What does nécessité in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word nécessité in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nécessité in French.

The word nécessité in French means necessity, necessity, poverty, need, destitution, require, need, essentials, staples, absolute necessity, what must be done must be done, essential item, out of necessity, essential product, staple product, have no choice but to do. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nécessité

necessity

nom féminin (besoin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À notre époque, savoir lire est une nécessité.
In our time, knowing how to read is a necessity.

necessity

nom féminin (impératif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La liberté d'opinions est une nécessité.
Freedom of opinion is a necessity.

poverty, need, destitution

nom féminin (littéraire (dénuement, pauvreté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De plus en plus de familles sont dans la nécessité.
More and more families are in poverty.

require, need

verbe transitif (requérir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pour bien fonctionner, ce logiciel nécessite un ordinateur performant.
To work correctly, this software requires a high-performance computer.

essentials, staples

nom masculin pluriel (biens indispensables)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les biens de premières nécessités sont la nourriture, les vêtements et l'hygiène.

absolute necessity

nom féminin (besoin impérieux, vital)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

what must be done must be done

(le besoin ne peut être puni)

essential item

nom masculin (objet indispensable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans une voiture, un pneu de rechange est un objet de première nécessité.

out of necessity

locution adverbiale (dû à une obligation)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

essential product, staple product

nom masculin (produit indispensable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nourriture est un produit de première nécessité.

have no choice but to do

locution verbale (ne pas avoir d'autre choix que de)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous nous trouvons dans la nécessité de dormir en route à l’hôtel.

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