necessity

necessity
noun
1) (power of circumstances) Not, die; äußerer Zwang

do something out of or from necessity — etwas notgedrungen tun

make a virtue of necessity — aus der Not eine Tugend machen

of necessity — notwendigerweise

2) (necessary thing) Notwendigkeit, die

the necessities of life — das Lebensnotwendige

3) (indispensability, imperative need) Notwendigkeit, die

there is no necessity for rudeness — es besteht keine Notwendigkeit, unhöflich zu sein

in case of necessity — nötigenfalls

4) (want) Not, die; Bedürftigkeit, die

be/live in necessity — Not leiden

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[ni'sesəti]
- plural necessities - noun (something needed or essential: Food is one of the necessities of life.) die Notwendigkeit
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ne·ces·sity
[nəˈsesəti, AM -ət̬i]
n
1. no pl (being necessary) Notwendigkeit f
in case of \necessity im Notfall m
a case of absolute \necessity ein absoluter Notfall
when the \necessity arises wenn es unbedingt nötig ist
by [or from] [or out of] \necessity aus Not f
2. (indispensability) Lebensnotwendige nt kein pl
bare \necessity Grundbedarf m
the necessities of life das zum Leben Notwendige
3.
\necessity is the mother of invention (prov) Not macht erfinderisch prov
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[nI'sesItɪ]
n
1) no pl Notwendigkeit f

from or out of necessity — aus Not

of necessity — notgedrungen, notwendigerweise

to be born of necessity — aus Notwendigkeit (heraus) geschehen

he did not realize the necessity for a quick decision — er hat nicht erkannt, wie wichtig or notwendig eine schnelle Entscheidung war

it is a case of absolute necessity —

there is no necessity for you to do that — es besteht nicht die geringste Notwendigkeit, dass Sie das tun

necessity is the mother of invention (Prov) — Not macht erfinderisch (Prov)

2) no pl (= poverty) Not f, Armut f

to live in necessity — Not leiden, in Armut leben

3) (= necessary thing) Notwendigkeit f

the bare necessities (of life) — das Notwendigste (zum Leben)

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necessity [nıˈsesətı] s
1. Notwendigkeit f:
a) Erforderlichkeit f:
as a necessity, of (oder by) necessity notwendigerweise, zwangsläufig, notgedrungen;
be an absolute necessity unbedingt notwendig sein;
there is no necessity for es besteht keine Notwendigkeit zu
b) Unumgänglichkeit f, Unvermeidlichkeit f
c) Zwang m:
be under the necessity of doing sth gezwungen sein, etwas zu tun
2. (dringendes) Bedürfnis:
necessities of life lebensnotwendiger Bedarf;
be a necessity of life lebensnotwendig sein
3. Not f, Zwangslage f:
necessity is the mother of invention (Sprichwort) Not macht erfinderisch;
necessity knows no law (Sprichwort) Not kennt kein Gebot;
in case of necessity im Notfall; academic.ru/80439/virtue">virtue 3
4. Not(lage) f, Bedürftigkeit f
5. JUR Notstand m
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noun
1) (power of circumstances) Not, die; äußerer Zwang

do something out of or from necessity — etwas notgedrungen tun

make a virtue of necessity — aus der Not eine Tugend machen

of necessity — notwendigerweise

2) (necessary thing) Notwendigkeit, die

the necessities of life — das Lebensnotwendige

3) (indispensability, imperative need) Notwendigkeit, die

there is no necessity for rudeness — es besteht keine Notwendigkeit, unhöflich zu sein

in case of necessity — nötigenfalls

4) (want) Not, die; Bedürftigkeit, die

be/live in necessity — Not leiden

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n.
Bedürfnis n.
Erfordernis f.
Not ¨-e f.
Notwendigkeit f.
Zwangsläufigkeit f.

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