you+are+not+obliged+to+do+it

as the need arises — nach Bedarf

there is no need to worry/get angry — es besteht kein Grund zur Sorge/sich zu ärgern

there is no need for such behaviour — solch ein Verhalten ist unnötig

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

much needed — dringend notwendig

need correction — berichtigt werden 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

it needed doing — es musste getan werden

need I say more? — muss ich noch mehr sagen?

if need be — nötigenfalls, wenn nötig

in case of need — notfalls, im Notfall

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 in need of repair — reparaturbedürftig sein

to be in need of an overhaul — (dringend) überholt werden müssen

to have no need of sth — etw nicht brauchen

to have no need to do sth — etw nicht zu tun brauchen

in time(s) of need —

to be in great need — große Not leiden

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

investment is one of the firm's greatest needs — die Firma braucht dringend Investitionen

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

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? —

(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

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

you needn't wait — du brauchst nicht (zu) warten

we needn't have come/gone — wir hätten gar nicht kommen/gehen brauchen

(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...

as the need arises — nach Bedarf

if need arise/be — nötigenfalls; falls nötig

there is no need to worry/get angry — es besteht kein Grund zur Sorge/sich zu ärgern

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 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

in case of need — im Notfall

in times of need — in Notzeiten

something that urgently needs doing — etwas, was dringend gemacht werden muss

much needed — dringend notwendig

it needs a coat of paint — es muss gestrichen werden

need correction — berichtigt werden 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

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

need I say more? — muss ich noch mehr sagen?

come to one's senses — das Bewusstsein wiedererlangen

come to one's senses — zur Vernunft kommen

talk sense — vernünftig reden

see sense — zur Vernunft kommen

in some sense — irgendwie

make sense — einen Sinn ergeben

it all makes sense to me now — jetzt verstehe ich alles

it just doesn't make sense — es ergibt einfach keinen Sinn

make sense of something — etwas verstehen

no man in his senses... — kein einigermaßen vernünftiger Mensch...

to frighten sb out of his senses —

his senses were deranged by... — er war durch... völlig verstört

to bring sb to his senses — jdn zur Vernunft or Besinnung bringen

to come to one's senses — zur Vernunft or Besinnung kommen, Vernunft annehmen

sense of guilt — Schuldgefühl

a sense of pleasure etc — ein Gefühl der Freude etc

a sense of occasion — das Gefühl, dass etwas Besonderes stattfindet

he has an exaggerated sense of his own importance — er nimmt sich selbst übertrieben wichtig

imbued with a sense of history — von Geschichte durchtränkt

there's a sense of insecurity in the country — im Land herrscht ein Gefühl der Unsicherheit

a false sense of security — ein falsches Gefühl der Sicherheit

these buildings create a sense of space — diese Gebäude vermitteln den Eindruck von Weite

(= good sense) (common) sense — gesunder Menschenverstand

haven't you sense enough or enough sense to stop when you're tired? — bist du nicht vernünftig genug aufzuhören, wenn du müde bist?

he had the (good) sense to... — er war so vernünftig or klug or gescheit und...

you should have had more sense than to... — du hättest vernünftiger sein sollen und nicht...

there is no sense in that — das hat keinen Sinn, es ist zwecklos

there's a lot of sense in that — das hat Hand und Fuß, das ist ganz vernünftig

what's the sense of or in doing this? — welchen Sinn hat es denn, das zu tun?

there is no sense in doing that — es ist zwecklos or sinnlos, das zu tun

there is no sense in crying — es hat keinen Sinn zu heulen

there's some sense in what he says — was er sagt, ist ganz vernünftig

there's some sense in doing that — es wäre ganz vernünftig, das zu tun

to be full of good sense — grundvernünftig sein

to talk sense — vernünftig sein

you're just not talking sense — du bist doch völlig unvernünftig

now you're talking sense — das lässt sich schon eher hören

to make sb see sense — jdn zur Vernunft bringen

to make sense (sentence etc) — (einen) Sinn ergeben

it doesn't make sense doing it that way/spending or to spend all that money —

the whole thing fails to make sense to me — die ganze Sache leuchtet mir nicht ein

it makes good or sound sense — das scheint sehr vernünftig

sometimes life just doesn't make sense — manchmal ergibt das Leben einfach keinen Sinn

he/his theory doesn't make sense — er/seine Theorie ist völlig unverständlich

it all makes sense now —

it doesn't make sense, the jewels were there a minute ago — das ist ganz unverständlich, die Juwelen waren doch eben noch da

in the full or true sense of the word — im wahrsten Sinn des Wortes

it has three distinct senses —

in what sense are you using the word? — in welchem Sinn or welcher Bedeutung gebrauchen Sie das Wort?

