necessity

necessity
ni'sesəti
- plural necessities - noun (something needed or essential: Food is one of the necessities of life.) necesidad
necessity n necesidad
El plural de necessity se escribe necessities
necessity
tr[nɪ'sesɪtɪ]
noun (pl necessities)
1 necesidad nombre femenino
■ it's a necessity es indispensable
2 (item) requisito indispensable
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
necessity is the mother of invention la necesidad aviva el ingenio
of necessity inevitablemente
to make a virtue out of necessity hacer de la necesidad una virtud
necessity [nɪ'sɛsət̬i] n, pl -ties
1) need: necesidad f
2) requirement: requisito m indispensable
3) poverty: indigencia f , necesidad f
4) inevitability: inevitabilitad f
necessity
n.
• indigencia s.f.
• necesidad s.f.
• precisión s.f.
• requisito indispensable s.m.
nə'sesəti, nɪ'sesəti
noun (pl -ties)
1)
a) (imperative need) (no pl) necesidad f

necessity FOR something — necesidad de algo

there was no necessity for you to call the police — no había necesidad de que llamaras a la policía

out of necessity — por necesidad

b) u (inevitability) inevitabilidad f

of necessity — (frml) forzosamente, necesariamente

2) c (necessary item)

the bare necessities — lo indispensable, lo imprescindible

a car is a necessity for me — para mí tener coche es una necesidad

[nɪ'sesɪtɪ]
N
1) (=need) necesidad f

I don't see the necessity of it — no veo la necesidad de eso

there is no necessity for you to do it — no es necesario que lo hagas

she works from economic necessity — trabaja por necesidad

of necessity — necesariamente, forzosamente, por fuerza

out of sheer necessity — por pura necesidad

2) (=necessary thing) necesidad f

necessities such as food and clothing were in short supply — escaseaban artículos de primera necesidad tales como la comida y la ropa

the basic necessities of life — las necesidades básicas (de la vida)

bare 1., 3)
3) (=unavoidable thing)

the curfew was seen as a regrettable necessity — el toque de queda era visto como un mal necesario

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[nə'sesəti, nɪ'sesəti]
noun (pl -ties)
1)
a) (imperative need) (no pl) necesidad f

necessity FOR something — necesidad de algo

there was no necessity for you to call the police — no había necesidad de que llamaras a la policía

out of necessity — por necesidad

b) u (inevitability) inevitabilidad f

of necessity — (frml) forzosamente, necesariamente

2) c (necessary item)

the bare necessities — lo indispensable, lo imprescindible

a car is a necessity for me — para mí tener coche es una necesidad


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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