unnecessary

unnecessary
adjective
unnötig

it is unnecessary for somebody to do something — es ist unnötig od. es muss nicht sein, dass jemand etwas tut

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adjective
1) (not necessary: It is unnecessary to waken him yet.) unnötig
2) (that might have been avoided: Your mistake caused a lot of unnecessary work in the office.) unnötig
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un·nec·es·sary
[ʌnˈnesəsəri, AM -ser-]
adj
1. (not necessary) unnötig
2. (pej: uncalled for) überflüssig, verzichtbar
a lot of the violence in the film was totally \unnecessary auf einen Großteil der Gewaltszenen im Film hätte man gut verzichten können
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[ʌn'nesIsərI]
adj
unnötig; (= superfluous also) überflüssig; (= not requisite) nicht notwendig or nötig

no, you needn't bother thanks, that's quite unnecessary — nein, machen Sie sich keine Umstände, das ist wirklich nicht nötig

it was quite unnecessary to be so rude — es war wirklich nicht nötig, so grob zu werden

it was unnecessary for you to do that —

really, that was quite unnecessary of you! — also, das war wirklich überflüssig!

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unnecessary adj
1. unnötig, nicht notwendig
2. nutzlos, überflüssig
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adjective
unnötig

it is unnecessary for somebody to do something — es ist unnötig od. es muss nicht sein, dass jemand etwas tut

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adj.
unnötig adj.
unnütz adj.

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