he is an amateur in the best sense — er ist Amateur im eigentlichen Sinn des Wortes

in every sense of the word — in der vollen Bedeutung des Wortes

in the usual sense of the word — im herkömmlichen Sinne des Wortes

(= way, respect) in a sense — in gewisser Hinsicht, gewissermaßen

in every sense — in jeder Hinsicht

in what sense? —

come to one's senses — das Bewusstsein wiedererlangen

have taken leave of one's senses — den Verstand verloren haben

come to one's senses — zur Vernunft kommen

out of a sense of duty — aus Pflichtgefühl

there's a lot of sense in what he's saying — was er sagt, klingt sehr vernünftig

have the sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun

talk sense — vernünftig reden

now you are talking sense — jetzt wirst du vernünftig

see sense — zur Vernunft kommen

in every sense [of the word] — in jeder Hinsicht

in some sense — irgendwie

make sense — einen Sinn ergeben

her arguments do not make sense to me — ihre Argumente leuchten mir nicht ein

it all makes sense to me now — jetzt verstehe ich alles

it just doesn't make sense — es ergibt einfach keinen Sinn

make sense of something — etwas verstehen

villam rusticam bene aedificatam habere expedit,

villam bonam beneque aedificatam,

quid est agrum bene colere? Bene arare,

agro bene culto nihil potest esse... uberius,

ubi cocta erit bene,

32 et saep.: te auratam et vestitam bene,

me bene curata cute vises,

bene olere,

bene sonare,

neque tamen non inprimis bene habitavit,

a Catone cum quaereretur, quid maxime in re familiari expediret, respondet Bene pascere? Quid secundum? Satis bene pascere,

bene cenare,

bene de rebus domesticis constitutum esse,

similarly: rem (i. e. familiarem) bene paratam comitate perdidit,

quas tam bene noverat quam paedagogos nostros novimus,

quin melius novi quam te et vidi saepius,

novi optime (Bacchus) et saepe vidi,

qui optime suos nosse deberet,

quod eo mihi melius cernere videor quo ab eo proprius absum,

ut hic melius quam ipse illa scire videatur,

cum Sophocles vel optime scripserit Electram suam,

gubernatoris ars quia bene navigandi rationem habet,

melius in Volscis imperatum est,

nihil melius quam omnis mundus administratur,

prudentibus et bene institutis,

sapientibus et bene natura constitutis,

quodsi melius geruntur ea quae consilio geruntur quam, etc.,

tabulas bene pictas collocare in bono lumine,

canere melius,

bene pronuntiare,

bene respondere interrogationibus,

similis in utroque nostrum, cum optime sentiremus, error fuit,

bene sentire,

bene, optime de re publica sentire,

bene animatas eas (insulas) confirmavit,

ei causae quam Pompeius animatus melius quam paratus susceperat,

quod bene cogitasti aliquando, laudo,

se vero bene sperare (i. e. de bello),

sperabis omnia optime,

tibi bene ex animo volo,

vigilando, agendo, bene consulendo prospera omnia cedunt,

omnia non bene consulta,

qui virtutem habeat, eum nullius rei ad bene vivendum indigere,

in dialectica vestra nullam esse ad melius vivendum vim,

quod ni ita accideret et melius et prudentius viveretur,

qui se bene mori quam turpiter vivere maluit,

ne ferrum quidem ad bene moriendum oblaturus est hostis,

tum potui, Medea, mori bene,

multa bona bene parta habemus,

mei patris bene parta indiligenter Tutatur,

res familiaris primum bene parta sit, nullo neque turpi quaestu, neque odioso,

diutine uti bene licet partum bene,

mala parta,

male par tum,

esse metus coepit ne jura jugalia conjunx Non bene servasset,

sequi recusarunt bene monentem,

quom mihi et bene praecipitis, et, etc.,

bene enim majores accubitionem epularem amicorum convivium nominarunt, melius quam Graeci,

hoc bene censuit Scaevola,

nunc bene vivo et fortunate atque ut volo atque animo ut lubet,

nihil adferrent quo jucundius, id est melius, viveremus,

si bene qui cenat, bene vivit,

perdenda sunt multa beneficia ut semel ponas bene, Sen. Ben. poet. 1, 2, 1: etiamsi nullum (beneficium) bene positurus sit,

quando hoc bene successit,

melius ominare,

qui se suamque aetatem bene curant,

qui se bene habet suisque amicis usui est,

nam hanc bene se habere aetatem nimio'st aequius,

tuae rei bene consulere cupio,

ut qui mihi consultum optume velit esse,

me optime consulentem saluti suae,

qui se ad sapientes viros bene consulentes rei publicae contulerunt,

addecet Bene me, renti bene referre gratiam,

Licinii aps te bene merenti male refertur gratia?

