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1 my needs are few

Общая лексика: мне много не нужно, я неприхотлив

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > my needs are few
2 my needs are few

• mám malé požiadavky

English-Slovak dictionary > my needs are few
3 few

few ( comp fewer ; superl fewest)

❢ When few is used as a quantifier to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity ( few houses, few shops, few people) it is translated by peu de: peu de maisons, peu de magasins, peu de gens. Equally the few is translated by le peu de: the few people who knew her le peu de gens qui la connaissaient. For examples and particular usages see A 1 in the entry.

When few is used as a quantifier in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see A 2 in the entry. When a few is used as a quantifier ( a few books), it can often be translated by quelques: quelques livres ; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see B in the entry. For translations of few used as a pronoun ( few of us succeeded, I only need a few) see B, C in the entry. For translations of the few used as a noun ( the few who voted for him) see D in the entry.

A quantif

1 ( not many) peu de ; few visitors/letters peu de visiteurs/lettres ; few people came to the meeting peu de gens sont venus à la réunion ; very few houses/families très peu de maisons/familles ; there are very few opportunities for graduates il y a très peu de débouchés pour les diplômés ; one of my few pleasures un de mes rares plaisirs ; on the few occasions that she has visited this country les rares fois où elle a visité ce pays ; their needs are few ils ont peu de besoins ; their demands are few ils sont peu exigeants, ils revendiquent peu de chose ; to be few in number être peu nombreux ; there are too few women in this profession il y a trop peu de femmes dans ce métier ; with few exceptions à quelques exceptions près ; a man of few words gen un homme peu loquace ; ( approvingly) un homme qui ne se perd pas en paroles inutiles ;

2 (some, several) every few days tous les deux ou trois jours ; over the next few days/weeks ( in past) dans les jours/semaines qui ont suivi ; ( in future) dans les jours/semaines à venir ; these past few days ces derniers jours ; the first few weeks les premières semaines ; the few books she possessed les quelques livres qu'elle possédait.

B a few quantif quelques ; a few people/houses quelques personnes/maisons ; I would like a few more j'en voudrais quelques-uns (or quelques-unes) de plus ; quite a few people/houses pas mal ○ de gens/maisons, un bon nombre de gens/maisons ; we've lived here for a good few years nous vivons ici depuis un bon nombre d'années ; a few weeks earlier quelques semaines plus tôt ; in a few minutes dans quelques minutes ; in a few more months dans quelques mois ; a few more times quelques fois de plus.

C pron

1 ( not many) peu ; few of us succeeded peu d'entre nous ont réussi ; few of them could swim ils n'étaient pas nombreux à savoir nager ; few of them survived peu d'entre eux ont survécu, il y a eu peu de survivants ; there are so few of them that ( objects) il y en a tellement peu que ; ( people) ils sont tellement peu nombreux que ; there are four too few il en manque quatre ; as few as four people turned up quatre personnes seulement sont venues ; few can deny that il y a peu de gens qui nieraient que ;

2 ( some) a few of the soldiers/countries quelques-uns or certains des soldats/pays ; I only need a few il ne m'en faut que quelques-uns/quelques-unes ; a few of us un certain nombre d'entre nous ; there were only a few of them ( objects) il n'y en avait que quelques-uns/quelques-unes ; ( people) ils étaient peu nombreux ; quite a few of the tourists come from Germany un bon nombre des touristes viennent d'Allemagne ; a good few of the houses were damaged un bon nombre des maisons ont été endommagées ; there are only a very few left ( objects) il n'en reste que très peu ; ( people) il ne reste que quelques personnes ; a few wanted to go on strike quelques-uns voulaient faire la grève.

D n the few who voted for him les rares personnes qui ont voté pour lui ; great wealth in the hands of the few une grande richesse entre les mains d'une minorité ; music that appeals only to the few une musique qui ne s'adresse qu'à l'élite.

Idioms

to be few and far between être rarissimes ; such people/opportunities are few and far between de telles personnes/occasions sont rarissimes ; villages in this area are few and far between il y a très peu de villages dans cette région ; to have had a few (too many) ○ avoir bu quelques verres de trop, être bien parti ○.

Big English-French dictionary > few
4 few

few [fju:]

adjective

pronoun

a. ( = not many) peu (de)

• few books peu de livres

• few of them came peu d'entre eux sont venus

• he is one of the few people able to do this c'est l'une des rares personnes qui puisse le faire

• these past few weeks ces dernières semaines

• the next few days les (quelques) jours qui viennent

• with few exceptions à de rares exceptions près

• such occasions are few and far between de telles occasions sont rares

• there are always the few who think that... il y a toujours la minorité qui croit que...

• so few have been sold on en a vendu si peu

• as few as three cigarettes a day seulement trois cigarettes par jour

b. (set structures)

► a few ( = some) quelques(-uns) quelques(-unes)

• a few books quelques livres mpl

• I know a few of these people je connais quelques-unes de ces personnes

• a few thought otherwise certains pensaient autrement

• I'd like a few more j'en voudrais quelques-un(e)s de plus

• a few more ideas d'autres idées

• he has had a good few (drinks) il a pas mal (inf) bu

• there were only a few of us nous n'étions qu'une poignée► quite a few

• how many? -- quite a few combien ? -- pas mal (inf)

• quite a few books pas mal (inf) de livres

• I saw quite a few people there j'y ai vu pas mal (inf) de gens► too few trop peu

• he has too few books il a trop peu de livres

• there were three too few il en manquait trois

• too few of them realize that... trop peu d'entre eux sont conscients que...

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Note: When few is used as a quantifier to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity ( few houses, few people, few shops) it is translated by peu de: peu de maisons, peu de gens, peu de magasins. Equally the few is translated by le peu de: the few people who knew her le peu de gens qui la connaissaient. For examples and particular usages see I 1 in the entry

When few is used as a quantifier in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I 2 in the entry

When a few is used as a quantifier ( a few books), it can often be translated by quelques: quelques livres; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see II in the entry

For translations of few used as a pronoun ( few of us succeeded, I only need a few) see II, III in the entry

For translations of the few used as a noun ( the few who voted for him) see III in the entry
[fjuː] 1.
(comparative fewer; superlative fewest) quantifier

