necessary

nécessaire

Dont on a besoin pour qu’une chose se produise ou soit faite correctement.

En anglais simple : Needed for something to happen or be done properly.

• Bring all the necessary documents.
• Is it necessary to wear a coat?
• They took the necessary steps to protect their home.

Comment l'utiliser : necessary for someone/something (These tools are necessary for the repair.); it is necessary to do something (It is necessary to book in advance.); necessary to do something (We have the money necessary to finish the work.)

Synonymes : needed, required, essential

Contraires : unnecessary

Expressions courantes : necessary equipment, necessary steps, absolutely necessary, necessary for something

inévitable

Qui doit forcément se produire ou qu’on ne peut pas éviter.

En anglais simple : Certain to happen or impossible to avoid.

• Change was a necessary consequence of their decision.
• Some delay was a necessary result of the repairs.
• She accepted the paperwork as a necessary evil.

Comment l'utiliser : necessary consequence of something (Higher costs were a necessary consequence of the new rules.)

Synonymes : inevitable, unavoidable

Contraires : avoidable

Expressions courantes : necessary consequence, necessary outcome, necessary result, necessary evil

toilettes, latrines

Pièce ou petit bâtiment contenant un WC.

En anglais simple : A room or small building containing a toilet.

• The necessary stood behind the house.
• He went outside to visit the necessary.
• A servant showed her the door to the necessary.

Synonymes : toilet, privy

Expressions courantes : the necessary, visit the necessary