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1 necesidad
f.1 need.tenemos una urgente necesidad de espacio we are in urgent need of more spacede (primera) necesidad essentialno hay necesidad de algo there's no need for somethingno hay necesidad de hacer algo there's no need to do somethingtener necesidad de algo to need somethingobedecer a la necesidad (de) to arise from the need (to)2 necessity.por necesidad out of necessityuna herida mortal de necesidad a fatal wound3 hunger (hambre).pasar necesidades to suffer hardship* * *1 necessity, need2 (hambre) hunger3 (pobreza) poverty, want\de necesidad essentialhacer sus necesidades familiar to relieve oneselfno hay necesidad de... there's no need to...pasar necesidades to be in need, suffer hardship* * *noun f.1) need, necessity2) poverty, want* * *SF1) (=urgencia)a)• la necesidad de algo — the need for sth
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la necesidad de hacer algo — the need to do sthse habló de la necesidad de encontrar una nueva vía de diálogo — the need to find a new approach to the talks was discussed
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tener necesidad de algo — to need sthtienen 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?
b)• de necesidad, en caso de necesidad — in an emergency
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artículos o productos de primera necesidad — basic essentials, staple itemsc)• 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
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] necessitypara 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) need3) (=apuro) tight spot4) pl necesidadesa) (=privaciones) hardships•
pasar necesidades — to suffer hardship o hardshipsb)* * *1)a) (urgencia, falta) needen caso de necesidad — if necessary, if need be
la necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio — necessity is the mother of invention
b) ( cosa necesaria) necessity, essential2) ( pobreza) poverty, need3) necesidades femenino plurala) ( requerimientos) needs (pl), requirements (pl)b) ( privaciones) hardshipc)hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to relieve oneself (euph)
* * *= 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.* * *1)a) (urgencia, falta) needen caso de necesidad — if necessary, if need be
la necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio — necessity is the mother of invention
b) ( cosa necesaria) necessity, essential2) ( pobreza) poverty, need3) necesidades femenino plurala) ( requerimientos) needs (pl), requirements (pl)b) ( privaciones) hardshipc)hacer sus necesidades — (euf) to relieve oneself (euph)
* * *= 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.* * *A1 (urgencia, falta) needen caso de necesidad me lo prestará she'll lend it to me if necessary o if need beuna imperiosa necesidad an urgent o a pressing needtengo 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 knowsubrayó la necesidad de que permaneciera secreto he emphasized the need for it to remain secrethacer de la necesidad virtud to make a virtue of necessityla necesidad tiene cara de hereje beggars can't be choosersla necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio necessity is the mother of invention2 (cosa necesaria) necessity, essentialno es un lujo sino una necesidad it is not a luxury but a necessity o an essentialB (pobreza) poverty, needviven en la necesidad they live in poverty, they are very poor o needyla necesidad lo impulsó a robar he stole out of necessity o need, poverty drove him to stealsu muerte los dejó en la más absoluta necesidad his death left them in extreme povertyC(inevitabilidad): tienen que hacer transbordo en Irún por necesidad you have no alternative but to change trains at Irúnuna herida mortal de necesidad ( period); a fatal woundno podremos satisfacer sus necesidades we will be unable to meet your requirements o needs2 (privaciones) hardshipsufrieron or pasaron muchas necesidades they suffered a great deal of hardship3saca 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)* * *
necesidad sustantivo femenino
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en caso de necesidad if necessary, if need be
2◊ necesidades sustantivo femenino plural
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
* * *necesidad nf1. [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 commodity2. [obligación] necessity;por necesidad out of necessity;una herida mortal de necesidad a fatal wound3. [hambre] hunger;[pobreza] poverty, need;pasar necesidades to suffer hardship;la necesidad la obligó a mendigar poverty forced her to begya 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* * *f1 need;en caso de necesidad if necessary;por necesidad out of necessity;hacer de la necesidad virtud make a virtue out of a necessityde primera necesidad essential3:hacer sus necesidades fam relieve o.s.4:pasar necesidades suffer hardship* * *necesidad nf1) : need, necessity2) : poverty, want3) necesidades nfpl: hardships4)hacer sus necesidades : to relieve oneself* * *1. (falta) need3. (pobreza) poverty -
2 necesitar
v.1 to need.necesito que me lo digas I need you to tell meesta planta necesita que la rieguen this plant needs wateringse necesita ser ignorante para no saber eso you'd have to be an ignoramus not to know thatElla necesita un medicamento She needs medication.2 to need to, to require to, to must.Ella necesita saber eso She needs to know that.3 to call for, to occasion, to justify.La situación necesita asesoría The situation calls for consultancy.* * *1 to need\'Se necesita chico' "Boy wanted"* * *verb1) to need2) require* * *1.VT to needpara comprarse un barco así se necesita mucho dinero — you need a lot of money to buy a boat like that
póngase en contacto con nosotros si necesita más información — get in touch with us if you need o frm require more information
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necesitar hacer algo — to need to do sthno necesitas hacerlo — you don't need to do it, you needn't do it