1) ( not many) peu de

few visitors/letters — peu de visiteurs/lettres

one of my few pleasures — un de mes rares plaisirs

their needs are few — ils ont peu de besoins

to be few in number — être peu nombreux

too few women — trop peu de femmes

with few exceptions — à quelques exceptions près

2) (some, several)

every few days — tous les deux ou trois jours

over the next few days/weeks — ( in past) dans les jours/semaines qui ont suivi; ( in future) dans les jours/semaines à venir

these past few days — ces derniers jours

the first few weeks — les premières semaines

the few books she possessed — les quelques livres qu'elle possédait
2.
a few quantifier, pronoun quelques

a few people/houses — quelques personnes/maisons

I would like a few more — j'en voudrais quelques-uns/quelques-unes de plus

quite a few people/houses — pas mal (colloq) de gens/maisons, un bon nombre de personnes/maisons

a good few years — un bon nombre d'années

a few of the soldiers/countries — quelques-uns or certains des soldats/pays

a few of us — un certain nombre d'entre nous

there were only a few of them — il n'y en avait que quelques-uns/quelques-unes

quite a few ou a good few of the tourists come from Germany — un bon nombre des touristes viennent d'Allemagne

there are only a very few left — il n'en reste que très peu
3.
pronoun ( not many) peu

few of us succeeded — peu d'entre nous ont réussi

there are so few of them that — il y en a tellement peu que

there are four too few — il en manque quatre

as few as four people turned up — quatre personnes seulement sont venues

the few who voted for him — les rares personnes qui ont voté pour lui

••

they are few and far between — ils sont rarissimes

to have had a few (too many) — (colloq) avoir bu quelques verres (de trop)

English-French dictionary > few
5 few

[fjuː] 1.
(compar. fewer; superl. fewest) quantisostantivo femminile

1) (not many) pochi

few visitors, letters — pochi visitatori, poche lettere

very few houses — pochissime case

on the few occasions that... — le rare volte che...

their needs are few — hanno poche necessità

to be few in number — essere pochi di numero

with few exceptions — con rare eccezioni

2) (some, several)

every few days — a intervalli di pochi giorni, ogni due o tre giorni

over the next few days — (in past) nei giorni successivi; (in future) nei giorni a venire

these past few days — nei giorni scorsi

3) a few qualche, alcuni

a few people, houses — alcune persone, case

I would like a few more — ne vorrei ancora qualcuno

quite a few people — un bel po' di o parecchie persone

we've lived here for a good few years — viviamo qui da un bel po' di anni

a few weeks earlier — qualche settimana fa o prima

in a few minutes — tra qualche minuto
2.
pronome

1) (not many) pochi m.pl. (-e)

few of us succeeded — pochi di noi ci sono riusciti

there are so few of them that — sono talmente pochi che

there are four too few — ne mancano quattro

as few as four people turned up — sono arrivate soltanto quattro persone

2) (some)

a few of the soldiers, countries — alcuni dei soldati, dei paesi

I only need a few — me ne servono solo alcuni

quite a few of the tourists come from Germany — un buon numero di turisti viene dalla Germania

a good few of the houses — un bel po' di case
3.
nome

the few who — i pochi o le poche persone che

it appeals only to the few — piace solo a una minoranza (di persone)

••

to be few and far between — essere rarissimi

to have had a few (too many) — colloq. avere bevuto qualche bicchiere di troppo
••
Note:

When few is used as a quantifier to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity ( few horses, few shops, few people), it is translated by pochi + masculine nouns and poche + feminine nouns: pochi cavalli, pochi negozi, poche persone. Equally the few is translated by i pochi / le poche: the few people who knew her = le poche persone che la conoscevano. For examples and particular usages, see I.1 in the entry below. - When few is used as a quantifier in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I.2 in the entry below. - When a few is used as a quantifier ( a few books), it can often be translated by qualche, which is invariable and is always followed by the singular: qualche libro; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see I.3 in the entry below. - For translations of few used as a pronoun ( few of us succeeded, I only need a few), see II in the entry below. - For translations of the few used as a noun ( the few who voted for him), see III in the entry below

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[fju:]
adjective, pronoun

(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) poco

- a few
- few and far between
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[fjuː] 1.
(compar. fewer; superl. fewest) quantisostantivo femminile

1) (not many) pochi

few visitors, letters — pochi visitatori, poche lettere

very few houses — pochissime case

on the few occasions that... — le rare volte che...

their needs are few — hanno poche necessità

to be few in number — essere pochi di numero

with few exceptions — con rare eccezioni

2) (some, several)

every few days — a intervalli di pochi giorni, ogni due o tre giorni

over the next few days — (in past) nei giorni successivi; (in future) nei giorni a venire

these past few days — nei giorni scorsi

3) a few qualche, alcuni

a few people, houses — alcune persone, case

I would like a few more — ne vorrei ancora qualcuno

quite a few people — un bel po' di o parecchie persone

we've lived here for a good few years — viviamo qui da un bel po' di anni

a few weeks earlier — qualche settimana fa o prima

in a few minutes — tra qualche minuto
2.
pronome

1) (not many) pochi m.pl. (-e)

few of us succeeded — pochi di noi ci sono riusciti

there are so few of them that — sono talmente pochi che

there are four too few — ne mancano quattro

as few as four people turned up — sono arrivate soltanto quattro persone

2) (some)

a few of the soldiers, countries — alcuni dei soldati, dei paesi

I only need a few — me ne servono solo alcuni

quite a few of the tourists come from Germany — un buon numero di turisti viene dalla Germania

a good few of the houses — un bel po' di case
3.
nome

the few who — i pochi o le poche persone che

it appeals only to the few — piace solo a una minoranza (di persone)

••

to be few and far between — essere rarissimi

to have had a few (too many) — colloq. avere bevuto qualche bicchiere di troppo
••
Note:

When few is used as a quantifier to indicate the smallness or insufficiency of a given number or quantity ( few horses, few shops, few people), it is translated by pochi + masculine nouns and poche + feminine nouns: pochi cavalli, pochi negozi, poche persone. Equally the few is translated by i pochi / le poche: the few people who knew her = le poche persone che la conoscevano. For examples and particular usages, see I.1 in the entry below. - When few is used as a quantifier in certain expressions to mean several, translations vary according to the expression: see I.2 in the entry below. - When a few is used as a quantifier ( a few books), it can often be translated by qualche, which is invariable and is always followed by the singular: qualche libro; however, for expressions such as quite a few books, a good few books, see I.3 in the entry below. - For translations of few used as a pronoun ( few of us succeeded, I only need a few), see II in the entry below. - For translations of the few used as a noun ( the few who voted for him), see III in the entry below

English-Italian dictionary > few
6 few

§ ცოტა, მცირერიცხოვანი, ცოტაოდენი

§ ცოტა, რამდენიმე

few people ცოტა ხალხი

we are few ცოტანი ვართ

for the last few months ბოლო რამდენიმე თვე

a few რამდენიმე

a good few / not a few / quite a few საკმაოდ ბევრი

every few days ორ-სამ დღეში ერთხელ

his cultural shock in the foreign country lasted for a few years მისი კულტურული შოკი უცხოეთში რამდენიმე წელი გაგრძელდა

a few days ago რამდენიმე დღის წინ

a few days later რამდენიმე დღის შემდეგ

a few pages of this book are wanting ამ წიგნს რამდენიმე გვერდი აკლია

●●I want to walk off a few kilos მინდა სიაულით რამდენიმე კილო დავიკლო;

