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1 basic
basic ['beɪsɪk]∎ these things are basic to a good marriage ces choses sont fondamentales ou vitales pour un mariage heureux∎ basic English anglais m de base;∎ a basic knowledge of Greek une connaissance de base du grec;∎ my French is a bit basic mon français est plutôt rudimentaire;∎ basic vocabulary vocabulaire m de base;∎ I've got the basic idea je vois de quoi il s'agit en gros;∎ Mathematics the four basic operations les quatre opérations fpl fondamentales(c) (essential) essentiel;∎ basic foodstuffs denrées fpl de base;∎ the basic necessities of life les besoins mpl vitaux;∎ basic precautions précautions fpl élémentaires ou essentielles(d) (primitive → furniture, accommodation, skills) rudimentaire;∎ their flat is really basic leur appartement est très rudimentaire(e) (as a starting point → hours) de base;∎ this is the basic model of the car voici la voiture dans son modèle de base∎ the basics l'essentiel m;∎ let's get down to basics venons-en à l'essentiel;∎ I learned the basics of computing j'ai acquis les notions de base en informatique;∎ they learned to cook with just the basics ils ont appris à faire la cuisine avec un minimum;∎ to get back to basics (important things in life) retourner aux choses essentielles;∎ Politics back to basics = expression qui suggère un retour aux valeurs traditionnelles en matière d'éducation ou de moralité, lancée par les Conservateurs comme argument de renouveau politique au début des années 90►► Economics basic commodity denrée f de base;Marketing basic consumer goods denrées fpl de consommation courante;Insurance basic cover assurance f de garantie de base;Finance basic pay salaire m de base;∎ most people are basic rate taxpayers la plupart des gens sont imposés au taux de base;Chemistry basic salt sel m basique;basic slag scorie f de déphosphoration;Finance basic wage salaire m de base -
2 bare
(a) (naked → body, feet) nu;∎ they were bare to the waist ils étaient nus jusqu'à la taille;∎ in one's bare feet pieds nus;∎ he killed a tiger with his bare hands il a tué un tigre à mains nues;∎ Boxing to fight with bare hands boxer à main nue∎ we had to sleep on bare floorboards nous avons dû coucher à même le plancher;∎ his head was bare il était nu-tête;∎ bare wood bois m naturel;∎ the tree was bare of leaves l'arbre était dépouillé ou dénudé;∎ the lawn was just a bare patch of grass la pelouse consistait en un maigre carré d'herbe;∎ a wall of bare rock une paroi de roche nue;∎ to lay bare one's heart mettre son cœur à nu;∎ to lay bare a plot révéler ou dévoiler un complot∎ the cupboard was bare le garde-manger était vide;∎ the room was bare of furniture/pictures la pièce ne comportait aucun meuble/tableau(d) (basic, plain) simple, dépouillé;∎ I just told him the barest details je lui ai donné le minimum de détails;∎ the bare facts les faits mpl bruts;∎ figurative the bare bones of the story le squelette de l'histoire(e) (absolute) absolu, strict;∎ the house was stripped to the bare essentials la maison ne contenait que le strict nécessaire;∎ the bare necessities of life le minimum vital;∎ the bare minimum le strict minimum;∎ I took the barest minimum of cash j'ai pris le minimum d'argent∎ a bare 20 percent of the population is literate à peine 20 pour cent de la population est alphabétisée;∎ he earned a bare £200 il a gagné tout juste 200 livres;∎ they won by a bare majority ils ont gagné de justesse;∎ he got a bare pass il a eu son examen en ayant juste la moyenne;∎ a bare pass isn't good enough in my father's eyes pour mon père réussir un examen de justesse n'est pas suffisant;∎ they manage to scrape a bare living from the land ils arrivent tout juste à vivoter en travaillant la terre∎ to bare one's head se découvrir la tête;∎ to bare one's soul mettre son âme à nu -
3 bare
[beə] 1. adjective1) (uncovered or naked: bare skin; bare floors.) nu2) (empty: bare shelves.) vide3) (of trees etc, without leaves.) dénudé4) (worn thin: The carpet is a bit bare.) usé5) (basic; essential: the bare necessities of life.) essentiel2. verb(to uncover: The dog bared its teeth in anger.) montrer- barely- bareness - bareback - barefaced - barefooted - barefoot - bareheaded -
4 necessity
1 noun∎ there is no necessity for drastic measures il n'y a pas lieu de prendre des mesures draconiennes;∎ there's no real necessity for us to go nous n'avons pas vraiment besoin d'y aller, il n'est pas indispensable que nous y allions;∎ the necessity for or of keeping careful records la nécessité de prendre des notes détaillées;∎ if the necessity should arise si le besoin se faisait sentir;∎ in case of absolute necessity en cas de force majeure;∎ out of or by or through necessity par nécessité, par la force des choses;∎ proverb necessity has no law nécessité fait loi;∎ proverb necessity is the mother of invention = en cas de besoin on trouve toujours une solution(c) (essential) chose f nécessaire ou essentielle;∎ the basic or bare necessities of life les choses qui sont absolument essentielles ou indispensables à la vie;∎ a car is not one of life's necessities une voiture n'est pas indispensable;∎ it's one of life's necessities c'est un élément vital(d) Philosophy nécessité fnécessairement -
5 necessity
necessity [nɪˈsesɪtɪ]• she questioned the necessity of buying a new car elle mettait en doute la nécessité d'acheter une voiture neuve• is there any necessity? est-ce nécessaire ?b. ( = necessary object) chose f indispensable• a basic necessity ( = product) un produit de première nécessité* * *[nɪ'sesətɪ]1) ( need) nécessité ffrom ou out of necessity — par nécessité
2) ( essential item)the necessities of life — les produits mpl de première nécessité
3) ( essential measure) impératif m4) (dated) ( poverty) besoin m
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