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1 make a virtue of necessity
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2 necessity
noun1) (power of circumstances) Not, die; äußerer Zwangdo something out of or from necessity — etwas notgedrungen tun
make a virtue of necessity — aus der Not eine Tugend machen
2) (necessary thing) Notwendigkeit, die3) (indispensability, imperative need) Notwendigkeit, diethere is no necessity for rudeness — es besteht keine Notwendigkeit, unhöflich zu sein
be/live in necessity — Not leiden
* * *[ni'sesəti]- plural necessities - noun (something needed or essential: Food is one of the necessities of life.) die Notwendigkeit* * *ne·ces·sity[nəˈsesəti, AM -ət̬i]nin case of \necessity im Notfall ma case of absolute \necessity ein absoluter Notfallwhen the \necessity arises wenn es unbedingt nötig istbare \necessity Grundbedarf mthe necessities of life das zum Leben Notwendige3.* * *[nI'sesItɪ]n1) no pl Notwendigkeit fof necessity — notgedrungen, notwendigerweise
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
to live in necessity — Not leiden, in Armut leben
3) (= necessary thing) Notwendigkeit f* * *necessity [nıˈsesətı] s1. Notwendigkeit f:a) Erforderlichkeit f:be an absolute necessity unbedingt notwendig sein;there is no necessity for es besteht keine Notwendigkeit zub) Unumgänglichkeit f, Unvermeidlichkeit fc) Zwang m:be under the necessity of doing sth gezwungen sein, etwas zu tun2. (dringendes) Bedürfnis:necessities of life lebensnotwendiger Bedarf;be a necessity of life lebensnotwendig sein3. Not f, Zwangslage f:necessity is the mother of invention (Sprichwort) Not macht erfinderisch;necessity knows no law (Sprichwort) Not kennt kein Gebot;4. Not(lage) f, Bedürftigkeit f5. JUR Notstand m* * *noun1) (power of circumstances) Not, die; äußerer Zwangdo something out of or from necessity — etwas notgedrungen tun
2) (necessary thing) Notwendigkeit, die3) (indispensability, imperative need) Notwendigkeit, diethere is no necessity for rudeness — es besteht keine Notwendigkeit, unhöflich zu sein
be/live in necessity — Not leiden
* * *n.Bedürfnis n.Erfordernis f.Not ¨-e f.Notwendigkeit f.Zwangsläufigkeit f. -
3 virtue
nounvirtue is its own reward — (prov.) die Tugend trägt ihren Lohn in sich selbst
there's no virtue in doing that — es bringt keinen Vorteil, das zu tun
3)by virtue of — auf Grund, aufgrund (+ Gen.)
* * *['və: u:]1) (a good moral quality: Honesty is a virtue.) die Tugend2) (a good quality: The house is small, but it has the virtue of being easy to clean.) der Vorzug3) (goodness of character etc: She is a person of great virtue.) die Rechtschaffenheit•- academic.ru/80442/virtuous">virtuous- virtuously
- virtuousness* * *vir·tue[ˈvɜ:tju:, -tʃu:, AM ˈvɜ:rtʃu:]nwoman of easy \virtue ( euph) leichtes Mädchenwould there be any \virtue in taking an earlier train? hätte es irgendeinen Nutzen, wenn ich einen früheren Zug nehmen würde?7.▶ to make a \virtue [out] of necessity aus der Not eine Tugend machen* * *['vɜːtjuː]n1) (= moral quality) Tugend fto make a virtue of necessity — aus der Not eine Tugend machen
2) (= chastity) Keuschheit f, Tugendhaftigkeit f3) (= advantage, point) Vorteil mwhat's the virtue of that? — welchen Vorteil hat das?, wozu ist das gut?
there is no virtue in doing that — es scheint nicht sehr zweckmäßig, das zu tun
4) (= healing power) Heilkraft fin or by virtue of — aufgrund or auf Grund (+gen)
* * *1. Tugend(haftigkeit) f (auch engS. Keuschheit):woman of virtue tugendhafte Frau;woman of easy virtue leichtes Mädchen2. Rechtschaffenheit f3. Tugend f:make a virtue of necessity aus der Not eine Tugend machen4. Wirkung f, Wirksamkeit f, Erfolg m:of great virtue (sehr) wirkungsvoll oder erfolgreich5. Vorteil m, Vorzug m6. (Rechts)Kraft f:by ( oder in) virtue of kraft (eines Gesetzes, einer Vollmacht etc), aufgrund von (od gen), vermöge (gen)7. obs Mannestugend f, Tapferkeit f* * *nounvirtue is its own reward — (prov.) die Tugend trägt ihren Lohn in sich selbst
there's no virtue in doing that — es bringt keinen Vorteil, das zu tun
3)by virtue of — auf Grund, aufgrund (+ Gen.)
* * *n.Tugend -en f.Vorzug -¨e m.Wert -e m.Wirksamkeit f. -
4 virtue
vir·tue [ʼvɜ:tju:, -tʃu:, Am ʼvɜ:rtʃu:] nto be a paragon of \virtue (a. iron) ein Muster an Tugendhaftigkeit sein (a. iron)woman of easy \virtue ( euph) leichtes Mädchenwould there be any \virtue in taking an earlier train? hätte es irgendeinen Nutzen, wenn ich einen früheren Zug nehmen würde?PHRASES:to make a \virtue [out] of necessity aus der Not eine Tugend machen;patience is a \virtue (is a \virtue) Geduld ist eine Tugend
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