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un·nec·es·sar·y
(ŭn-nĕs′ĭ-sĕr′ē)adj.
Not necessary; needless.
un·nec′es·sar′i·ly (-sâr′ə-lē) adv.
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unnecessary
(ʌnˈnɛsɪsərɪ; -ɪsrɪ)adj
not necessary
unˈnecessarily adv
unˈnecessariness n
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un•nec•es•sar•y
(ʌnˈnɛs əˌsɛr i)adj.
not necessary; needless; unessential.
un•nec`es•sar′i•ly (-ˌnɛs əˈsɛər ə li, -ˈnɛs əˌsɛr-) adv.
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Adj. | 1. | unnecessary - not necessary inessential, unessential - not basic or fundamental necessary - absolutely essential |
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unnecessary
adjective needless, excessive, unwarranted, useless, pointless, not needed, redundant, wasteful, gratuitous, superfluous, wanton, expendable, surplus to requirements, uncalled-for, dispensable, unneeded, nonessential, inessential, unmerited, to no purpose, unrequired, supererogatory The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman.
needed, required, necessary, essential, vital, indispensable
needed, required, necessary, essential, vital, indispensable
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unnecessary
adjectiveNot necessary:
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Translations
غَيْر ضَروريغَيْرُ ضَرُورِيّمُمكِن تَجَنُّبه
zbytečnýnadbytečný
unødvendig
unnötignicht notwendig
liigne
tarpeetonturha
nepotreban
nem szükségesszükségtelen
ónauîsynleguróòarfur
不必要な
불필요한
bereikalingas
lieksnevajadzīgs
onnodigonnodige
nadbytočný
nepotrebenodvečen
onödigonödigt
ไม่จำเป็น
không cần thiết
unnecessary
[ʌnˈnesɪsərɪ] ADJ → innecesarioit is unnecessary to add that → no hace falta añadir que ..., no es necesario añadir que ...
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unnecessary
[ʌnˈnɛsəsəri] adj [expenses, fuss, effort, suffering, force] → inutileit is unnecessary to do sth → il est inutile de faire qch
It was unnecessary to do anything → Il était inutile de faire quoique ce soit.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unnecessary
adj → unnötig; (= superfluous also) → überflüssig; (= not requisite) → nicht notwendig or nötig; no, you needn’t bother thanks, that’s quite unnecessary → nein, machen Sie sich keine Umstände, das ist wirklich nicht nötig; it was quite unnecessary to be so rude → es war wirklich nicht nötig, so grob zu werden; it was unnecessary for you to do that → es war nicht nötig, dass du das getan hast; really, that was quite unnecessary of you! → also, das war wirklich überflüssig!
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
unnecessary
[ʌnˈnɛsɪs/ərɪ] adj (superfluous) → non necessario/a, superfluo/a; (useless) → inutileit was unnecessary to be rude! → non c'era bisogno di essere sgarbato!
it's unnecessary for you to attend → non è necessario che tu intervenga
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unnecessary
(anˈnesəsəri) adjective1. not necessary. It is unnecessary to waken him yet.
2. that might have been avoided. Your mistake caused a lot of unnecessary work in the office.
unˌnecesˈsarily adverbHe was unnecessarily rude.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
unnecessary
→ غَيْرُ ضَرُورِيّ zbytečný unødvendig unnötig περιττός innecesario tarpeeton inutile nepotreban inutile 不必要な 불필요한 onnodig unødvendig niepotrzebny desnecessário излишний onödig ไม่จำเป็น gereksiz không cần thiết 不必要的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
unnecessary
a. innecesario-a, inútil.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012