I want to clear up a few points რამდენიმე საკითხის გარკვევა მსურს

his visits to us were few and far-between ძალიან იშვიათად გვესტუმრებოდა ხოლმე

I figured on staying a few days რამდენიმე დღით დარჩენას ვაპირებდი / ვვარაუდობდი

for a few days რამდენიმე დღის განმავლობაში

his wants are few მცირე მოთხოვნილებები აქვს//მას ბევრი არ სჭირდება

it lasted only a few moments ეს სულ რამდენიმე წამს გაგრძელდა

●●I scrawled a few words to him ორიოდე სიტყვა მივწერე

he took / made a few steps forward რამდენიმე ნაბიჯი წინ გადადგა

he drew the plan of the house in a few strokes სახლის გეგმა ფანქრის ორიოდე მოსმით მოხაზა

my needs are few მე მცირედით ვკმაყოფილდები

●●not a few people საკმაოდ ბევრი ხალხი

a few kilometres off the road გზიდან რამდენიმე კილომეტრის დაშორებით

here buses are few and far between აქ ავტობუსები იშვიათად დადის

English-Georgian dictionary > few
7 few

Adj

1. कुछ

I was with this organisation for a few years.

Only a few people in this area are rich.

2. थोड़ा

She is a woman of few needs.
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Det

1. कुछ

Few people know about this episode.

English-Hindi dictionary > few
8 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

•

- 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

\

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
9 need

{ni:d}
I. 1. нужда, необходимост
to be/stand in NEED of, to have NEED of нуждая се от
to have NEED to do, etc. /of doing, etc. необходимо e да направя и пр.
if NEED (s) be, in case of NEED ако e нужно/стане нужда, в случай на нужда
there's no/not much NEED for anxiety няма защо/особени причини да се тревожим, няма нищо (особено) тревожно
there's no NEED for you to go there няма защо да отиваш там
2. pl нужди, потребности
my NEEDs are few нуждите ми са малко, задоволявам се с малко
to attend to/to supply someone's NEEDs задоволявам нуждите на/грижа се за някого
3. нужда, липса, бедност, нищета
in times of/in the hour of NEED в труден момент/беда
to be in NEED беден съм
II. 1. нуждая се/имам нужда от, трябва (ми), нужен ми e
that NEEDs no saying това се разбира от само себе си
that chapter NEEDs rewriting/to be rewritten тази глава трябва да се преработи
he didn't NEED to be reminded about it нямаше нужда да му напомнят за това
it NEEDs to be done трябва да се направи
does he NEED to know? необходимо ли e да знае
2. ряд. бедствувам, в мизерия съм
3. модален гл. 3 л. ед. ч. -need, с inf без to, pt need, без рр трябва, нужно/необходимо e, длъжен съм
NEED you go yet? трябва ли вече да си ходиш? he NEEDn't go, NEED he? той няма нужда да ходи, нали? I NEED hardly tell you едва ли e необходимо да ви казвам
we NEEDn't have hurried нямаше защо да бързаме

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{ni:d} n 1. нужда, необходимост; to be/stand in need of, to have need (2) {ni:d} v 1. нуждая се/имам нужда от, трябва (ми), нужен ми e

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трябвам; трудност; потребност; беда; бедствам; бедност; затруднение; липса; нуждая се от; необходимост; нужда; нищета; нуждая се;

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1. does he need to know? необходимо ли e да знае 2. he didn't need to be reminded about it нямаше нужда да му напомнят за това 3. i. нужда, необходимост 4. if need (s) be, in case of need ако e нужно/стане нужда, в случай на нужда 5. ii. нуждая се/имам нужда от, трябва (ми), нужен ми e 6. in times of/in the hour of need в труден момент/беда 7. it needs to be done трябва да се направи 8. my needs are few нуждите ми са малко, задоволявам се с малко 9. need you go yet? трябва ли вече да си ходиш? he needn't go, need he? той няма нужда да ходи, нали? i need hardly tell you едва ли e необходимо да ви казвам 10. pl нужди, потребности 11. that chapter needs rewriting/to be rewritten тази глава трябва да се преработи 12. that needs no saying това се разбира от само себе си 13. there's no need for you to go there няма защо да отиваш там 14. there's no/not much need for anxiety няма защо/особени причини да се тревожим, няма нищо (особено) тревожно 15. to attend to/to supply someone's needs задоволявам нуждите на/грижа се за някого 16. to be in need беден съм 17. to be/stand in need of, to have need of нуждая се от 18. to have need to do, etc. /of doing, etc. необходимо e да направя и пр 19. we needn't have hurried нямаше защо да бързаме 20. модален гл. 3 л. ед. ч. -need, с inf без to, pt need, без рр трябва, нужно/необходимо e, длъжен съм 21. нужда, липса, бедност, нищета 22. ряд. бедствувам, в мизерия съм
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need [ni:d] I. n 1. нужда, потребност, необходимост; to be ( stand) in
eed of нуждая се от;
eeds standard стандарт, определен на базата на потребностите; if
eed(s) be, in case of
eed ако е нужно, ако стане нужда, в случай на нужда; there is no
eed for him to travel той няма защо да пътува; the country had no
eed of weapons страната нямаше нужда (не се нуждаеше) от оръжие; to supply the
eeds of s.o. грижа се за някого, задоволявам нуждите на някого; 2. нужда, липса; бедност, нищета; трудност, затруднение; беда; in times of
eed, in the hour of
eed в момент на затруднение, в беда; to be in
eed в нищета съм, беден съм; II. v 1. нуждая се от, имам нужда от, трябва ми, нужен ми е, необходим ми е; this will
eed some discussion това ще трябва да се обсъди; that
eeds no saying това се разбира от само себе си; what he
eeds is a good rest на него му трябва една хубава почивка; 2. рядко в нужда съм, бедствам; 3. като модален глагол трябва, нужно е, необходимо е, длъжен съм; а) без лично окончание в 3 л. ед. ч. с комп. без to, pt need без pp;
eed I tell him? трябва ли да му казвам? I
eedn't tell him,
eed I? няма нужда да му казвам, нали? I
eed hardly tell you едва ли е необходимо да ви казвам; you
eedn' t worry няма причина да се тревожиш; you
eedn't have told him нямаше защо да му казваш; all that I
eed do was to tell him the truth всичко, което трябваше да направя, беше да му кажа истината; б) с лично окончание в 3 л. ед. ч. с комп. с to; he didn't
eed to be reminded aboutit нямаше нужда да му се напомня; it
eeds to be done carefully това трябва да се направи внимателно; 4. безл. нужно е, необходимо е, изисква се; it
eeds much skill for this exercise това упражнение изисква голямо умение; what
eeds it? ост. защо е нужно?