se necesita ser caradura para presentarse sin avisar — you'd have to be cheeky to turn up without warning
no necesito que nadie me lo recuerde — I don't need to be reminded, I don't need anyone to remind me
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necesitar de algo — to need sth* * *1.verbo transitivo to neednecesitar + inf — to need to + inf
2.no necesito comprarlo hoy — I don't need to o I needn't buy it today
necesitar vi (frml)* * *= cry for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, require, take, stand in + need of, use up.Ex. However, this work still cries for expansion, and it must also become more systematic.Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.Ex. Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.Ex. Although this is generally successful, this approach does necessitate the consultation of two chapters.Ex. Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.Ex. The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.Ex. A common standard serial interface is the RS232C which takes a 24-pin plug and is commonly used to connect many peripherals including printers and modems.Ex. 'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information'.Ex. Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.----* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.* cuando lo necesite = at + Posesivo + time of need.* justo lo que se necesita = just the ticket, that's the ticket!.* necesitar Algo desesperadamente = be in dire need (of), be in desperate need of.* necesitar Algo urgentemente = be in dire need (of), be in desperate need of.* necesitar atención = beg + attention, warrant + attention.* necesitar esfuerzo = take + effort.* necesitar gafas para leer = need + reading glasses.* necesitar imaginación = take + imagination.* necesitar reparación = be in need of repair.* necesitarse = it + take.* necesitarse desesperadamente = be desperately needed.* necesitar ser un genio = call for + nothing less than genius.* necesitarse tener en cuenta = need + consideration.* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.* necesitar urgentemente = cry out for, sorely + need.* no necesitar mantenimiento = maintenance-free.* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = staff-intensive [staff intensive].* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].* que necesita la información = information-dependent.* que se necesita urgentemente = sorely needed.* según se necesite = on demand, on request, at need, as required, pro re nata.* ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* si se necesita = if need be.* tener lo que se necesita = have + what it takes.* * *1.verbo transitivo to neednecesitar + inf — to need to + inf
2.no necesito comprarlo hoy — I don't need to o I needn't buy it today
necesitar vi (frml)* * *= cry for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, require, take, stand in + need of, use up.Ex: However, this work still cries for expansion, and it must also become more systematic.
Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.Ex: Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.Ex: Although this is generally successful, this approach does necessitate the consultation of two chapters.Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.Ex: The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.Ex: A common standard serial interface is the RS232C which takes a 24-pin plug and is commonly used to connect many peripherals including printers and modems.Ex: 'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information'.Ex: Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.* cuando lo necesite = at + Posesivo + time of need.* justo lo que se necesita = just the ticket, that's the ticket!.* necesitar Algo desesperadamente = be in dire need (of), be in desperate need of.* necesitar Algo urgentemente = be in dire need (of), be in desperate need of.* necesitar atención = beg + attention, warrant + attention.* necesitar esfuerzo = take + effort.* necesitar gafas para leer = need + reading glasses.* necesitar imaginación = take + imagination.* necesitar reparación = be in need of repair.* necesitarse = it + take.* necesitarse desesperadamente = be desperately needed.* necesitar ser un genio = call for + nothing less than genius.* necesitarse tener en cuenta = need + consideration.* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.* necesitar urgentemente = cry out for, sorely + need.* no necesitar mantenimiento = maintenance-free.* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = staff-intensive [staff intensive].* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].* que necesita la información = information-dependent.* que se necesita urgentemente = sorely needed.* según se necesite = on demand, on request, at need, as required, pro re nata.* ser justo lo que se necesita = be just the thing, be just the ticket, be just the job.* ser justo lo que Uno necesita = be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.* si se necesita = if need be.* tener lo que se necesita = have + what it takes.* * *necesitar [A1 ]vtto needsi necesitas algo, llámame if you need anything, call mese necesitan cuatro personas para levantarlo it takes four people to lift itestos geranios necesitan agua these geraniums need watering[ S ] se necesita chófer driver requirednecesitar + INF to need to + INFnecesito verte hoy I need to see you todayno necesito comprarlo hoy I don't need to o I don't have to buy it today, I needn't buy it today, there's no need for me to buy it todayse necesita ser ingenuo para creerse eso ( fam); you'd have to be naive to believe thatnecesitar QUE + SUBJ:necesita que alguien le eche una mano she needs someone to give her a hand■ necesitarvi( frml) necesitar DE algo to need sthnecesitamos de la cooperación de todos we need everyone's cooperation* * *
necesitar ( conjugate necesitar) verbo transitivo
to need;
