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necessity <pl necessities> [Am nəˈsɛsədi, Brit nɪˈsɛsɪti] N

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1.1. necessity (imperative need):

necessity no pl

necessity for sth

necesidad de algo

I don't see the necessity for such measures

no veo la necesidad de tales medidas

there was no necessity for you to call the police

no había necesidad de que llamaras a la policía

out of necessity

necessity is the mother of invention

la necesidad hace maestros or aguza el ingenio

1.2. necessity U (inevitability):

necessity

inevitabilidad f

of necessity form

of necessity form

3. necessity U (need):

necessity

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underline difference/importance/necessity

underline difference/importance/necessity

underline difference/importance/necessity

hacer hincapié en

accentuate fact/necessity

accentuate fact/necessity

inescapable necessity/responsibility

to make a virtue of necessity

hacer de la necesidad virtud

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obligatoriamente

of necessity

la necesidad aguza el ingenio

necessity is the mother of invention

hacer de la necesidad virtud

to make a virtue of necessity

la necesidad hace maestros o aguza el ingenio prov

necessity is the mother of invention

necessity

no es un lujo sino una necesidad

it is not a luxury but a necessity o an essential

la necesidad lo impulsó a robar

he stole out of necessity o need

impelido por la necesidad

driven o impelled by necessity

antes era un lujo pero actualmente es una necesidad

it used to be a luxury but nowadays it is a necessity

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necessity <-ies> [nɪˈsesəti, Am nəˈsesət̬i] N

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necessity no pl (need):

necessity

in case of necessity

en caso de necesidad

when the necessity arises

cuando surja la necesidad

necessity of doing sth

necesidad de hacer algo

necessity for sb to do sth

necesidad de que alguien haga algo

there's no necessity to pay in advance

no hay necesidad de pagar por adelantado

by necessity

bare necessity

primera necesidad

Phrases:

necessity is the mother of invention prov

no hay mejor maestra que el hambre prov

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obviate necessity, difficulty

to make a virtue of necessity

hacer de la necesidad virtud

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necessity

por fuerza (por necesidad)

out of necessity

estado de necesidad LAW

state of necessity

in case of necessity

en caso de necesidad

when the necessity arises

cuando surja la necesidad

necessity of doing sth

necesidad de hacer algo

necessity for sb to do sth

necesidad de que alguien haga algo

there's no necessity to pay in advance

no hay necesidad de pagar por adelantado

by necessity

bare necessity

primera necesidad

necessity is the mother of invention prov

no hay mejor maestra que el hambre prov

to make a virtue of necessity

hacer de la necesidad virtud

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There was still a necessity of designating the elder. en.wikipedia.org

What has evolved from necessity later became fashion. en.wikipedia.org

Under such circumstances this new labor is not always provoked by true creative necessity. en.wikipedia.org

Necessity and fashion are the reason people wear hats. en.wikipedia.org

Commerce is also of great importance, because a great number of warehouses for basic necessity goods exist in the city. en.wikipedia.org

He often lost his war-coupons for food and life necessities. en.wikipedia.org

They built a world of machines to run the necessities of life so that the people could enjoy their pleasure. en.wikipedia.org

The routine use of drains for surgical procedures is diminishing as better radiological investigation and confidence in surgical technique have reduced their necessity. en.wikipedia.org

These books detail the contents of some new interdisciplinary trends in social research and substantiate the necessity for their profound scientific development. en.wikipedia.org

Potatoes were early raised, but had not become a household necessity as now. en.wikipedia.org

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