menester

m.

necessity.

haber menester de algo to be in need of something

ser menester que alguien haga algo to be necessary for somebody to do something

menesteres business, matters (asuntos)

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menester

► nombre masculino

1 (necesidad) need

► nombre masculino plural menesteres

1 familiar (actividades) business sing; (necesidades) call of nature sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

es menester que ... it is necessary that ...

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SM

1)

ser menester frm (=ser necesario) : es menester hacer algo — we must do something, it is necessary to do something

cuando sea menester — when necessary

todo es menester — everything is welcome

2) (=trabajo) job; (=recado) errand

salir para un menester — to go out on an errand

3) pl menesteres (=deberes) duties, business sing ; (=ocupación) occupation sing ; (=función) function sing

no estamos capacitados para esos menesteres — we are not trained to do that

venden un aparatito para esos menesteres — you can buy a little machine to do those jobs

- hacer sus menesteres

4) pl menesteres (Téc) gear sing , tools

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masculino

1)

ser menester — (frml) (ser necesario) to be necessary

es menester que lo hagamos sin demora — we must do it without delay

2) (frml) (tarea) occupation

se ganaba la vida en los menesteres más diversos — he earned his living from some very diverse activities

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= job, task, chore.

Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.

Ex. The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.

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masculino

1)

ser menester — (frml) (ser necesario) to be necessary

es menester que lo hagamos sin demora — we must do it without delay

2) (frml) (tarea) occupation

se ganaba la vida en los menesteres más diversos — he earned his living from some very diverse activities

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= job, task, chore.

Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.

Ex: The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.

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menester

masculine

A

ser menester (frml) (ser necesario) to be necessary

es menester trabajar para vivir one must work in order to live

es menester que lo hagamos sin demora we must do it without delay

B (frml) (tarea) occupation

se ganaba la vida en los menesteres más diversos he earned his living from some very diverse activities

estaban ocupados en otros menesteres they were busy with other activities o they were otherwise engaged

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menester sustantivo masculino
1

◊ ser menester (frml) (ser necesario) to be necessary;

es menester que lo hagamos sin demora we must do it without delay
2 (frml) (tarea) occupation;

◊ se ganaba la vida en los menesteres más diversos he earned his living from some very diverse activities

menester sustantivo masculino
1 (ocupación) esos menesteres se los dejo a mi mujer, I leave those jobs for my wife
♦ Locuciones: ser menester, to be necessary

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menester nm

1. [necesidad] necessity;

haber menester de algo to be in need of sth;

ser menester que alguien haga algo to be necessary for sb to do sth;

es menester continuar con las reformas it is necessary to continue with the reforms

2.

menesteres [asuntos] business, matters;

se ocupa de la limpieza y demás menesteres he does the cleaning and other odd jobs;

un abogado sin experiencia en estos menesteres a lawyer with no experience in these matters

3. Fam

menesteres [herramientas] things, tools

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menester

m (trabajo) job;

menesteres pl fam tools, gear sg ;

ser menester (necessario) be necessary

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menester nm

1) : activity, occupation, duties pl

2)

ser menester : to be necessary

es menester que vengas: you must come