ut memorem in bene meritos animum praestarem,

cogor nonnumquam homines non optime de me meritos rogatu eorum qui bene meriti sunt, defendere,

tam bene meritis de nomine Punico militibus,

si bene quid de te merui,

et quoniam vendat, velle quam optime vendere,

ita nec ut emat melius, nec ut vendat quidquam, simulabit vir bonus,

melius emetur,

qui vita bene credat emi honorem,

in consuetudinem venit, bene facis et fecisti non mdicantis esse, sed gratias agentis, Don. ad loc.' placet, bene facitis,

gratiam habeo maximam,

bene benigneque arbitror te facere,

male hercule narras,

bene, ita me di ament, nuntias,

benenarras,

cum ceterae partes aetatis bene descriptae sint,

cui bene librato... Obstitit ramus,

at bene si quaeras,

tibi comprimam linguam. Hau potes: Bene pudiceque adservatur,

bene dissimulare amorem,

quis enim bene celat amorem?

vix bene Castalio descenderat antro, Incustoditam lente videt ire juvencam ( = vix descenderat cum, etc.),

tactum vix bene limen erat, Aesonides, dixi, quid agit meus?

vix bene desieram, rettulit illa mihi,

sed eccum meum gnatum optume video,

sed optume eccum exit senex,

quae autem inconstantia deorum ut primis minentur extis, bene promittant secundis?

qui optime dicunt,

etiam bene dicere haud absurdum est,

abunde dixit bene quisquis rei satisfecit,

cf: bene loqui,

multo oratorem melius quam ipsos illos quorum eae sint artes esse dicturum,

eum et Attice dicere et optime, ut..bene dicere id sit, Attice dicere,

ut esset perfecta illa bene loquendi laus,

at loquitur pulchre. Num melius quam Plato?

bene equidem tibi dico qui te digna ut eveniant precor,

nec tibi cessaret doctus bene dicere lector,

si bene dicatis (i. e. mihi) vostra ripa vos sequar,

ad bene dicendum (i e. alteri) delectandumque redacti,

Verum si dignis dicitur, bene dictum'st,

bene dictis si certasset, audisset bene,

bene dictis tuis bene facta aures meae expostulant,

bene loqui: male corde consultare, Bene lingua loqui,

vel non facere quod non op time possis, vel facere quod non pessime facias,

non tamen haec quia possunt bene aliquando fieri passim facienda sunt,

Jovem Phidias optime fecit,

quid labor aut bene facta juvant?

bonus bonis bene feceris,

bene si amico feceris, ne pigeat fecisse,

malo bene facere tantumdem est periculum quantum bono male facere,

homini id quod tu facis bene,

tibi lubens bene faxim,

at tibi di semper... faciant bene,

di tibi Bene faciant,

quod bonis bene fit beneficium,

pulchrum est bene facere reipublicae,

ego ne ingratis quidem bene facere absistam,

quoniam bene quae in me fecerunt, ingrata ea habui,

si quid amicum erga bene feci,

ingrata atque irrita esse omnia intellego Quae dedi et quod bene feci,

quod bene fecisti, referetur gratia,

ego quod bene feci, male feci,

si beneficia in rebus, non in ipsa benefaciendi voluntate consisterent,

benefaciendi animus,

bene facta referre,

et si bene feceritis his qui vobis bene faciunt,

bene facite his qui oderunt vos,

interrogo vos si licet sabbatis bene facere an male,

qui bene facit, ex Deo est,

bene facta recte facta sunt,

omnia bene facta in luce se collocari volunt,

bene facta mea reipublicae procedunt,

id bene faciet et alvum bonam faciet,

bene factum et volup est hodie me his mulierculis Tetulisse auxilium,

14, 14, 1, 14, 14, 16: si valetis gaudeo,

ego valeo,

bona si esse veis, bene erit tibi,

quia illi, unde huc abvecta sum, malis bene esse solitum'st,

qui neque tibi bene esse patere, et illis qui bus est invides,

si non est, jurat bene solis esse maritis,

nec tamen illis bene erit, quia non bono gaudent,

spero ex tuis litteris tibi melius esse,

ubi illi bene sit ligno, aqua calida, cibo, vestimentis,

at mihi bene erat, non piscibus, Sed pullo atque hoedo,

minore nusquam bene fui dispendio,

de eo (argento) nunc bene sunt tua virtute,

ego ubi bene sit tibi locum lepidum dabo,

scis bene esse si sit unde,