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necessity meaning in Swedish

EnglishSwedish
necessity [necessities] (quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite)
noun
[UK: nɪ.ˈse.sɪ.ti]
[US: nə.ˈse.sə.ti]

behov [~et ~]substantiv
{n}

nöd [~en]substantiv
{c}
Necessity knows no law. = Nöden har ingen lag.

nödvändighet [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}
It is a necessity. = Det är en nödvändighet.

necessity [necessities] noun
[UK: nɪ.ˈse.sɪ.ti]
[US: nə.ˈse.sə.ti]

förnödenhet [~en ~er]substantiv

necessity is the mother of invention (a person in need will find a way)
phrase
[UK: nɪ.ˈse.sɪ.ti ɪz ðə ˈmʌð.ə(r) əv ɪn.ˈven.ʃn̩]
[US: nə.ˈse.sə.ti ˈɪz ðə ˈmʌð.r̩ əv ˌɪn.ˈven.ʃn̩]

nöden är uppfinningarnas moderphrase