needn't in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for needn't in the English»Spanish Dictionary

needn't [Am ˈnidnt, Brit ˈniːd(ə)nt]

needn't → need not

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you needn't look so put-upon

no te hagas la víctima

you needn't come if you don't want to

no hay necesidad de que vengas or no hace falta que vengas or no tienes por qué venir si no tienes ganas

you needn't look so pleased with yourself

no hace falta que pongas esa cara de satisfacción

you needn't have come all the way here

no hacía falta que te vinieras hasta aquí

that needn't always be the case

no tiene por qué ser así

that needn't always be the case

no necesariamente tiene que ser así

that needn't mean that …

eso no significa necesariamente que …

Translations for needn't in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

¡qué gentileza la suya! no tenía que haberse molestado

how kind of you! you needn't have bothered

no necesito comprarlo hoy

I needn't buy it today

no es preciso que estemos todos con ella

we needn't all be with her

needn't in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for needn't in the English»Spanish Dictionary

needn't [ˈni:dənt]

needn't = need not, need

See also need

I.need [ni:d] N

need

necesidad f

in need

necesitado, -a

basic needs

necesidades básicas

need for sb/sth

necesidad de alguien/algo

to be in need of sth

necesitar (de) algo

to have no need of sth

no necesitar (de) algo

as the need arises

según se sienta la necesidad

if need(s) be

si es necesario

no need to be sth

ninguna necesidad de ser algo

there's no need to shout so loud

no hace falta gritar tanto

in sb's hour of need (emergency, crisis)

en un momento de necesidad

II.need [ni:d] VB trans

1. need (require):

need

necesitar

to need sb to do sth

necesitar que alguien haga algo

2. need (ought to have):

to need

necesitar

to not need sth

no necesitar (de) algo

to need (doing) sth

necesitar (hacer) algo

I need it like (I need) a hole in the head iron

me hace tanta falta como un agujero en la cabeza

3. need (must, have):

to need to do sth

tener que hacer algo

need we/I/you?

¿nos/me/te hace falta?

there was no need to do sth

no había necesidad de hacer algo

4. need (should):

you needn't laugh! — you'll be next

¡no deberías reír! — tú serás el siguiente

I need hardly say ...

no hace falta decir que...

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

you needn't laugh! — you'll be next

¡no deberías reír! — tú serás el siguiente

needn't Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

you needn't laugh! — you'll be next

¡no deberías reír! — tú serás el siguiente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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A bachelor of textiles needn't spend the rest of her days sewing.

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It's injected at relatively low pressures, so the fuel system needn't be so stout.

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It needn't be a traditional name in any sense.

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You will need to insure any antiques you buy, but premiums needn't be expensive if you have only a few items.

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As it turns out, we needn't have worried.

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But we needn't hold on to these things.

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The people needn't fret, however.

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You needn't worry about the dish being unsightly.

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He put on a breezy performance to show that he was so confident of his brief that he needn't take criticisms seriously.

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They also minimize exposure of the valuable towing aircraft, which needn't appear over the battlefield.

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