New English-Irish Dictionary

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necessity

1 noun needriachtanas masc1 c m ugá masc4 c m uI'll do that when the necessity arises déanfaidh mé é sin nuair is gá domis there any necessity for this? an bhfuil aon ghá leis seo?, an bhfuil sé seo de dhíth?, an bhfuil sé seo riachtanach?I stole the food out of necessity ghoid mé an bia de bharr riachtanais, ghoid mé an bia toisc nach raibh aon dul as agamI regretted the necessity of making her redundant bhí aithreachas orm go raibh orm í a ligean chun bealaigh, bhí aithreachas orm gurbh éigean dom í a ligean chun siúilit was an idea born of necessity as éigean a gineadh an smaoineamh 2 noun essential item, skill or measureriachtanas masc1 c m ua basic necessity, like milk riachtanas bunúsach, ar nós bainnea car is a necessity around here tá carr riachtanach thart anseo, ní féidir déanamh gan charr thart anseo, ní féidir déanamh d'uireasa cairr thart anseo

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3 noun PHIL principle, conditionriachtanas masc1 c m u

phrases

necessity knows no law

níl dlí ar an riachtanas

necessity is the mother of invention

múineann gá seift

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necessity

necessity knows no law

necessity is the mother of invention

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