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need [niːd] vb 1. (tr) to be in want of to need money 2. (tr) to require or be required of necessity (to be or do something); be obliged to need to do more work 3. (takes an infinitive without to) used as an auxiliary in negative and interrogative sentences to express necessity or obligation and does not add -s when used with he, she, it, and singular nouns need he go? 4. (intr) Archaic to be essential or necessary to there needs no reason for this n
1. the fact or an instance of feeling the lack of something he has need of a new coat 2. a requirement the need for vengeance 3. necessity or obligation resulting from some situation no need to be frightened 4. distress or extremity a friend in need 5. extreme poverty or destitution; penury See also needs [Old English nēad, nied; related to Old Frisian nēd, Old Saxon nōd, Old High German nōt] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
need verb 2. require, want, demand, call for, entail, necessitate, have occasion to or for The building needs quite a few repairs. 3. have to, be obliged to You needn't bother, I'll do it myself. noun 1. requirement, demand, essential, necessity, requisite, desideratum the special nutritional needs of children 3. necessity, call, demand, requirement, obligation There's no need to call the police. 4. emergency, want, necessity, urgency, exigency In her moment of need, her mother was nowhere to be seen. 5. poverty, deprivation, destitution, neediness, distress, extremity, privation, penury, indigence, impecuniousness the state of need in Third World countries in need poor, deprived, disadvantaged, impoverished, needy, destitute, poverty-stricken Food supplies are being sent to people in need. Quotations "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs" [Karl Marx Critique of the Gotha Programme] Translations need [niːd] A. 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 see also needs 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 B. 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) → ¡sólo 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 C. AUX 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 need [ˈniːd] n (= necessity) → besoin m to feel the need to do sth → ressentir le besoin de faire qch to be in need of sth [person] → avoir besoin de qch vulnerable children who are in need of help → des enfants vulnérables qui ont besoin d'aide The law is in need of revision → La loi a besoin d'être révisée. in case of need → en cas de besoin there's no need (= it's not necessary) → pas besoin "I'll wipe the dishes." - "There's no need." → "Je vais essuyer la vaisselle." - "Pas besoin" There's no need for that → Il n'y a pas besoin de ça. There's no need for us to finish this today → Nous n'avons pas besoin de finir ça aujourd'hui. to have no need to do sth → ne pas avoir besoin de faire qch He has no need to work → Il n'a pas besoin de travailler. there's no need to do ... → il n'y a pas besoin de faire ..., il n'est nul besoin de faire ... There's no need to shout → Il n'y a pas besoin de crier. All right, no need to shout → D'accord, pas besoin de crier. There's no need to get so upset BUT Il n'y a pas de quoi se mettre dans des états pareils. to answer a need → répondre à un besoin These groups are obviously answering a need → Il est évident que ces groupes répondent à un besoin. there's a need for → il y a un besoin de There's a need for more information → Il y a un besoin de plus d'information. if need be (= if necessary) → si besoin est Boil for 6 hours, topping up the water if need be → Faites bouillir pendant six heures, en remettant de l'eau si besoin est. (= poverty) → le besoin m to be in need (= poor) → être dans le besoin children in need → les enfants dans le besoin needs npl [person] → besoins mpl; [industry, country] → besoins mpl You never consider my needs → Tu ne prends jamais mes besoins en compte. to meet sb's needs → pourvoir aux besoins de qn £100 will meet my immediate needs → 100 livres pourvoiront à mes besoins immédiats. emotional needs → besoins émotionnels vt (= require) [person] → avoir besoin de I need a bigger size → J'ai besoin d'une plus grande taille. You need glasses → Tu as besoin de lunettes. I need a holiday → J'ai besoin de vacances. to need to do sth → avoir besoin de faire qch I need to change some money → J'ai besoin de changer de l'argent. to need looking after He needs looking after → Il a besoin qu'on s'occupe de lui. who needs it? (suggesting sth is unnecessary or not useful) → à quoi ça sert? modal aux vb (= have to) He needn't know I'm here → Il n'a pas besoin de savoir que je suis ici. Come along, Mother, we needn't take up any more of Mr Kemp's time → Venez Mère, nul besoin