need you to hold the ladder j'ai besoin de toi pour tenir l'échelle ; more money/more time is needed nous avons besoin de plus d'argent/de plus de temps ; everything you need tout ce qu'il vous faut, tout ce dont vous avez besoin ; they need one another ils ont besoin l'un de l'autre ; I gave it a much-needed clean je l'ai nettoyé, il en avait grand besoin, je l'ai nettoyé et ça n'était pas un luxe ; this job needs a lot of concentration ce travail demande beaucoup de concentration ; to raise the money needed for the deposit réunir l'argent nécessaire pour la caution ; they need to have things explained to them il faut tout leur expliquer ; it needed six men to restrain him il a fallu six hommes pour le maîtriser ; you don't need me to tell you that… vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que… ; everything you need to know about computers tout ce que vous devez savoir sur les ordinateurs ; parents-who needs them ○ ! les parents-à quoi ça sert? ;

2 ( have to) you need to learn some manners il va falloir que tu apprennes à bien te tenir ; you'll need to work hard il va falloir que tu travailles dur ; something needed to be done il fallait faire quelque chose ; why do you always need to remind me? pourquoi faut-il toujours que tu me le rappelles? ; it need only be said that il suffit de dire que ; you only needed to ask il suffisait de demander, tu n'avais qu'à demander ; nothing more need be said on n'en parlera plus ; nobody need know que cela reste entre nous ; nobody need know that I did it ou that it was me who did it personne ne doit savoir que c'est moi qui l'ai fait ;

3 ( want) avoir besoin de ; I need a holiday/a whisky j'ai besoin de vacances/d'un whisky ; she needs to feel loved elle a besoin de se sentir aimée ; that's all I need! il ne me manquait plus que ça, j'avais bien besoin de ça!

C n

1 ( necessity) nécessité f (for de) ; the need for closer co-operation la nécessité d'une plus grande collaboration ; I can't see the need for it je n'en vois pas la nécessité ; without the need for an inquiry sans qu'une enquête soit nécessaire ; to feel the need to do éprouver le besoin de faire ; to have no need to work ne pas avoir besoin de travailler ; there's no need to wait/hurry inutile d'attendre/de se dépêcher ; there's no need for panic/ anger ça ne sert à rien de s'affoler/de se mettre en colère ; there's no need for you to wait ce n'est pas la peine que tu attendes ; there's no need to worry/shout ce n'est pas la peine de s'inquiéter/de crier ; if need be s'il le faut, si nécessaire ; if the need arises si le besoin s'en fait sentir ; there's no need, I've done it inutile, c'est fait ;

2 (want, requirement) besoin m (for de) ; to be in need of sth avoir besoin de qch ; to be in great need of sth avoir grand besoin de qch ; to have no need of sth ne pas avoir besoin de qch ; to satisfy/express a need répondre à/exprimer un besoin ; to be in need of repair/painting avoir besoin d'être réparé/repeint ; to meet sb's needs répondre aux besoins de qn ; to meet industry's need for qualified staff répondre aux besoins des entreprises en personnel qualifié ; a list of your needs une liste de ce dont vous avez besoin ; my needs are few j'ai peu de besoins ; manpower/energy needs besoins mpl en main-d'œuvre/en énergie ;

3 (adversity, distress) to help sb in times of need aider qn à faire face à l'adversité ; she was there in my hour of need elle était là quand j'ai eu besoin d'elle ; your need is greater than mine tu en as plus besoin que moi ;

4 ( poverty) besoin m ; to be in need être dans le besoin ; families in need les familles qui sont dans le besoin.

Big English-French dictionary > need
19 necessario

(pl -ri) 1. adj necessary

2. m: il necessario per vivere the basic necessities pl

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necessario agg. necessary; requisite; ( indispensabile) indispensable: l'aria, il cibo e l'acqua sono necessari alla vita, air, food and water are indispensable to life; articoli necessari, necessary (o requisite) articles; i documenti necessari, the documents required; la somma necessaria per un pagamento, the money needed (o necessary) for a payment; avere il denaro necessario, to have enough money; dammi il tempo necessario per arrivare, allow me the time I need to arrive; la nuova sede è ormai diventata necessaria, the new head office has become a necessity; è necessario che egli ritorni, he must come back (o it is necessary for him to come back); è necessario che io lo veda, I must see him (o it is necessary for me to see him); è necessario che tu lo segua, you must follow him (o it is necessary for you to follow him); è necessario molto tempo per imparare bene una lingua straniera, it takes a long time to learn a foreign language well; non è necessario che tu venga, you need not come; la sola cosa necessaria è che..., the essential thing is that...; il suo arrivo rende necessario che io me ne vada, his arrival means that I must go; l'emergenza lo rende necessario, the emergency makes it necessary; rendersi necessario a qlcu., to make oneself indispensable to s.o.; ritenere necessario qlco., to consider sthg. (o to deem sthg.) necessary // (dir.) erede necessario, heir at law

◆ s.m.

1 ( ciò che è indispensabile) necessities (pl.), necessaries (pl.), essentials (pl.): il puro, lo stretto necessario, the bare necessities; il necessario alla vita, the necessities (o the necessaries) of life; essere privo del necessario per vivere, to be without the necessities of life (o to lack the essentials to live)

2 ( cosa necessaria) (what is) necessary: farò tutto il necessario, I shall do all that is necessary (o everything necessary); non voglio fare più del necessario, I don't want to do more than is necessary; suo padre gli fornirà il necessario, his father will provide him with what he needs.

