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unnecessary
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un·nec·es·sar·y  (n-ns-sr)
adj.
Not necessary; needless.

un·neces·sari·ly (-sâr-l) adv.

unnecessary [ʌnˈnɛsɪsərɪ -ɪsrɪ]
adj
not necessary
unnecessarily  adv
unnecessariness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unnecessary - not necessaryunnecessary - not necessary                        
inessential, unessential - not basic or fundamental
necessary - absolutely essential

unnecessary
adjective needless, excessive, unwarranted, useless, pointless, not needed, redundant, wasteful, gratuitous, superfluous, wanton, expendable, surplus to requirements, uncalled-for, dispensable, unneeded, nonessential, inessential, unmerited, to no purpose, unrequired, supererogatory The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman.
needed, required, necessary, essential, vital, indispensable
Translations
unnecessary [ʌnˈnesɪsərɪ] ADJinnecesario
it is unnecessary to add thatno hace falta añadir que ..., no es necesario añadir que ...

unnecessary [ʌnˈnɛsəsəri] adj [expenses, fuss, effort, suffering, force] → inutile
it is unnecessary to do sth → il est inutile de faire qch
It was unnecessary to do anything → Il était inutile de faire quoique ce soit.

unnecessary
adjunnötig; (= superfluous also)überflüssig; (= not requisite)nicht notwendig or nötig; no, you needn’t bother thanks, that’s quite unnecessarynein, machen Sie sich keine Umstände, das ist wirklich nicht nötig; it was quite unnecessary to be so rudees war wirklich nicht nötig, so grob zu werden; it was unnecessary for you to do thates war nicht nötig, dass du das getan hast; really, that was quite unnecessary of you!also, das war wirklich überflüssig!

unnecessary [ʌnˈnɛsɪsrɪ] adj (superfluous) → non necessario/a, superfluo/a; (useless) → inutile
it was unnecessary to be rude! → non c'era bisogno di essere sgarbato!
it's unnecessary for you to attend → non è necessario che tu intervenga

unnecessary
adj unnecessary [anˈnesəsəri]
1 not necessary It is unnecessary to waken him yet. onnodig غَيْر ضَروري ненужен zbytečný unødvendig unnötig ανώφελος, μη αναγκαίος innecesario mittevajalik غیر ضروری tarpeeton inutile לא נָחוּץ अनावश्यक/व्यर्थ nepotreban nem szükséges ónauðsynlegur inutile 不必要な 불필요한 nereikalingas nevajadzīgs tdk perlu onnodig unødvendig zbyteczny desnecessário inutil ненужный zbytočný nepotreben nepotreban inte nödvändig, obehövlig ที่ไม่จำเป็น gereksiz 不必要的 непотрібний غير لازمي không cần thiết
2 that might have been avoided Your mistake caused a lot of unnecessary work in the office. onnodig مُمكِن تَجَنُّبه излишен nadbytečný unødvendig unnötig άσκοπος, που θα μπορούσε να είχε αποφευχθεί innecesario, inútil tarbetu اضافی tarpeeton inutile לא נָחוּץ परिहार्य nepotreban fölösleges óþarfur inutile 余計な 쓸데없는 bereikalingas lieks kerja tambahan yg sepatutnya boleh dielakkan onnodig unødvendig, overflødig niepotrzebny, zbędny desnecessário inutil излишний nadbytočný nepotreben nepotreban onödig ที่ต้องหลีกเลี่ยง gereksiz 多餘的 зайвий غير ضروري thừa
adv unˌnecesˈsarily
He was unnecessarily rude. onnodig بصورَةٍ غَيْر ضَروريَّه ненужно zbytečně unødvendigt unnötig αδικαιολόγητα, άσκοπα innecesariamente, inútilmente asjatult بطور غیر ضروری tarpeettoman inutilement ללא צוֹרֶך अनावश्यक रूप से nepotrebno fölöslegesen óþarflega inutilmente 不必要なほど 불필요하게 be reikalo nevajadzīgi terlalu onnodig unødvendig niepotrzebnie sem necessidade (în mod) inutil излишне zbytočne nepotrebno nepotrebno onödigt อย่างไม่จำเป็น gereksiz yere 不必要地 непотрібно غير ضروري طور پر không cần thiết

unnecessary غير ضروري zbytečný unødvendig unnötig περιττός innecesario tarpeeton inutile nepotreban inutile 不必要な 불필요한 onnodig unødvendig niepotrzebny desnecessário излишний onödig ไม่จำเป็น gereksiz không cần thiết 不必要的


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