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must

/məst/ noun · plural: musts A1 (estimated)

1. something mandatory

German	das Muss
French	le must, l'obligation
Portuguese	o dever
Italian	il dovere, l'obbligo
Spanish	el deber, el menester
Dutch	moetje, de must
Swedish	ett måste

2. fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes

German	der Most, Süßmost
French	le moût
Portuguese	o mosto, o mofo
Czech	mošt, nezbytnost
Italian	il mosto
Spanish	el mosto
Dutch	de most
Swedish	en must
Latin	mustum, mellaceum

3. have to, must

German	müssen
French	le devoir
Portuguese	ter de, de, ter
Italian	l'avere
Spanish	la de

4. mold, must

German	der Schimmel
French	la moisissure
Portuguese	o mofo, o bolor
Czech	plíseň
Italian	la muffa
Spanish	el moho
Dutch	de schimmel
Swedish	ett mögel
Latin	mucor

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English · English

must

/məst/ verb A1 (estimated)

1. be required to

German	müssen, haben, werden
French	devoir, falloir
Portuguese	dever
Czech	muset, musit
Italian	dovere, avere, bisognare
Spanish	deber, tener
Dutch	moeten, dienen, behoeven
Swedish	måste
Latin	debeo, obligo

2. said about something that is very likely, probable, or certain to be true

French	devoir
Portuguese	dever
Italian	dovere
Spanish	deber

3. to be to; to have to; to must (as alternative translations that might provide intuition in some cases)

Swedish	ska

4. must, to be, to take

German	widerfahren
French	arriver, advenir, se produire
Portuguese	acontecer, ocorrer, suceder
Czech	stát se, dít se
Italian	occorrere
Spanish	suceder, acontecer, acaecer
Dutch	gebeuren
Swedish	hända, ske, inträffa
Latin	cado, accido, contingo

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