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[netʃes'sarjo] necessario -ria, -ri, -rie
1. agg

(gen) necessary, (persona) indispensable

è necessario che tu vada — you will have to go, you must go

è necessario far presto — we've got to hurry, it is necessary for you to go

non è necessario che ti fermi — you don't need to stay

non ho avuto il tempo necessario — I didn't have enough o sufficient time

se necessario — if need be, if necessary

rendersi necessario — (persona) to make o.s. indispensable

si rende necessario partire — it has become necessary for me (o you ecc) to leave

portami i documenti necessari — bring me the necessary documents

2. sm

fare il necessario — to do what is necessary

lo stretto necessario — the bare essentials pl

ha messo in valigia lo stretto necessario — she packed the bare essentials

hanno appena il necessario per vivere — they have barely enough to live on

non ho con me il necessario — I haven't got what I need with me

hai tutto il necessario per scrivere? — have you got all your writing materials?

lavorare/preoccuparsi più del necessario — to work/worry more than is necessary o more than one has to

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1.
pl. -ri, - rie [netʃes'sarjo, ri, rje] aggettivo necessary (a, per for)

è necessario fare — it is necessary to do

trovare necessario fare — to find it necessary to do

più del necessario o di quanto (non) sia necessario more than is necessary; se (è) necessario if necessary; è necessario che tu (ci) vada it is necessary for you to go, you have to go; non è necessario che tu (ci) vada you don't have to go, there's no need for you to go, it isn't necessary for you to go; non era necessario che mi sbrigassi I needn't have hurried; i voti -ri per... — the votes needed (in order) to
2.
sostantivo maschile

1) (ciò che si impone) (what is) necessary, what is needed

fare il necessario — to do what is necessary, to do the necessary

2) (beni, mezzi) essentials pl.

il necessario per vivere — the necessities of life, the bare essentials

3) (materiale) materials pl.

il necessario per scrivere — writing materials

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necessario

pl. -ri, - rie /net∫es'sarjo, ri, rje/

I aggettivo

necessary (a, per for); è necessario fare it is necessary to do; trovare necessario fare to find it necessary to do; più del necessario o di quanto (non) sia necessario more than is necessary; se (è) necessario if necessary; è necessario che tu (ci) vada it is necessary for you to go, you have to go; non è necessario che tu (ci) vada you don't have to go, there's no need for you to go, it isn't necessary for you to go; non era necessario che mi sbrigassi I needn't have hurried; i voti -ri per... the votes needed (in order) to...

II sostantivo maschile

1 (ciò che si impone) (what is) necessary, what is needed; fare il necessario to do what is necessary, to do the necessary

2 (beni, mezzi) essentials pl.; il necessario per vivere the necessities of life, the bare essentials

3 (materiale) materials pl.; il necessario per scrivere writing materials.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > necessario
20 need *****

[niːd]
1. n

1) (necessity, obligation) bisogno, necessità f inv

if need(s) be — se necessario

in case of need — in caso di bisogno or necessità

there's no need to worry — non c'è bisogno di preoccuparsi

there's no need for you to come too — non c'è bisogno or non occorre che venga anche tu

what need is there to buy it? — che bisogno c'è di comprarlo?

2) (want, lack) bisogno, (poverty) povertà, bisogno

to be in need of; to have need of — aver bisogno di

it's in need of a wash — ha bisogno di una lavata

she felt in need of a friend — sentiva il bisogno di un amico

there's a great need for a book on this subject — c'è molto bisogno di un libro su questo argomento

in times of need — nei momenti difficili

to be in need — essere bisognoso (-a)

3) (thing needed) bisogno, necessità f inv

£100 will meet my immediate needs — 100 sterline mi basteranno per le necessità più urgenti

his needs are few — non ha grosse esigenze

the needs of industry — le esigenze dell'industria

2. vt

aver bisogno di

he needs money — ha bisogno di soldi, gli occorrono soldi

I need it — ne ho bisogno, mi serve

it's just what I need — è proprio quel che mi ci vuole

a signature is needed — occorre or ci vuole una firma

a much needed holiday — una vacanza di cui si ha proprio bisogno

all that you need — tutto ciò che occorre

he doesn't need me to tell him what to do — non c'è bisogno che sia io a dirgli cosa deve fare

he needs watching or to be watched — va tenuto d'occhio

this book needs careful reading — questo libro richiede un'attenta lettura

the report needs no comment — il rapporto non ha bisogno di commenti

he needs to have everything explained to him — bisogna spiegargli proprio tutto

he doesn't need to be told all the details — non c'è bisogno di or non occorre dirgli tutti i particolari

you only needed to ask — bastava che lo chiedessi

it needed a war to alter things — c'è voluta una guerra per cambiare le cose

3. modal aux vb

need I go? — devo (proprio) andarci?

I need hardly tell you that... — non c'è bisogno che io le dica or di dirle che...

I need to do it — bisogna che io lo faccia, lo devo fare

you don't need to go — non c'è bisogno che or non è necessario che tu vada, non devi andare per forza

you needn't wait — non c'è bisogno che or non è necessario che aspetti

you needn't have bothered to come — non occorreva che venissi

it need not be done now — non c'è bisogno di farlo ora

it need not follow that... — non ne consegue necessariamente che... + sub

English-Italian dictionary > need *****

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