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need [ni:d]1. nounbesoin m► in need• no need to rush! il n'y a pas le feu ! (inf)• no need to worry! inutile de s'inquiéter !a. ( = require) [person, thing] avoir besoin de• have you got all you need? vous avez tout ce qu'il vous faut ?• a much needed holiday des vacances dont on a (or dont j'ai etc) grand besoinb. ( = demand) demander3. modal verba. (indicating obligation) need he go? est-il obligé d'y aller ?• 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 ?b. (indicating logical necessity) need that be true? est-ce nécessairement vrai ?• it need not follow that... il ne s'ensuit pas nécessairement que...4. compounds* * *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'aideWhen 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 parteWhen 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'huiWhen 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 dépêcheFor examples of the above and further uses of need, see the entry below[niːd] 1.modal auxiliary1) (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?
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)2.transitive verb1) ( require)my shoes need to be polished —
I gave it a much-needed clean — je l'ai nettoyé, il en avait grand besoin
you don't need me to tell you that... — vous n'êtes pas sans savoir que...
2) ( have to)3.there's no need, I've done it — inutile, c'est fait
2) (want, requirement) besoin m ( for de)energy needs — besoins mpl en énergie
3) (adversity, distress)4) ( poverty) besoin m
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