English-Bulgarian dictionary > need
10 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
11 need

1. [ni:d] n
1. надобность, нужда

to be /to stand/ in need of smth., to feel the need of smth., to have need of smth. - нуждаться в чём-л.

are you in need of help? - не нужна ли вам помощь?

he felt the need of money - он нуждался в деньгах, у него было трудно с деньгами

the house is in need of repairs - дом требует ремонта

there was a need for caution - следовало действовать осмотрительно

there is no need - нет надобности

there is no need to worry - нет оснований волноваться

is there any need to hurry /for haste/? - есть ли смысл /нужно ли/ спешить?

if need be /were/ - если бы потребовалось, в случае нужды

when /as, if/ the need arises - по мере /в случае/ необходимости

to have need to do smth. - быть вынужденным что-л. сделать

there is little need to speak of... - нет надобности говорить о...

there is no need for her to work - она может не работать /не нуждается в заработке/

2. pl потребности, нужды; запросы

to meet the needs - удовлетворять потребности

daily needs - повседневные нужды

spiritual needs - духовные запросы

to each according to his needs - каждому по потребностям

my needs are few - я неприхотлив; мне много не нужно

to meet the needs of the age [of community] - соответствовать требованиям времени [общества]

to meet the needs of the occasion - ≅ оказаться на высоте положения

3. нужда, бедность; нищета

to live /to be/ in need - нуждаться, жить в нищете

4. недостаток, нехватка

for need of - из-за недостатка, вследствие отсутствия (чего-л.)

5. беда, трудное положение

hour of dire need - час испытаний

good at need - выручающий в беде /в трудных обстоятельствах/

they failed him in his need - они бросили его в беде

6. стремление

need of a better education - стремление к образованию

the need of one's heart - веление сердца

7. predic редк. то, что нужно

poorer than was need - беднее, чем следовало

♢ need makes the old wife trot - посл. нужда научит старушку рысью бегать; ≅ нужда научит горшки обжигать

a friend in need is a friend indeed - посл. ≅ друзья познаются в беде
2. [ni:d] v
I

1. нуждаться, иметь надобность, потребность (в чём-л.)

the farmers need rain - фермерам нужен дождь

he needs rest - он нуждается в отдыхе

they need one another - они не могут обойтись друг без друга

this is a book I've been needing a long time - вот книга, которую я давно ищу

2. 1) требовать, чувствовать необходимость (чего-л.)

the dress needs washing - платье пора /необходимо/ выстирать

that needs no saying - это само собой разумеется; это ясно без слов

these facts need no comment - эти факты не нуждаются в комментариях /не требуют комментариев/

the letter needs no reply - письмо не требует ответа

the book needs correction - книга нуждается в исправлении

the soup needs salt - в супе не хватает соли

to need a lot of asking - заставлять себя просить; не сразу соглашаться

he needed no second invitation - он не заставил себя просить, он сразу принял приглашение

it needs to... - нужно /надо/ (сделать что-л.)

it needs to be done carefully - это надо сделать тщательно; это дело требует осторожности

it needed doing - это надо было сделать

he needs to be careful - ему следует проявлять осторожность

you only needed to ask - вам нужно было /стоило/ только спросить

we didn't need to hurry - мы могли не торопиться [ср. III А]

he does not need to be told - ему нечего об этом говорить; ≅ он об этом сам уже знает [ср. III А]

he didn't need to be told twice - нам не пришлось говорить ему два раза /повторять приказ/; он понял /повиновался/ с первого слова

it needed the horrors of war to open their eyes - нужны были ужасы войны, чтобы у них открылись глаза; только ужасы войны открыли им глаза

there needs - арх. требуется

there needs no such apology - такие оправдания не нужны, извинений не требуется

2) ирон. заслуживать

he needs a lesson - его стоит проучить

what he needs is a good whipping - ему будет полезна хорошая порка

3. нуждаться, бедствовать

give to them that need - помогайте нуждающимся

III А (3-е л. ед. ч. need)

выражает долженствование, обязанность в сочетании с инфинитивом без частицы to; употребляется преимущественно в вопросительной и отрицательной формах, образуемых без вспомогательного глагола do

he need not come - ему приходить не обязательно, он может и не приходить

you needn't wait - вам можно и не ждать; можете не ждать

you needn't go so early, need you? - вам ведь не обязательно уходить так рано, правда?

must I go there? - No, you need not - мне нужно /обязательно/ туда идти? - Нет, это не обязательно

you needn't do it if you don't want to - не хотите делать - не нужно

he needn't have been in such a hurry - ему не к чему было так спешить

you need not trouble yourself - вам нечего (самому) беспокоиться; вам не стоит утруждать себя

need anybody know? - разве нельзя сделать так, чтобы никто не знал?, разве обязательно об этом кому-нибудь рассказывать?

he needn't be told - ему не обязательно об этом говорить, ему не обязательно нужно об этом знать [ср. I 2, 1)]

we needn't have hurried - (оказалось, что) мы могли не торопиться [ср. I 2, 1)]

I need hardly tell you that... - вряд ли нужно говорить вам, что...

I don't think that need be considered - я считаю, что мы не обязаны принимать это во внимание

НБАРС > need
12 need

§ საჭიროება, გაჭირვება; სჭირდება

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1 საჭიროება

in case of need საჭიროების შემთხვევაში

he's in need of rest დასვენება ესაჭიროება

I'm in need of money ფული მჭირდება

the flat is in need of repair ბინას რემონტი სჭირდება

what need is there to worry him? რა საჭიროა მისი შეწუხება?

if need be თუ საჭირო იქნება

2 მოთხოვნილება

my needs are few მე მცირედით ვკმაყოფილდები

food, clothing and shelter are man's principal needs საჭმელი, ტანსაცმელი და თავშესაფარი ადამიანის მთავარი მოთხოვნილებაებია

there's a great need for this books ამ წიგნზე დიდი მოთხოვნილებაა

to meet smb's needs ვისიმე მოთხოვნილებების დაკმაყოფილება

3 გაჭირვება

he helped me in my hour of need გაჭირვების ჟამს დამეხმარა

4 სიღარიბე, ხელმოკლეობა

they live in need of everything ხელმოკლედ ცხოვრობენ

5 დაჭირვება (დასჭირდება)

I need money / your support ფული / შენი მხარდაჭერა მჭირდება

ring me up if you need me თუ დაგჭირდი, დამირეკე!

