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muss sein
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
German
German
German
German
English
English
to [not] need to be/do sth
in the PONS Dictionary
I. need [ni:d] N
1. need no pl (requirement):
Bedarf m <-(e)s> an +dat
Handlungsbedarf m <-(e)s> kein pl
Nachholbedarf m <-(e)s> kein pl
at need dated
2. need no pl (necessity):
Notwendigkeit f <-, -en>
3. need (yearning):
Bedürfnis nt <-ses, -se>
4. need no pl (requiring help):
5. need no pl (poverty):
Not <-, Nöte>
II. need [ni:d] VB trans
1. need (require):
to need sth/sb
etw/jdn brauchen
2. need (must):
to need to do sth
3. need (not want to be subjected to):
to not need sth
III. need [ni:d] VB aux
1. need Brit (must):
need you ask? iron
2. need Brit (didn't have to):
sb/sth needn't have done sth
jd/etw hätte etw nicht tun müssen
3. need Brit (shouldn't):
needs [ni:dz] ADV
needs inv old:
needs must [or must needs] do sth old form
Phrases:
be <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB intr + n/adj
1. be (describes):
sein <bin, bist, ist, sind, warst, war, gewesen>
to be able to do sth
to be able to do sth
2. be (composition):
sein <bin, bist, ist, sind, warst, war, gewesen>
3. be (opinion):
für/gegen etw acc sein
to be all for sth
ganz [o. sehr] für etw acc sein
4. be (calculation):
sein <ist, war, gewesen>
machen <machte, gemacht>
5. be (timing):
6. be (location):
sein <bin, bist, ist, sind, warst, war, gewesen>
be town, country
liegen <liegst, lag, gelegen>
to be in a fix [or jam] inf
7. be in pp (visit):
sein <bin, bist, ist, sind, warst, war, gewesen>
8. be (take place):
9. be (do):
sein <bin, bist, ist, sind, warst, war, gewesen>
to be up to sth
10. be old liter:
sein <bin, bist, ist, sind, warst, war, gewesen>
es gibt ...
11. be (expresses possibility):
can it [really] be that ...? form
is it that ...? form
12. be (expresses ability):
sth is to be done
13. be:
etw sollen
to not be to do sth
14. be (expresses future):
to be to do sth
15. be (in conditionals):
if I were you, I'd ...
if sb was [or were] to do sth, ...
wenn jd etw tun würde, ...
were sb to do sth, ... form
würde jd etw tun, ...
16. be (impersonal use):
17. be (expresses imperatives):
be seated! form
be seated! form
18. be (expresses continuation):
to be doing sth
19. be (expresses passive):
Phrases:
far be it from sb to do sth
geh! hau ab! inf
so sei es inf
I. to [tu:, tu, tə] PREP
1. to (moving towards):
in +acc
nach +dat
zu +dat
2. to (attending regularly):
zu +dat
in +dat
3. to (inviting to):
zu +dat
4. to (in direction of):
auf +acc
5. to (in contact with):
an +dat
6. to (attached to):
an +acc
7. to (with indirect object):
to sb/sth
jdm/etw dat
to tell/show sth to sb
8. to (with respect to):
zu +dat
9. to (in response):
auf +acc
10. to (belonging to):
zu +dat
11. to (compared to):
mit +dat
[to be] nothing to sth
12. to (in scores):
zu +dat
13. to (until):
bis +dat
zu +dat
14. to (expressing change of state):
zu +dat
15. to (to point in time):
bis +dat
the shop is open to 8.00 p.m.
16. to (including):
from ... to ...
von ... bis ...
17. to Brit (in clock times):
bis SGer
18. to (causing):
zu +dat
19. to (according to):
für +acc
20. to (serving):
für +acc
21. to CINE (next to):
22. to (in honour of):
auf +acc
23. to (per):
24. to (as a result of):
von +dat
25. to (roughly):
bis +dat
26. to MATH (defining exponent):
hoch <höher, am höchsten>
Phrases:
II. to [tu:, tu, tə]
1. to (expressing future intention):
the company is to pay over £500,000
2. to (forming requests):
3. to (expressing wish):
4. to (omitting verb):
5. to after adj (to complete meaning):
6. to (expressing purpose):
7. to (expressing intent):
8. to (after wh- words):
9. to (introducing clause):
10. to (in consecutive acts):
III. to [tu:, tu, tə] ADV inv
OpenDict entry
need N
OpenDict entry
need VB
PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary
English
English
German
German
für etw acc haften
right to be consulted ECON LAW
German
German
English
English
Klett Geography Glossary
needs N
Present
Ineed
youneed
he/she/itneeds
weneed
youneed
theyneed
Past
Ineeded
youneeded
he/she/itneeded
weneeded
youneeded
theyneeded
Present Perfect
Ihaveneeded
youhaveneeded
he/she/ithasneeded
wehaveneeded
youhaveneeded
theyhaveneeded
Past Perfect
Ihadneeded
youhadneeded
he/she/ithadneeded
wehadneeded
youhadneeded
theyhadneeded
PONS OpenDict

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Clearly the government needs to string up these old bludgers.
www.moneymorning.com.au
It asserts that there is scarcity; that is, that the finite resources available are insufficient to satisfy all human wants and needs.
en.wikipedia.org
It evokes giggles and coquettishness; a sense of something perverse that at once fulfills man's needs and makes him debauched.
www.firstpost.com
Personas are character sketches which represent a typical member of one customer segment and highlights their needs, goals and behaviors.
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It needs to be rendered differently again on a PDA, an internet-enabled television and on a mobile phone.
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