( on signs) se necesita vendedora saleswoman required;
verbo intransitivo (frml) necesitar de algo to need sth
necesitar verbo transitivo to need
(en anuncio) se necesita secretaria bilingüe, bilingual secretary required ➣ Ver nota en need
' necesitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- llevar
- pedir
- precisar
- requerir
- terminar
- ofrecer
English:
checklist
- desperately
- do with
- necessitate
- need
- require
- take
- want
- bad
* * *♦ vtto need;necesito llamarla cuanto antes I need to call her as soon as possible;necesito que me lo digas I need you to tell me;esta planta necesita que la rieguen this plant needs watering;se necesita camarero [en letrero] waiter wanted;se necesita ser ignorante para no saber eso you'd have to be an ignoramus not to know that♦ vinecesitar de to need, to have need of;necesitamos de tu ayuda we need your help* * *v/t need;necesito hablarte I need to talk to you* * *necesitar vt1) : to need2) : to necessitate, to requirenecesitar vinecesitar de : to have need of* * *necesitar vb to need -
3 necesidad urgente
f.1 urgent need, urge, urgency.2 emergency.* * *(n.) = desperate need, urgent needEx. There is a desperate need, both in the United States and in Mexico, for interpreters in Mexican and Guatemalan indigenous languages.Ex. There is an urgent need for a survey of private libraries on a countrywide scale.* * *(n.) = desperate need, urgent needEx: There is a desperate need, both in the United States and in Mexico, for interpreters in Mexican and Guatemalan indigenous languages.
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4 necesitar Algo desesperadamente
= be in dire need (of), be in desperate need ofEx. For years they have been warning that state-regulated dams and levees throughout the nation are in dire need of repair.Ex. We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw.* * *= be in dire need (of), be in desperate need ofEx: For years they have been warning that state-regulated dams and levees throughout the nation are in dire need of repair.
Ex: We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw.Spanish-English dictionary > necesitar Algo desesperadamente
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5 necesitar Algo urgentemente
= be in dire need (of), be in desperate need ofEx. For years they have been warning that state-regulated dams and levees throughout the nation are in dire need of repair.Ex. We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw.* * *= be in dire need (of), be in desperate need ofEx: For years they have been warning that state-regulated dams and levees throughout the nation are in dire need of repair.
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6 necesidad imperiosa
pressing need* * *(n.) = desperate needEx. There is a desperate need, both in the United States and in Mexico, for interpreters in Mexican and Guatemalan indigenous languages.* * *(n.) = desperate needEx: There is a desperate need, both in the United States and in Mexico, for interpreters in Mexican and Guatemalan indigenous languages.
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7 necesidad apremiante
(n.) = desperate needEx. There is a desperate need, both in the United States and in Mexico, for interpreters in Mexican and Guatemalan indigenous languages.* * *(n.) = desperate needEx: There is a desperate need, both in the United States and in Mexico, for interpreters in Mexican and Guatemalan indigenous languages.
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8 apremiante
adj.pressing, urgent.* * *► adjetivo1 urgent, pressing* * *adj.urgent, pressing* * ** * *= pressing, exigent, ever-pressing, peremptory.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex. The exigent demands library managers face often result in highly dramatic events.Ex. Cooperative collection development is seen as a solution to the ever-pressing problems posed by the 'information explosion'.Ex. The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.----* necesidad apremiante = desperate need.* * ** * *= pressing, exigent, ever-pressing, peremptory.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
Ex: The exigent demands library managers face often result in highly dramatic events.Ex: Cooperative collection development is seen as a solution to the ever-pressing problems posed by the 'information explosion'.Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.* necesidad apremiante = desperate need.* * *‹necesidad› pressing, urgent* * *
apremiante adjetivo ‹ necesidad› pressing, urgent
apremiante adjetivo urgent, pressing
' apremiante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
poderosa
- poderoso
- urgente
English:
desperate
- plight
- pressing
- urgent
- immediate
- insistent
* * *apremiante adjpressing, urgent* * *adj pressing, urgent* * *apremiante adj: pressing, urgent -
9 urgente
adj.1 urgent (apremiante).2 express (correo).* * *► adjetivo1 urgent2 (correo) express (post, US mail), first-class (post, US mail)* * *adj.* * *ADJ [mensaje, trabajo] urgent; [asunto] urgent, pressing* * *adjetivo < asunto> pressing, urgent; < mensaje> urgent; <caso/enfermo> emergency (before n); < carta> express (before n)* * *= urgent, of immediate concern, peremptory, pressing.Ex. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex. Preventive medicine together with health education and community involvement are of more immediate concern than curative medicine = La medicina preventiva junto con la educación para la salud y la implicación de la comunidad es una preocupación más urgente que la medicina curativa.Ex. The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.----* algo urgente = a matter of urgency.* necesidad urgente = desperate need, urgent need.* trabajo urgente = hurried work, rush job.* * *adjetivo < asunto> pressing, urgent; < mensaje> urgent; <caso/enfermo> emergency (before n); < carta> express (before n)* * *= urgent, of immediate concern, peremptory, pressing.Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.
