necessity

nécessité, indispensable

Chose dont on a absolument besoin pour vivre ou fonctionner normalement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : necessity for someone/something (A warm coat is a necessity for winter travel.)

Synonymes : essential, requirement

Contraires : luxury

Expressions courantes : basic necessity, daily necessity, a necessity, life’s necessities

nécessité

Le fait qu’une chose soit nécessaire ou impossible à éviter.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : necessity of doing something (He explained the necessity of saving money.); necessity for something (There is no necessity for immediate action.)

Synonymes : need

Expressions courantes : out of necessity, necessity of something, absolute necessity