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need·less
(nēd′lĭs)adj.
Not needed or wished for; unnecessary.
need′less·ly adv.
need′less·ness n.
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needless
(ˈniːdlɪs)adj
not required or desired; unnecessary
ˈneedlessly adv
ˈneedlessness n
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need•less
(ˈnid lɪs)adj.
unnecessary; not needed: a needless waste of food.
[1175–1225]
need′less•ly, adv.
need′less•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. [画像:needless - unnecessary and unwarranted]needless - unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary
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needless
adjective unnecessary, excessive, pointless, gratuitous, useless, unwanted, redundant, superfluous, groundless, expendable, uncalled-for, dispensable, nonessential, undesired Our families thought I was taking a needless risk.
required, essential, useful, beneficial, obligatory
required, essential, useful, beneficial, obligatory
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needless
adjectiveNot necessary:
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Translations
غَيْر ضَروري
zbytečný
ónauîsynlegur, óòarfur
odvečen
gereksiz lüzumsuz
needless
[ˈniːdlɪs] ADJ → innecesario, superfluoneedless to say → huelga decir que ..., ni qué decir tiene que ...
he was, needless to say, drunk → ni qué decir tiene que estaba borracho
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
needless
[ˈniːdləs] adj [death, suffering, pain, worry, risk] → inutileto suffer needless pain → souffrir inutilement
needless to say, ... → inutile de dire que ...
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
needless
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
needless
[ˈniːdlɪs] adj → inutileneedless to say he didn't keep his promise → inutile dire che non ha mantenuto la promessa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
need
(niːd) – negative short form needn't (ˈniːdnt) – verb1. to require. This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help? nodig يَحْتاج трябва (ми) precisar potřebovat benötigen behøve; mangle χρειάζομαι, έχω ανάγκη necesitar vajama لازم داشتن tarvita avoir besoin de צריך, זקוק जरूरत होना trebati szüksége van (vkire, vmire) memerlukan þarfnast avere bisogno di 〜の必要がある 필요하다 būti reikalingam, (kam) reikėti vajadzēt; just vajadzību perlu nodig hebben trenge, behøve, ha bruk for wymagać, potrzebować اړه لرل precisar a avea nevoie de нуждаться potrebovať potrebovati biti potreban behöva จําเป็น gerektirmek, ihtiyacı olmak 需要 потребувати ضرورت ہونا cần 需要
2. to be obliged. You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present. moet, hoef يَجِب، عَلَيْك، بِحاجَه има/няма нужда precisar muset müssen skulle; behøve χρειάζεται να, πρέπει να hacer falta pidama نیاز داشتن tarvita avoir besoin de, falloir מוכרח जरूरत, आवश्यकता morati kell harus verða, þurfa dovere, avere bisogno di 〜しなければならない 의무가 있다 privalėti, turėti būt nepieciešamam, būt nepieciešamībai keperluan hoeven måtte, trenge, behøve musieć نيازلرل precisar a trebui, a fi cazul быть вынужденным, должным musieť morati morati vara tvungen, behöva จําเป็น zorunda olmak, gerekmek 必需 бути зобов'язаним مطلوب ہونا buộc phải 必需
noun1. something essential, that one must have. Food is one of our basic needs. behoefte حاجَه потребности necessidade potřeba dringende Notwendigkeit behov ανάγκη, αναγκαιότητα necesidad vajadus نیاز tarve besoin צורך जरूरत nužda, potreba szükség(let) kebutuhan þörf bisogno 必要 필요한 것 reikmė, poreikis vajadzība[] keperluan behoefte behov potrzeba هيله،لړه necessidade nevoie потребность potreba potreba potreba behov ความต้องการ ihtiyaç, gereksinme 需要 потреба ضرورت nhu cầu 需要