Ex: Preventive medicine together with health education and community involvement are of more immediate concern than curative medicine = La medicina preventiva junto con la educación para la salud y la implicación de la comunidad es una preocupación más urgente que la medicina curativa.Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.* algo urgente = a matter of urgency.* necesidad urgente = desperate need, urgent need.* trabajo urgente = hurried work, rush job.* * *1 ‹asunto› pressing, urgent; ‹mensaje› urgentque me llame lo antes posible, es urgente tell him to call me as soon as possible, it's urgent* * *
urgente adjetivo ‹ asunto› pressing, urgent;
‹ mensaje› urgent;
‹caso/enfermo› emergency ( before n);
‹ carta› express ( before n)
urgente adjetivo
1 (apremiante) urgent: tuvo que pagar sus deudas más urgentes, he had to pay his most pressing debts
2 (correo) express
' urgente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carta
- correo
English:
crying
- demand
- express
- immediate
- pressing
- rush
- sore
- urgent
* * *urgente adj1. [asunto, caso] urgent2. [correo] express* * *adj urgent* * *urgente adj: urgent♦ urgentemente adv* * *urgente adj1. (en general) urgent2. (correo) express -
10 imperioso
adj.imperious, dictatorial, commanding, domineering.* * *► adjetivo1 (autoritario) imperious2 (necesario) urgent, pressing\tener una necesidad imperiosa familiar to be dying to gonecesidad imperiosa pressing need* * *ADJ1) (=autoritario) imperious2) (=urgente) pressing, urgentnecesidad imperiosa — pressing need, absolute necessity
* * *- sa adjetivoa) < necesidad> urgent, pressing (before n)b) <tono/carácter> imperious* * *= imperious, driving, peremptory.Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.Ex. Self-actualization is the driving need to reach one's own potential.Ex. The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.----* necesidad imperiosa = desperate need.* * *- sa adjetivoa) < necesidad> urgent, pressing (before n)b) <tono/carácter> imperious* * *= imperious, driving, peremptory.Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.
Ex: Self-actualization is the driving need to reach one's own potential.Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.* necesidad imperiosa = desperate need.* * *imperioso -sa1 ‹necesidad› urgent, pressing ( before n)2 ‹tono/carácter› imperious* * *
imperioso,-a adjetivo
1 (dominante) imperious
2 (indispensable, vital) vital, imperative: para él era imperioso volver a casa, it was vital for him to get home
' imperioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imperiosa
English:
imperious
- imperative
* * *imperioso, -a adj1. [autoritario] imperious2. [apremiante] urgent, pressing* * *adj1 necesidad compelling, pressing2 persona imperious* * *imperioso, -sa adj1) : imperious2) : pressing, urgent♦ imperiosamente adv -
11 urgentemente
adv.urgently.* * *► adverbio1 urgently* * *ADV urgently* * *= in a hurry, urgently, desperately, as a matter of urgency.Ex. Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.Ex. It is becoming urgently necessary for all information agencies to develop the closest co-operation to avoid wasting their resources through needless duplication and friction.Ex. We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.Ex. Piracy should be tackled as a matter of urgency.----* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.* necesitar Algo urgentemente = be in dire need (of), be in desperate need of.* necesitar urgentemente = cry out for, sorely + need.* que se necesita urgentemente = sorely needed.* * *= in a hurry, urgently, desperately, as a matter of urgency.Ex: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.