d'abuser encore du temps de M. Kemp. "Need I stay?" - "No, you needn't." → "Dois-je rester?" - "Non, c'est inutile." I needn't add that ... → nul besoin d'ajouter que ... I needn't add that if you fail to do as I ask, you will suffer the consequences → Nul besoin d'ajouter que si vous ne faisiez pas ce que je vous demande, vous en souffririez les conséquences. I needn't have worried → Je n'avais pas lieu de m'inquiéter. Need I say more? → Est-il besoin d'en dire plus? need n 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 something → etw ist nicht nötig; (there is) no need to do something → etw braucht nicht or muss nicht unbedingt getan werden; there is no need for somebody to do something → 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 → es war nicht nötig, es sofort zu schicken; there’s no need to get angry → du brauchst nicht gleich wütend zu werden; to be (badly) in need of something (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 something → etw nicht brauchen; to have no need to do something → etw nicht zu tun brauchen no pl (= misfortune) → Not f; in time(s) of need → in schwierigen Zeiten, in Zeiten der Not; do not fail me in my hour of need (usu iro) → verlass mich nicht in der Stunde der Not no pl (= poverty) → Not f; to be in great need → große Not leiden; those in need → die Notleidenden pl, → die Not Leidenden pl (= 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 vt (= 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? → braucht man für die Einreise in die USA ein Visum?; it needed a revolution to change that → es bedurfte einer Revolution, um das zu ändern; it needed an accident to make him drive carefully → er musste erst einen Unfall haben, bevor er vernünftig fuhr (in verbal constructions) something needs doing or to be done → etw muss gemacht werden; he needs watching/cheering up → man muss ihn beobachten/aufheitern, er muss beobachtet/aufgeheitert werden; to need to do something (= have to) → etw tun müssen; not to need to do something → 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 vb aux (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 (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 (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 … need [niːd] 1. n a. (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? b. (want, lack) → bisogno; (poverty) → povertà, bisogno to be in need of, to have need of → aver bisogno di 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 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 need [niːd] 1. n a. (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? b. (want, lack) → bisogno; (poverty) → povertà, bisogno to be in need of, to have need of → aver bisogno di 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 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 v need [niːd] 1 to require This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help? nodig يَحْتاج трябва (ми) potřebovat behøve; mangle benötigen χρειάζομαι, έχω ανάγκη necesitar vajama لازم داشتن tarvita avoir besoin de צָרִיך, זָקוּק जरूरत होना trebati szüksége van (vkire, vmire) memerlukan þarfnast avere bisogno di ~の必要がある 필요하다 būti reikalingam, (kam) reikėti vajadzēt; just vajadzību perlu nodig hebben trenge, behøve, ha bruk for wymagać, potrzebować precisar a avea nevoie de нуждаться potrebovať potrebovati biti potreban behöva จำเป็น gerektirmek, ihtiyacı olmak 需要 потребувати ضرورت ہونا cần 需要 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. moet, hoef يَجِب، عَلَيْك، بِحاجَه има/няма нужда muset skulle; behøve müssen χρειάζεται να, πρέπει να hacer falta pidama نیاز داشتن tarvita avoir besoin de, falloir מוּכרָח जरूरत, आवश्यकता morati kell harus verða, þurfa dovere, avere bisogno di ~しなければならない 의무가 있다 privalėti, turėti būt nepieciešamam, būt nepieciešamībai keperluan hoeven måtte, trenge, behøve musieć precisar a trebui, a fi cazul быть вынужденным, должным musieť morati morati vara tvungen, behöva จำเป็น zorunda olmak, gerekmek 必需 бути зобов'язаним مطلوب ہونا buộc phải 必需 n 1 something essential, that one must have Food is one of our basic needs. behoefte حاجَه потребности potřeba behov dringende Notwendigkeit ανάγκη, αναγκαιότητα necesidad vajadus نیاز tarve besoin צוֹרֵך जरूरत nužda,potreba szükség(let) kebutuhan þörf bisogno 必要 필요한 것 reikmė, poreikis vajadzība[] keperluan behoefte behov potrzeba necessidade nevoie потребность potreba potreba potreba behov ความต้องการ ihtiyaç, gereksinme 需要 потреба ضرورت nhu cầu 需要 2 poverty or other difficulty Many people are in great need. behoeftig حاجَه، فَقْر нищета nouze nød die Not ένδεια, δύσκολη θέση necesidad puudus احتیاج köyhyys besoin מְצוּקָה कर्त्तव्य siromaštvo,oskudica nehéz helyzet kemiskinan neyð, örbirgð bisogno 貧困 곤란한 사태 skurdas, nelaimė