necessity

necesidad

Algo que necesitas tener porque no puedes arreglártelas sin ello.

En inglés sencillo: Something you must have because you cannot manage without it.

• Clean water is a necessity.
• We packed only the basic necessities.
• For her job, a car is a necessity.

Cómo se usa: necessity for someone/something (A warm coat is a necessity for winter travel.)

Sinónimos: essential, requirement

Antónimos: luxury

Expresiones frecuentes: basic necessity, daily necessity, a necessity, life’s necessities

necesidad

El hecho de que algo haga falta o no pueda evitarse.

En inglés sencillo: The fact that something is needed or cannot be avoided.

• We moved out of necessity.
• She questioned the necessity of another meeting.
• They emphasized the necessity of acting quickly.

Cómo se usa: necessity of doing something (He explained the necessity of saving money.); necessity for something (There is no necessity for immediate action.)

Sinónimos: need

Expresiones frecuentes: out of necessity, necessity of something, absolute necessity