I'll need the book tomorrow ეს წიგნი ხვალ დამჭირდება

the factory needs workers ქარხანას მუშახელი სჭირდება

need we go there? საჭიროა ჩვენი იქ მისვლა?

we needn't go there ჩვენი იქ მისვლა არ არის საჭირო

you needn't talk so much about it ამაზე ბევრი ლაპარაკი საჭირო არ არის

6 უნდა

a permit is needed for this ამას ნებართვა უნდა / ესაჭიროება

you needn't have done it ეს არ უნდა გექნა

this door needs painting ამ კარს შეღებვა უნდა / სჭირდება

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●●must needs მაინცდამაინც, გინდა თუ არა

he must needs go away just when I need his help მაინცდამაინც მაშინ მოუნდა წასვლა, როცა მისი დახმარება დამჭირდა

needs must: if needs must მეტი გზა თუ არ არის

when there is no transport we needs must walk როცა ტრანსპორტი არ არის, ფეხით სიარული გვიწევს

he needs a long rest ხანგრძლივი დასვენება სჭირდება

this door needs a hard push ამ კარს მაგარი მიწოლა უნდა

pressing need მწვავე საჭიროება

there's no need to get perturbed ასაღელვებელი არაფერია

the engine needs an overhaul ძრავა სრულ კაპიტალურ შეკეთებას მოითხოვს

according to their respective needs თითოეული მათგანის მოთხოვნილებათა შესაბამისად

the pan needs a scrape ქვაბი გასახეხია

●●you needn't worry on that score ეგ ნუ გაწუხებს // ამაზე ნუ იღელვებ

must needs მაინცდამაინც, გინდა თუ არა

material needs მატერიალური მოთხოვნილებანი

maps need regular updates რუკებს მუდმივი განახლება უნდათ

I hinted to him that I needed money გადაკვრით ვუთხარი / ვაგრძნობინე, რომ ფული მჭირდებოდა

I need a haircut გასაკრეჭი ვარ

the doctor says I need more exercise ექიმი ამბობს, მეტი მოძრაობა გჭირდებაო

you needn’t ask him to come, he’ll come as a matter of course მისი დაძახება არ არის საჭირო, ისედაც მოვა

you needn’t ask him to come, he’ll come as a matter of course მისი დაძახება არ არის საჭირო, ისედაც მოვა

graft will be needed ქრთამის მიცემა დაგვჭირდება

your coat needs a brush შენი პალტო გასაწმენდია

is there anything you need? რამე ხომ არ გჭირდება?

these pants need alteration ეს შარვალი გადასაკეთებელია

I need no advocates ქომაგი / მოსარჩლე არ მჭირდება

we need more action მეტი შემართება გვმართებს

English-Georgian dictionary > need
13 ♦ need

♦ need /ni:d/
n.

1 [cu] bisogno; necessità: I feel the need for some rest, sento il bisogno d'un po' di riposo; I'm in need of a holiday, ho bisogno di una vacanza; There is no need to hurry, non c'è bisogno di (o non occorre) affannarsi; man's fundamental needs, i bisogni fondamentali dell'uomo; dire need, pressante bisogno; urgent need, urgente bisogno; pressing need, bisogno urgente; if the need arises, se sarà necessario; all'occorrenza; to satisfy a need, soddisfare un bisogno

2 (al pl.) bisogni; esigenze; necessità: human needs, i bisogni umani; daily needs, bisogni quotidiani; My needs are few, non ho molte esigenze

3 [u] bisogno; indigenza; ristrettezze; povertà: to be in need, essere nel bisogno, nell'indigenza

● (in GB) needs test, accertamento delle condizioni di bisogno di assistenza sociale o medica (cfr. means test, sotto mean /3/) □ to be in need of, essere bisognoso di; aver bisogno di: He's in need of treatment, è bisognoso di cure mediche; Are you in need of help?, hai bisogno d'aiuto? □ (comm.) in case of need, occorrendo □ to fail sb. in his need, non aiutare q. che si trova in bisogno (o nell'ora del bisogno) □ good at need, utile in caso di bisogno □ (form.) if need be, in caso di bisogno; se necessario; all'occorrenza: I will come if need be, verrò se sarà necessario □ if need were, se ce ne fosse bisogno; in caso di bisogno □ people in need, i bisognosi; gli indigenti.
♦ (to) need /ni:d/
A v. t. (costruzione pers.; si comporta spesso come i verbi modali davanti a un infinito; si costruisce invece regolarmente quando regge un compl. ogg.)

1 avere bisogno di; essere necessario; bisognare; importare; occorrere; (in frasi interr. o neg.) dovere, abbisognare di, sentire la mancanza di: Do you need any assistance?, hai bisogno d'aiuto?; The farmers need rain, i contadini hanno bisogno di pioggia; The car needs repairing ( o to be repaired), l'auto ha bisogno d'essere riparata; DIALOGO → - At the photocopier- The toner needs changing, bisogna cambiare il toner; I need hardly say that…, non occorre ch'io dica che…; è superfluo dire che…; This is a book I've needed a long time, questo è un libro di cui ho sentito a lungo la mancanza (che ho molto desiderato avere); He need not come ( o he doesn't need to come), non importa (o non occorre) che venga; You needn't do it, if you don't want to, non occorre che tu lo faccia (o non devi farlo), se non vuoi (cfr. You mustn't do it, non devi farlo!; te lo vieto; non sta bene, ecc.); He needn't be told, non è necessario dirglielo ( è meglio che non lo sappia); He doesn't need to be told, non c'è bisogno d'informarlo ( lo sa già); Need you go ( o do you need to go) so soon?, devi andare così presto?; I didn't need to take the umbrella, non occorse (o non occorreva) che prendessi l'ombrello; I needn't have taken the umbrella, era inutile che avessi preso l'ombrello; non avrei dovuto prendere l'ombrello; This work needs to be done with great care, bisogna fare questo lavoro (o questo lavoro va fatto) con ogni cura; DIALOGO → - Absence 3- I need to speak to the boss, devo parlare con il capo NOTA D'USO: - to need o to be necessary?-

2 essere privo di; mancare di: The sauce needs salt, la salsa manca di sale

B v. i. (arc.)

1 (impers.) essere necessario; importare; occorrere: It needs not, non è necessario; non importa

2 trovarsi in bisogno; essere bisognoso (o povero)

● Need anybody know?, è proprio necessario che si sappia?; non si può tenere la cosa segreta? □ need I say, manco a dirlo □ He didn't need to be told twice, non se lo fece dire due volte □ It needed doing, bisognava farlo □ It will need doing, sarà necessario (o bisognerà) farlo □ (fam., iron.) That's all I (o we) need!, ci mancava questa!; piove sul bagnato! □ DIALOGO → - Lost credit cards- I don't need this right now!, questa non ci voleva proprio adesso!