trūkums; nabadzība keperluan gebrek nød bieda necessidade nevoie нужда núdza pomanjkanje poteškoća nöd ความต้องการ yoksulluk, muhtaçlık 貧窮,困難 нестаток, нужда محتاجي tình cảnh túng thiếu 贫穷,困难 3 a reason There is no need for panic. rede سَبَب، حاجَه причина důvod grund der Grund λόγος (για τον οποίο γίνεται κτ.) motivo, razón vajadus لازم بودن syy besoin סִיבָּה तंगहाली nema potrebe ok alasan nauðsyn, ástæða bisogno, motivo 理由 필요성 priežastis, reikalas iemesls sebab reden grunn powód necessidade motiv надобность; основание dôvod potreba razlog anledning ความต้องการ neden, sebep 必要 потреба وجہ cần thiết 必要 adjectiv / adv needless unnecessary You are doing a lot of needless work; Needless to say, he couldn't do it. onnodig, nodeloos غَيْر ضَروري излишен zbytečný unødvendig(t) unnötig άσκοπος, περιττός innecesario tarbetu بی نیاز tarpeeton inutile מְיוּתָר निष्प्रयोजन nepotreban,suvišan szükségtelen tidak perlu ónauðsynlegur, óþarfur inutile 必要のない 불필요한 nereikalinga(s) lieks; nevajadzīgs tidak perlu overbodig unødig, unødvendig; selvfølgelig zbędny desnecessário inutil ненужный; излишне zbytočný odveč nepotreban onödig, överflödig ไม่จำเป็น gereksiz, lüzumsuz 不必要的 непотрібний; зайвий بے ضرورت không cần 不必要的 adv needlessly onnodig بِدون ضَرورَه безполезно zbytečně unødvendigt unnötig χωρίς λόγο inútilmente tarbetult بطور غیر ضروری aiheetta inutilement לְלא צוֹרֶך अनिवार्य रूप से bez potrebe,suvišno fölöslegesen secara tidak perlu óþarflega inutilmente 不必要に 쓸데없이 be reikalo lieki; nevajadzīgi tanpa perlu overbodig unødig; selvfølgelig zbędnie desnecessariamente inutil бесполезно zbytočne odveč nepotrebno onödigt อย่างไม่จำเป็น gereksiz olarak 不必要地,無用地 непотрібно غير ضروري طور پر một cách vô ích 不必要地,无用地 adj needy poor You must help needy people. behoeftig, arm مُحْتاج، فَقير، مَعْوِز бедстващ chudý trængende bedürftig φτωχός necesitado puudustkannatav نیازمند köyhä nécessiteux נִצרַך निर्धन siromašan szegény miskin þurfandi; nauðstaddur bisognoso 貧困な 궁핍한 skurstantis, vargstantis trūcīgs memerlukan hulpbehoevend trengende, nødlidende ubogi necessitado sărac нуждающийся biedny reven siromašan behövande, nödlidande ขัดสน yoksul, fakir, muhtaç 貧窮的 нужденний; бідний ضرورت مند nghèo túng 贫穷的 a need for a lack of; a requirement for There is an urgent need for teachers in this city. behoefte نَقْص، حاجَه нужда от potřeba behov for ein dringender Bedarf an έλλειψη, ανάγκη falta de puudus (millestki) لازم بودن tarve besoin de צוֹרֶך בְ अकिचन, जरूरतमंद potreba szükség van (vmire) kekurangan þörf á, skortur á bisogno di 不足 ...의 부족[] reikalingumas, stygius vajadzība keperluan behoefte aan et behov for brak precisão nevoie de нехватка; потребность potreba potreba po potražnja ett behov av ต้องการเพื่อ ihtiyaç, gereksinim 缺少... нужда, потреба کي ضرورت sự cần thiết 缺少... in need of requiring; having a lack of We're in need of more money; You're badly in need of a haircut. benodig بِحاجَه إلى нуждая се mít potřebu trænge til etwas dringend brauchen μου χρειάζεται necesitar puuduses, vajaduses ضرورت puute besoin de זָקוּק ל-, צָרִיך की आवश्यकता होना trebati rászorul memerlukan vanta, þarfnast necessità di, (avere bisogno di) ~を必要として 필요한 (kam) reikėti izjust vajadzību/nepieciešamību perlukan nodig hebbend trenge, ha behov for w potrzebie, odczuwający brak a precisar de nevoie de нуждаться potrebovať potreben biti potreban i behov av ต้องการ ihtiyacında olmak 需要... такий, що потребує کا احتياج ہونا đang cần 需要... need → حاجة, يَحَتاج إلى potřeba, potřebovat behov, behøve Bedürfnis, brauchen ανάγκη, χρειάζομαι necesidad, necesitar tarve, tarvita avoir besoin, besoin potreba, trebati aver bisogno, esigenza 必要, 必要とする 필요, 필요하다 behoefte, nodig hebben behov, trenge potrzeba, potrzebować necessidade, precisar нужда, нуждаться behov, behöva ความต้องการ, ต้องการ gerek duymak, ihtiyaç cần phải, sự cần thiết 需求, 需要 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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There were no stairs in their houses, because they did not need them, but on a level surface they generally walked just as we do. The people whom she interviewed either remembered their present need of soap, or reminded themselves that they would need it in the future; the notable point in the case being that lucky Rebecca accomplished, with almost no effort, results that poor little Emma Jane failed to attain by hard and conscientious labor. For such a prince cannot rely upon what he observes in quiet times, when citizens have need of the state, because then every one agrees with him; they all promise, and when death is far distant they all wish to die for him; but in troubled times, when the state has need of its citizens, then he finds but few. |
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