Necessary, required - Obligé (The 2265th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Necessary, required is Obligé. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 2265th most common word in French. It can be used as adjective. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: necessary, required

French: obligé

Adjective B1

Examples


It wasn't necessary for you to do that.	Tu n'étais pas obligé de faire ça.
In this respect competition has required re-regulation rather than deregulation.	À cet égard, la concurrence a obligé à reréglementer plutôt qu'à déréglementer.
Although eventually acquitted, he was required to leave Dresden.	Bien que finalement acquitté, il est obligé de quitter Dresde.
Clearly, however, a panel is not required to make a suggestion.	Toutefois, il est clair que les groupes spéciaux ne sont pas obligés de faire une suggestion.
Employers are not required to pay this premium.	Les employeurs ne sont pas obligés de verser cette prime.
It is necessary for you to work hard.	Tu dois travailler avec application.
Do whatever's required.	Faites tout ce qui doit être fait.
That was not necessary.	Ce n'était pas nécessaire.

I think it necessary that you should do so.	Je pense qu'il serait nécessaire que vous fassiez ainsi.
You're necessary.	Tu es indispensable.
It is necessary for you to go there.	Il est nécessaire que tu y ailles.
I'm sure that won't be necessary.	Je suis certaine que ce ne sera pas nécessaire.
I didn't know that that was necessary.	Je ne savais pas que c'était nécessaire.
It's necessary.	Il le faut.
That won't be necessary.	Cela ne sera pas nécessaire.
It's absolutely necessary that you be at the meeting.	Il est absolument nécessaire que vous soyez à la réunion.
Do not hand over more money than is necessary to a child.	Ne donnez pas plus d'argent que nécessaire à un enfant.
If two people are in agreement, one of them is unnecessary.	Si deux hommes ont toujours la même opinion, l'un d'eux est inutile.
It is necessary that you start at once.	Vous devriez commencer sur-le-champ.
It is necessary that you take a good rest.	Il est nécessaire que vous preniez un bon repos.
Don't give him more money than is necessary.	Ne lui donne pas plus d'argent que nécessaire.