Ex: It is becoming urgently necessary for all information agencies to develop the closest co-operation to avoid wasting their resources through needless duplication and friction.Ex: We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.Ex: Piracy should be tackled as a matter of urgency.* llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.* necesitar Algo urgentemente = be in dire need (of), be in desperate need of.* necesitar urgentemente = cry out for, sorely + need.* que se necesita urgentemente = sorely needed.* * *urgently* * *urgentemente advurgently* * *urgentemente adv urgently -
12 desesperadamente
adv.1 despairingly, hopelessly.2 desperately, furiously, madly.* * *► adverbio1 desperately, frantically* * *ADV desperately, despairingly* * *adverbio <luchar/gritar> desperately; <mirar/suplicar> despairingly; < llorar> bitterly* * *= desperately, frantically.Ex. We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.Ex. Slake ran frantically to the safety of the subway once more.----* aferrarse desesperadamente = hang on + for dear life, cling on + for dear life.* agarrarse desesperadamente = hang on + for dear life, cling on + for dear life.* deseando desesperadamente realizarse = crying to come out.* necesitar Algo desesperadamente = be in dire need (of), be in desperate need of.* * *adverbio <luchar/gritar> desperately; <mirar/suplicar> despairingly; < llorar> bitterly* * *= desperately, frantically.Ex: We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.
Ex: Slake ran frantically to the safety of the subway once more.* aferrarse desesperadamente = hang on + for dear life, cling on + for dear life.* agarrarse desesperadamente = hang on + for dear life, cling on + for dear life.* deseando desesperadamente realizarse = crying to come out.* necesitar Algo desesperadamente = be in dire need (of), be in desperate need of.* * *‹luchar› desperately; ‹mirar/suplicar› despairinglylloraba desesperadamente he was weeping bitterlygolpeó a su puerta gritando desesperadamente she banged on his door shouting desperately* * *desesperadamente adv[falta de alternativa] desperately, in desperation; [sin esperanza] despairingly -
13 estar hecho un desastre
(v.) = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a messEx. Showing up looking like a wreck when the other waitresses can manage to look presentable isn't the smartest form of rebellion against the dress code.Ex. While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.Ex. You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know.Ex. We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw.Ex. The economy is really in a mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.* * *(v.) = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a messEx: Showing up looking like a wreck when the other waitresses can manage to look presentable isn't the smartest form of rebellion against the dress code.
Ex: While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.Ex: You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know.Ex: We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw.Ex: The economy is really in a mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible. -
14 rozpaczliw|y
adj. 1. (pełen rozpaczy) [spojrzenie, ton, list] desperate, despairing 2. (bardzo zły) [sytuacja, warunki] desperate- odczuwać rozpaczliwy brak pieniędzy to be in desperate need of money- ale ze mnie rozpaczliwy głupiec! I’m a desperate fool! pot.3. (desperacki) [próba, kroki, ucieczka, atak] desperateThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > rozpaczliw|y
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15 urlaubsreif
Adj. meist präd. in (desperate) need of a holiday (bes. Am. vacation)* * *ur|laubs|reifadj (inf)ready for a holiday (esp Brit) or vacation (US)* * *ur·laubs·reifadj (fam)▪ \urlaubsreif sein to be ready for a holiday* * * -
16 ir hecho un desastre
(v.) = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the HesperusEx. We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw.Ex. You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know.* * *(v.) = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the HesperusEx: We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw.
Ex: You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know. -
17 urlaubsreif
1. in (desperate) need of a holiday2. in (desperate) need of a vacation Am. -
18 gebrek
♦voorbeelden:gebrek krijgen aan iets • run short of somethinggebrek aan personeel hebben • be short-handedgebrek aan eetlust • loss of appetitebij gebrek aan beter • for want of anything/something betteraan geld geen gebrek • no lack/shortage of moneygebrek hebben/lijden • be in want/need, go short4 alle mensen hebben hun gebreken • we all have our faults, no one's perfectiemand zijn gebreken onder ogen brengen • point someone's faults out to himeen gebrek verhelpen • correct a faultin gebreke stellen • declare in default, hold/declare liablezonder gebreken • flawless, faultless, perfect -
19 крайняя нужда
1) General subject: beggary, destitute condition, extremity, pinch, wretchedness2) Law: extreme need3) Mass media: desperate need4) Business: dire need5) Makarov: acute distress -
20 rozpaczliwie
adv. grad. 1. (z rozpaczą) [patrzeć, pisać] desperately, despairingly 2. (bardzo źle) desperately- wyglądać rozpaczliwie to look desperate- rozpaczliwie czegoś potrzebować to be in desperate need of sth3. (desperacko) [usiłować, próbować, walczyć] desperately* * *adv.1. (= desperacko) desperately, despairingly.2. (= strasznie) terribly, awfully.3. (= bardzo) hopelessly, totally.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > rozpaczliwie
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