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need meaning in Italian

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need [needs] (lack of means of subsistence)
noun
[UK: niːd]
[US: ˈniːd]

indigenzanoun
{f}

need [needs] (something required)
noun
[UK: niːd]
[US: ˈniːd]

bisognonoun
{m}
I need it. = Ne ho bisogno.

esigenzanoun
{f}
Sometimes one feels the need to take stock of one's existence. = A volte si sente l'esigenza di tirare le somme della propria esistenza.

necessitànoun
{f}
There is no need for him to work. = Non ha necessità di lavorare.

requisitonoun
{m}

need [needed, needing, needs] (to be obliged to)
verb
[UK: niːd]
[US: ˈniːd]

essere obbligato averb

necessitareverbShe told me she needed more money. = Mi disse che necessitava più denaro.

need [needed, needing, needs] (to have an absolute requirement for)
verb
[UK: niːd]
[US: ˈniːd]

aver bisogno diverb

needy [needier, neediest] (in need, poor)
adjective
[UK: ˈniː.di]
[US: ˈniː.di]

bisognosoadjectiveI'm needy. = Io sono bisognosa.

indigenteadjectiveHe's very needy. = È molto indigente.

poveroadjectiveHe's very needy. = È molto povero.

needle [needles] (indicating device)
noun
[UK: ˈniːd.l̩]
[US: ˈniːd.l̩]

lancettanoun
{f}

needle [needles] (leaf of conifer)
noun
[UK: ˈniːd.l̩]
[US: ˈniːd.l̩]

agonoun
{m}
I hate needles. = Odio gli aghi.

needle [needles] (sensor phonograph stylus)
noun
[UK: ˈniːd.l̩]
[US: ˈniːd.l̩]

puntinanoun
{f}

needle [needled, needling, needles] (to pierce with a needle)
verb
[UK: ˈniːd.l̩]
[US: ˈniːd.l̩]

punzonareverb

needle [needled, needling, needles] (to tease in order to provoke)
verb
[UK: ˈniːd.l̩]
[US: ˈniːd.l̩]

punzecchiareverb

needle in a haystack (idiomatic)
noun
[UK: ˈniːd.l̩ ɪn ə ˈheɪ.stæk]
[US: ˈniːd.l̩ ɪn ə ˈheɪ.ˌstæk]

ago in un pagliaionoun
{m}

needle lace (form of lace)
noun

merlettonoun
{m}

pizzonoun
{m}

trinanoun
{f}

needle valve (valve type)
noun

valvola a spillonoun
{f}

needlecase (case for keeping needles)
noun
[UK: ˈniːdlk.eɪs]
[US: ˈniːdlk.eɪs]

agoraionoun
{m}

needlenose pliers (a variety of pliers with long, narrow extensions)
noun

pinza a becchi lunghinoun
{f}

needlepoint [needlepoints] (craft)
noun
[UK: ˈniː.dəl.ˈpɔɪnt]
[US: ˈniː.dəl.ˈpɔɪnt]

ricamonoun
{m}

needless (not needed)
adjective
[UK: ˈniːd.ləs]
[US: ˈniːd.ləs]

inutileadjectiveOmit needless words! = Ometti le parole inutili.

superfluoadjective

needless to say (obviously)
adverb

inutile a dirsiadverb

needlewoman [needlewomen] (a woman who works with a needle)
noun
[UK: ˈniːdl.wʊ.mən]
[US: ˈniːdl.wʊ.mən]

cucitricenoun
{f}

a friend in need is a friend indeed (if a friend helps you when you are in need, they are a true friend)
phrase
[UK: ə ˈfrend ɪn niːd ɪz ə ˈfrend ɪn.ˈdiːd]
[US: ə ˈfrend ɪn ˈniːd ˈɪz ə ˈfrend ˌɪn.ˈdiːd]

gli amici si vedono nel momento del bisognophrase

citation needed (used to designate an assertion or other statement as false, inaccurate, or requiring verification)
phrase
[UK: saɪ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩ ˈniː.dɪd]
[US: saɪ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩ ˈniː.dəd]

citazione necessariaphrase

do you need help (do you need help?)
phrase

avete bisogno di aiuto?phrase

hai bisogno di aiuto?phrase

eye of a needle (small gap in a needle)
noun
[UK: aɪ əv ə ˈniːd.l̩]
[US: ˈaɪ əv ə ˈniːd.l̩]

crunanoun
{f}

fine-needle aspiration noun

agobiopsianoun
{f}

I need ... (I need ... (something))
phrase

ho bisogno di ...phrase

if need be (if necessary)
adverb
[UK: ɪf niːd bi]
[US: ˈɪf ˈniːd bi]

se ci fosse bisognoadverb

knee [kneed, kneeing, knees] (To kneel to)
verb
[UK: niː]
[US: ˈniː]

ginocchioverb
{m}
Get on your knees. = Mettiti in ginocchio.

knitting needle (thin rod used to knit yarn)
noun

ferro da calzanoun
{m}

ferro da maglianoun
{m}

on pins and needles preposition

in sospesopreposition

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