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Meaning of menester | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
[mə.nəsˈte]

Definitions

  1. office, occupation
    masculine
  2. necessity, duty
    masculine
  3. Equivalent to 'requirement': A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory.

Equivalents

English requirement

Examples

“ser menester (de/que …)”

to be necessary

“és menester (d')anar”

it's necessary to go

“és menester que mengis”

it's necessary that you eat

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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