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need

/nid/ noun · plural: needs A1 (estimated)

1. lack of means of subsistence

German	die Not, das Erfordernis
Portuguese	a necessidade
Czech	nedostatek, nouze, chudoba
Italian	l'indigenza
Spanish	la necesidad, egestad
Dutch	de nood, vereiste
Swedish	en nöd
Latin	inopia, indigentia

2. something required

German	das Bedürfnis, die Notwendigkeit, der Bedarf
French	le besoin, la nécessité
Portuguese	a necessidade, o mister
Czech	potřeba
Italian	il bisogno, la necessità, l'esigenza
Spanish	la necesidad, el apetito, el menester
Dutch	de behoefte
Swedish	ett behov, tarv
Latin	opus, necessitas, necessitudo

3. necessity, requirement, need

Italian	la bisogna

4. neediness, necessity, need, want, exigency

Latin	usus

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to need

/nid/ verb A1 (estimated)

1. to have an absolute requirement for

German	brauchen, benötigen, bedürfen
French	avoir besoin de, falloir, nécessiter
Portuguese	precisar, necessitar, requerer
Czech	potřebovat, předpokládat, vyžadovat
Italian	servire, richiedere, avere bisogno di
Spanish	necesitar, requerir, hacer falta
Dutch	nodig hebben, behoeven, benodigen
Swedish	behöva
Latin	egeo, requiro, postulo

2. to want strongly

German	brauchen
French	avoir besoin de
Portuguese	precisar
Spanish	hacer falta
Latin	desidero

3. to be obliged to

German	müssen
French	nécessiter
Portuguese	precisar, necessitar
Italian	necessitare
Spanish	necesitar
Dutch	moeten
Swedish	måste, nödgas
Latin	debeo, obligo

4. to need, want, require, lack

Latin	indigeo

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