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
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[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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I

[ni:d] n անհրաժետություն, կարիք, պա հանջ. in case of need անհրաժեշտության դեպ քում. be in need of rest հանգստի կարիք ունե նալ. if need be եթե հարկավոր/կարիք լինի. need of repair վերանորոգման անհրաժեշ տություն. needs պահանջմունքներ. be in need (of) կարի քը զգալ. What need is there? Ի՞նչ անհրաժեշտություն կա. There is a need Անհրաժեշտ է: My needs are few Իմ պահանջները մեծ չեն. stand in need կարիք ունենալ. have need of մի բանի կա րիք ունենալ. in times of need դժվարին րոպեին. meet the needs կարիքները բավարարել. daily needs առօրյա կարիքներ. needs assessment կարիքների գնահատում

II

[ni:d] v կարիք ունենալ/զգալ. կարիքի մեջ լինել. need support սատարելու կարիք ունենալ. It is just what I need Դա հենց այն է, ինչ ինձ հարկավոր է. The door needs painting Դուռը պետք է ներկել. She needs money Նրան փող է հարկավոր. He needed no second invitation Նրան պետք չէր խնդրել. Everything that needed doing Այն ամենը, ինչ պետք էր անել. need no reply պատասխանի կարիք չլինել. (հարկավոր է, պետք է) You only need to ask Ձեզ միայն պետք է հարցնել. He needn’t be told Կարիք չկա նրան այդ մասին ասել. You needn’t go there Կարիք չկա, որ դուք այնտեղ գնաք. Nobody needs ever know Ոչ ոք այդ մասին չպետք է իմանա It needed her to do it Միայն նա կկարողանար այդ անել. It would need a miracle Միայն հրաշք է պետք

English-Armenian dictionary > need
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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
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kb. keperluan, kebutuhan. Her needs are few Kebutuhannya sedikit. to have n. of perlu, memerlukan. if n. be kalau pelu. -kkt. memerlukan, membutuhkan. -kki. harus.

English-Malay dictionary > need
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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
20 open

open ['əʊpən]

ouvert ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (n), 1 (o), 1 (q)-(s) découvert ⇒ 1 (e) dégagé ⇒ 1 (g) vacant ⇒ 1 (h) libre ⇒ 1 (h) non résolu ⇒ 1 (k) franc ⇒ 1 (n) ouvrir ⇒ 2 (a)-(g), 3 (d) déboucher ⇒ 2 (a) commencer ⇒ 2 (e), 3 (e) engager ⇒ 2 (e) dégager ⇒ 2 (g) s'ouvrir ⇒ 3 (a)-(c)

1 adjective

(a) (not shut → window, cupboard, suitcase, jar, box, sore, valve) ouvert;

∎ her eyes were slightly open/wide open ses yeux étaient entrouverts/grands ouverts;

∎ he kicked the door open il a ouvert la porte d'un coup de pied;

∎ the panels slide open les panneaux s'ouvrent en coulissant;

∎ to smash/lever sth open ouvrir qch en le fracassant/à l'aide d'un levier;

∎ I can't get the bottle open je n'arrive pas à ouvrir la bouteille;

∎ there's a bottle already open in the fridge il y a une bouteille entamée dans le frigo;

∎ you won't need the key, the door's open tu n'auras pas besoin de la clef, la porte est ouverte

(b) (not fastened → coat, fly, packet) ouvert;

∎ his shirt was open to the waist sa chemise était ouverte ou déboutonnée jusqu'à la ceinture;

∎ his shirt was open at the neck le col de sa chemise était ouvert;

∎ her blouse hung open son chemisier était déboutonné;

∎ the wrapping had been torn open l'emballage avait été arraché ou déchiré

(c) (spread apart, unfolded → arms, book, magazine, umbrella) ouvert; (→ newspaper) ouvert, déplié; (→ legs, knees) écarté;

∎ the book lay open at page 6 le livre était ouvert à la page 6;

∎ I dropped the coin into his open hand or palm j'ai laissé tomber la pièce de monnaie dans le creux de sa main;

∎ the seams had split open les coutures avaient craqué;

∎ he ran into my open arms il s'est précipité dans mes bras

(d) (for business) ouvert;

∎ I couldn't find a bank open je n'ai pas pu trouver une banque qui soit ouverte;

∎ are you open on Saturdays? ouvrez-vous le samedi?;

∎ we're open for business as usual nous sommes ouverts comme à l'habitude;

∎ open to the public (museum etc) ouvert ou accessible au public;

∎ open late ouvert en nocturne

(e) (not covered → carriage, wagon, bus) découvert; (→ car) décapoté; (→ grave) ouvert; (→ boat) ouvert, non ponté; (→ courtyard, sewer) à ciel ouvert;

∎ the passengers sat on the open deck les passagers étaient assis sur le pont;

∎ the wine should be left open to breathe il faut laisser la bouteille ouverte pour que le vin puisse respirer

(f) (not enclosed → hillside, plain)

∎ the shelter was open on three sides l'abri était ouvert sur trois côtés;

∎ the hill was open to the elements la colline était exposée à tous les éléments;

∎ our neighbourhood lacks open space notre quartier manque d'espaces verts;

∎ the wide open spaces of Texas les grands espaces du Texas;

∎ shanty towns sprang up on every scrap of open ground des bidonvilles ont surgi sur la moindre parcelle de terrain vague;

∎ they were attacked in open country ils ont été attaqués en rase campagne;

∎ open countryside stretched away to the horizon la campagne s'étendait à perte de vue;

∎ open grazing land pâturages mpl non clôturés;

∎ ahead lay a vast stretch of open water au loin s'étendait une vaste étendue d'eau;

∎ in the open air en plein air;

∎ nothing beats life in the open air il n'y a rien de mieux que la vie au grand air;

∎ he took to the open road il a pris la route;

∎ it'll do 150 on the open road elle monte à 150 sur l'autoroute;

∎ the open sea la haute mer, le large

(g) (unobstructed → road, passage) dégagé; (→ mountain pass) ouvert, praticable; (→ waterway) ouvert à la navigation; (→ view) dégagé;

∎ only one lane on the bridge is open il n'y a qu'une voie ouverte à la circulation sur le pont

(h) (unoccupied, available → job) vacant; (→ period of time) libre;

∎ we have two positions open nous avons deux postes à pourvoir;

∎ I'll keep this Friday open for you je vous réserverai ce vendredi;

∎ she likes to keep her weekends open elle préfère ne pas faire de projets pour le week-end;

∎ it's the only course of action open to us c'est la seule chose que nous puissions faire;

∎ she used every opportunity open to her elle a profité de toutes les occasions qui se présentaient à elle;

∎ he wants to keep his options open il ne veut pas s'engager

(i) (unrestricted → competition) ouvert (à tous); (→ meeting, trial) public; (→ society) ouvert, démocratique;

∎ the contest is not open to company employees le concours n'est pas ouvert au personnel de la société;

∎ club membership is open to anyone aucune condition particulière n'est requise pour devenir membre du club;

∎ a career open to very few une carrière accessible à très peu de gens ou très fermée;