2. poverty or other difficulty. Many people are in great need. behoeftig حاجَه، فَقْر нищета necessidade nouze die Not nød ένδεια, δύσκολη θέση necesidad puudus احتیاج köyhyys besoin מצוקה कर्त्तव्य siromaštvo, oskudica nehéz helyzet kemiskinan neyð, örbirgð bisogno 貧困 곤란한 사태 skurdas, nelaimė trūkums; nabadzība keperluan gebrek nød bieda احتياج،اړه necessidade nevoie нужда núdza pomanjkanje poteškoća nöd สิ่งจําเป็น yoksulluk, muhtaçlık 貧窮,困難 нестаток, нужда محتاجي tình cảnh túng thiếu 贫穷,困难
3. a reason. There is no need for panic. rede سَبَب، حاجَه причина necessidade důvod der Grund grund λόγος motivo, razón vajadus لازم بودن syy besoin סיבה तंगहाली nema potrebe ok alasan nauðsyn, ástæða bisogno, motivo 理由 필요성 priežastis, reikalas iemesls sebab reden grunn powód لازم ګڼل necessidade motiv надобность; основание dôvod potreba razlog anledning เหตุผล neden, sebep 必要 потреба وجہ cần thiết 必要
ˈneedless adjective, adverb unnecessary. You are doing a lot of needless work; Needless to say, he couldn't do it. onnodig, nodeloos غَيْر ضَروري излишен desnecessário zbytečný unnötig unødvendig(t) άσκοπος, περιττός innecesario tarbetu بی نیاز tarpeeton inutile מיותר निष्प्रयोजन nepotreban, suvišan szükségtelen tidak perlu ónauðsynlegur, óþarfur inutile 必要のない 불필요한 nereikalinga(s) lieks; nevajadzīgs tidak perlu overbodig unødig, unødvendig; selvfølgelig zbędny بى نيازه desnecessário inutil ненужныи; излишне zbytočný odveč nepotreban onödig, överflödig ไม่จําเป็น gereksiz, lüzumsuz 不必要的 непотрібний; зайвий بے ضرورت không cần 不必要的
ˈneedlessly adverb onnodig بِدون ضَرورَه безполезно desnecessariamente zbytečně unnötig unødvendigt χωρίς λόγο inútilmente tarbetult بطور غیر ضروری tarpeettomasti inutilement לְלא צוֹרֶך अनिवार्य रूप से bez potrebe, suvišno fölöslegesen secara tidak perlu óþarflega inutilmente 不必要に 불필요하게 be reikalo lieki; nevajadzīgi tanpa perlu overbodig unødig; selvfølgelig zbędnie په غير ضرورى توګه desnecessariamente inutil бесполезно zbytočne odveč nepotrebno onödigt อย่างไม่จําเป็น gereksiz olarak 無需 непотрібно غير ضروري طور پر một cách vô ích 不必要地,无用地
ˈneedy adjective poor. You must help needy people. behoeftig, arm مُحْتاج، فَقير، مَعْوِز бедстващ necessitado chudý bedürftig trængende φτωχός necesitado puudustkannatav نیازمند köyhä nécessiteux נצרך निर्धन siromašan szegény miskin þurfandi; nauðstaddur bisognoso 貧困な 궁핍한 skurstantis, vargstantis trūcīgs memerlukan hulpbehoevend trengende, nødlidende ubogi نيازمين necessitado sărac нуждающийся biedny reven siromašan behövande, nödlidande ขัดสน yoksul, fakir, muhtaç 貧窮的 нужденний; бідний ضرورت مند nghèo túng 贫穷的
a need for a lack of; a requirement for. There is an urgent need for teachers in this city. behoefte نَقْص، حاجَه нужда от necessidade de potřeba ein dringender Bedarf an behov for έλλειψη, ανάγκη falta de puudus (millestki) لازم بودن tarve besoin de צוֹרֶך בְ अकिचन, जरूरतमंद potreba szükség van (vmire) kekurangan þörf á, skortur á bisogno di 不足 reikalingumas, stygius vajadzība keperluan behoefte aan et behov for brak اړه لرل precisão nevoie de нехватка; потребность potreba potreba po potražnja ett behov av ต้องการเพื่อ ihtiyaç, gereksinim 缺少... нужда, потреба کي ضرورت sự cần thiết 缺少...
in need of requiring; having a lack of. We're in need of more money; You're badly in need of a haircut. benodig بِحاجَه إلى нуждая се precisando de mít potřebu etwas dringend brauchen trænge til μου χρειάζεται necesitar puuduses, vajaduses ضرورت puute besoin de זקוק ל-, צריך की आवश्यकता होना trebati rászorul memerlukan vanta, þarfnast necessità di, 〜を必要として 필요한 (kam) reikėti izjust vajadzību/nepieciešamību perlukan nodig hebbend trenge, ha behov for w potrzebie, odczuwający brak ضرورى،اړين a precisar de nevoie de нуждаться potrebovať potreben biti potreban i behov av ต้องการ ihtiyacında olmak 需要... такий, що потребує کا احتياج ہونا đang cần 需要...
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needless
a. inútil, innecesario.
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