∎ there are few positions of responsibility open to immigrants les immigrés ont rarement accès aux postes de responsabilité;

∎ the field is wide open for someone with your talents pour quelqu'un d'aussi doué que vous, ce domaine offre des possibilités quasi illimitées;

∎ to extend an open invitation to sb inviter qn à venir chez soi quand il le souhaite;

∎ it's an open invitation to tax-dodgers/thieves c'est une invitation à la fraude fiscale/aux voleurs;

∎ American familiar Reno was a pretty open town in those days à cette époque, Reno était aux mains des hors-la-loi^□ ;

∎ they have an open marriage ils forment un couple très libre

(j) (unprotected, unguarded → flank, fire) ouvert; (→ wiring) non protégé;

∎ the two countries share miles of open border les deux pays sont séparés par des kilomètres de frontière non matérialisée;

∎ Sport he missed an open goal il n'y avait pas de défenseurs, et il a raté le but;

∎ to lay oneself open to criticism prêter le flanc à la critique

(k) (undecided → question) non résolu, non tranché;

∎ the election is still wide open l'élection n'est pas encore jouée;

∎ it's still an open question whether he'll resign or not on ne sait toujours pas s'il va démissionner;

∎ I prefer to leave the matter open je préfère laisser cette question en suspens;

∎ he wanted to leave the date open il n'a pas voulu fixer de date

(l) (liable)

∎ his speech is open to misunderstanding son discours peut prêter à confusion;

∎ the prices are not open to negotiation les prix ne sont pas négociables;

∎ the plan is open to modification le projet n'a pas encore été finalisé;

∎ it's open to debate whether she knew about it or not on peut se demander si elle était au courant;

∎ open to doubt douteux

(m) (receptive)

∎ to be open to suggestions être ouvert aux suggestions;

∎ I don't want to go but I'm open to persuasion je ne veux pas y aller mais je pourrais me laisser persuader;

∎ I try to keep an open mind about such things j'essaie de ne pas avoir de préjugés sur ces questions;

∎ open to any reasonable offer disposé à considérer toute offre raisonnable

(n) (candid → person, smile, countenance) ouvert, franc (franche); (→ discussion) franc (franche);

∎ let's be open with each other soyons francs l'un avec l'autre;

∎ they weren't very open about their intentions ils se sont montrés assez discrets en ce qui concerne leurs intentions;

∎ he is open about his homosexuality il ne cache pas son homosexualité

(o) (blatant → contempt, criticism, conflict, disagreement) ouvert; (→ attempt) non dissimulé; (→ scandal) public; (→ rivalry) déclaré;

∎ her open dislike son aversion déclarée;

∎ the country is in a state of open civil war le pays est en état de véritable guerre civile;

∎ they are in open revolt ils sont en révolte ouverte;

∎ they acted in open violation of the treaty ce qu'ils ont fait constitue une violation flagrante du traité;

∎ they showed an open disregard for the law ils ont fait preuve d'un manque de respect flagrant face à la loi;

∎ it's an open admission of guilt cela équivaut à un aveu

(p) (loose → weave) lâche

(q) Sport (play → free-flowing) ouvert, dégagé

(r) Linguistics (vowel, syllable) ouvert

(s) Electricity (circuit) ouvert

(t) British Finance (cheque) non barré

(u) Music (string) à vide

2 transitive verb

(a) (window, lock, shop, eyes, border) ouvrir; (wound) rouvrir; (bottle, can) ouvrir, déboucher; (wine) déboucher;

∎ open quotations or inverted commas ouvrez les guillemets;

∎ she opened her eyes very wide elle ouvrit grand les yeux, elle écarquilla les yeux;

∎ they plan to open the border to refugees ils projettent d'ouvrir la frontière aux réfugiés;

∎ Photography open the aperture one more stop ouvrez d'un diaphragme de plus;

∎ figurative to open one's heart to sb se confier à qn;

∎ we must open our minds to new ideas nous devons être ouverts aux idées nouvelles

(b) (unfasten → coat, envelope, gift, collar) ouvrir

(c) (unfold, spread apart → book, umbrella, penknife, arms, hand) ouvrir; (→ newspaper) ouvrir, déplier; (→ legs, knees) écarter

(d) (pierce → hole) percer; (→ breach) ouvrir; (→ way, passage) ouvrir, frayer;

∎ to open a road through the jungle ouvrir une route à travers la jungle;

∎ the agreement opens the way for peace l'accord va mener à la paix

(e) (start → campaign, discussion, account, trial) ouvrir, commencer; (→ negotiations) ouvrir, engager; (→ conversation) engager, entamer; Banking & Finance (→ account, loan) ouvrir;

∎ her new film opened the festival son dernier film a ouvert le festival;

∎ to open a file on sb ouvrir un dossier sur qn;

∎ to open fire (on or at sb) ouvrir le feu (sur qn);

∎ to open the bidding (in bridge) ouvrir (les enchères);

∎ to open the betting (in poker) lancer les enchères;

∎ Finance to open a line of credit ouvrir un crédit;

∎ to open Parliament ouvrir la session du Parlement;

∎ Law to open the case exposer les faits

(f) (set up → shop, business) ouvrir; (inaugurate → hospital, airport, library) ouvrir, inaugurer

(g) (clear, unblock → road, lane, passage) dégager; (→ mountain pass) ouvrir

3 intransitive verb

(a) (door, window) (s')ouvrir; (suitcase, valve, padlock, eyes) s'ouvrir;

∎ the window opens outwards la fenêtre (s')ouvre vers l'extérieur;

∎ open wide! ouvrez grand!;

∎ to open, press down and twist pour ouvrir, appuyez et tournez;

∎ both rooms open onto the corridor les deux chambres donnent ou ouvrent sur le couloir;

∎ figurative the heavens opened and we got drenched il s'est mis à tomber des trombes d'eau et on s'est fait tremper

(b) (unfold, spread apart → book, umbrella, parachute) s'ouvrir; (→ bud, leaf) s'ouvrir, s'épanouir;

∎ a new life opened before her une nouvelle vie s'ouvrait devant elle

(c) (gape → chasm) s'ouvrir

(d) (for business) ouvrir;

∎ what time do you open on Sundays? à quelle heure ouvrez-vous le dimanche?;

∎ the doors open at 8 p.m. les portes ouvrent à 20 heures;

∎ to open late ouvrir en nocturne

(e) (start → campaign, meeting, discussion, concert, play, story) commencer;

∎ the book opens with a murder le livre commence par un meurtre;

∎ the hunting season opens in September la chasse ouvre en septembre;

∎ she opened with a statement of the association's goals elle commença par une présentation des buts de l'association;

∎ the film opens next week le film sort la semaine prochaine;

∎ Theatre when are you opening? quand aura lieu la première?;

∎ when it opened on Broadway, the play flopped lorsqu'elle est sortie à Broadway, la pièce a fait un four;

∎ the Dow Jones opened at 2461 le Dow Jones a ouvert à 2461;

∎ to open with two clubs (in bridge) ouvrir de deux trèfles

4 noun

(a) (outdoors, open air)

∎ (out) in the open (gen) en plein air, dehors; (in countryside) au grand air;

∎ eating (out) in the open gives me an appetite manger au grand air me donne de l'appétit;

∎ to sleep in the open dormir à la belle étoile

(b) (public eye)

∎ to bring sth (out) into the open exposer ou étaler qch au grand jour;

∎ the riot brought the instability of the regime out into the open l'émeute a révélé l'instabilité du régime;

∎ the conflict finally came out into the open le conflit a finalement éclaté au grand jour

(c) Sport open m;

∎ the British Open (golf) l'open m ou le tournoi open de Grande-Bretagne;

∎ the French Open (tennis) Roland-Garros

►► Banking open account compte m ouvert;

open bar buvette f gratuite, bar m gratuit;

Banking open cheque chèque m ouvert ou non barré;

Military & Politics open city ville f ouverte;

School open classroom classe f primaire à activités libres;

Stock Exchange open contract position f ouverte;

Finance open credit crédit m à découvert;

British open day journée f portes ouvertes;

Economics open economy économie f ouverte;

open house American (open day) journée f portes ouvertes; (party) grande fête f;

∎ British to keep open house tenir table ouverte;

open inquiry enquête f publique;

British open learning enseignement m à la carte (par correspondance ou à temps partiel);

open letter lettre f ouverte;

∎ an open letter to the President une lettre ouverte au Président;

open market marché m libre;

∎ to buy sth on the open market acheter qch sur le marché libre;

∎ Stock Exchange to buy shares on the open market acheter des actions en Bourse;

open mike = période pendant laquelle les clients d'un café-théâtre ou d'un bar peuvent chanter ou raconter des histoires drôles au micro;

open mesh mailles fpl lâches;

Stock Exchange open money market marché m libre des capitaux;

Stock Exchange open outcry criée f;

Stock Exchange open outcry system système m de criée;

open pattern motif m aéré;

Insurance open policy police f flottante;

Stock Exchange open position position f ouverte;

American Politics open primary = élection primaire américaine ouverte aux non-inscrits d'un parti;

open prison prison f ouverte;

open sandwich (gen) tartine f; (cocktail food) canapé m;

open season saison f;

∎ the open season for hunting la saison de la chasse;

∎ figurative the tabloid papers have declared open season on the private lives of rock stars les journaux à scandale se sont mis à traquer les stars du rock dans leur vie privée;

Aviation & Theatre open seating places fpl non réservées;

British open secret secret m de Polichinelle;

∎ it's an open secret that Alison will get the job c'est Alison qui aura le poste, ce n'est un secret pour personne;

open sesame

1 exclamation

sésame, ouvre-toi!

2 noun

British (means to success) sésame m;

∎ good A level results aren't necessarily an open sesame to university de bons résultats aux "A levels" n'ouvrent pas forcément la porte de l'université;

Industry open shop British (open to non-union members) = entreprise ne pratiquant pas le monopole d'embauche; American (with no union) établissement m sans syndicat;

open ticket billet m open;

Sport open tournament (tournoi m) open m;

British Open University = enseignement universitaire par correspondance doublé d'émissions de télévision ou de radio;

Law open verdict verdict m de décès sans cause déterminée

➲ open out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (unfold → bud, petals) s'ouvrir, s'épanouir; (→ parachute) s'ouvrir; (→ sail) se gonfler;

∎ the sofa opens out into a bed le canapé est convertible en lit;

∎ the doors open out onto a terrace les portes donnent ou s'ouvrent sur une terrasse

(b) (lie → vista, valley) s'étendre, s'ouvrir;

∎ miles of wheatfields opened out before us des champs de blé s'étendaient devant nous à perte de vue

(c) (widen → path, stream) s'élargir;

∎ the river opens out into a lake la rivière se jette dans un lac;

∎ the trail finally opens out onto a plateau la piste débouche sur un plateau

(d) British figurative (become less reserved) s'ouvrir;

∎ he opened out after a few drinks quelques verres ont suffi à le faire sortir de sa réserve

2 separable transitive verb

(unfold → newspaper, deck chair, fan) ouvrir;

∎ the peacock opened out its tail le paon a fait la roue

➲ open up

1 intransitive verb

(a) (unlock the door) ouvrir;

∎ open up or I'll call the police! ouvrez, sinon j'appelle la police!;

∎ open up in there! ouvrez, là-dedans!

(b) (become available → possibility) s'ouvrir;

∎ we may have a position opening up in May il se peut que nous ayons un poste disponible en mai;

∎ new markets are opening up de nouveaux marchés sont en train de s'ouvrir

(c) (for business → shop, branch etc) (s')ouvrir;

∎ a new hotel opens up every week un nouvel hôtel ouvre ses portes chaque semaine

(d) (start firing → guns) faire feu, tirer; (→ troops, person) ouvrir le feu, se mettre à tirer

(e) (become less reserved → person) s'ouvrir; (→ discussion) s'animer;

∎ he won't open up even to me il ne s'ouvre pas, même à moi;

∎ he needs to open up about his feelings il a besoin de dire ce qu'il a sur le cœur ou de s'épancher;

∎ I got her to open up about her doubts j'ai réussi à la convaincre de me faire part de ses doutes

(f) (become interesting) devenir intéressant;

∎ things are beginning to open up in my field of research ça commence à bouger dans mon domaine de recherche;

∎ the game opened up in the last half le match est devenu plus ouvert après la mi-temps

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (crate, gift, bag, tomb) ouvrir;

∎ we're opening up the summer cottage this weekend nous ouvrons la maison de campagne ce week-end;

∎ the sleeping bag will dry faster if you open it up le sac de couchage séchera plus vite si tu l'ouvres

(b) (for business) ouvrir;

∎ each morning, Lucy opened up the shop chaque matin, Lucy ouvrait la boutique;

∎ he wants to open up a travel agency il veut ouvrir une agence de voyages

(c) (for development → isolated region) désenclaver; (→ quarry, oilfield) ouvrir, commencer l'exploitation de; (→ new markets) ouvrir;

∎ irrigation will open up new land for agriculture l'irrigation permettra la mise en culture de nouvelles terres;

∎ the airport opened up the island for tourism l'aéroport a ouvert l'île au tourisme;

∎ a discovery which opens up new fields of research une découverte qui crée de nouveaux domaines de recherche;

∎ the policy opened up possibilities for closer cooperation la politique a créé les conditions d'une coopération plus étroite

(d) familiar (accelerate)

∎ he opened it or her up il a accéléré à fond

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