necessity is the mother of invention

proverb

The primary driving force for most new inventions is a need.

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Meanings

proverb

alternative necessity is the mother of innovation

  1. The primary driving force for most new inventions is a need.

Translations

Arabic اَلْحَاجَة أُمّ الِٱخْتِرَاع
  • اَلْحَاجَة أُمّ الِٱخْتِرَاع (al-ḥāja ʔumm al-iḵtirāʕ)the primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Bengali কাজ আটকালে বুদ্ধি জোগায়
  • কাজ আটকালে বুদ্ধি জোগায়the primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Chinese Mandarin 需要是發明之母 /需要是发明之母
  • 需要是發明之母 /需要是发明之母 (xūyào shì fāmíng zhī mǔ)the primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Czech nouze naučila Dalibora housti
  • nouze naučila Dalibora houstithe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Danish nød lærer nøgen kvinde at spinde
  • nød lærer nøgen kvinde at spindethe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Dutch noodzaak is de moeder van uitvinding, nood breekt wet
  • noodzaak is de moeder van uitvindingthe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
  • nood breekt wetthe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Finnish hätä keinot keksii
  • hätä keinot keksiithe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
French la nécessité est la mère de l'invention, nécessité fait loi
  • la nécessité est la mère de l'inventionthe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
  • nécessité fait loithe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
German Not macht erfinderisch, Notwendigkeit ist die Mutter der Erfindung
  • Not macht erfinderischthe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
  • Notwendigkeit ist die Mutter der Erfindungthe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
  • Not bricht Eisenthe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Hebrew הכורח הוא אבי ההמצאה, הצורך הוא אבי ההמצאה
  • הכורח הוא אבי ההמצאהthe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
  • הצורך הוא אבי ההמצאהthe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Hindi आवश्यकता आविष्कार की जननी है
  • आवश्यकता आविष्कार की जननी है (āvaśyaktā āviṣkār kī jannī hai)the primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Hungarian a szükség találékonnyá tesz
  • a szükség találékonnyá teszthe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Icelandic neyðin kennir naktri konu að spinna
  • neyðin kennir naktri konu að spinnathe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Italian il bisogno aguzza l'ingegno
  • il bisogno aguzza l'ingegnothe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Japanese 必要は発明の母
  • 必要は発明の母 (hitsuyō-wa hatsumei-no haha)the primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Norwegian nød lærer naken kvinne å spinne
  • nød lærer naken kvinne å spinnethe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Polish potrzeba jest matką wynalazków
  • potrzeba jest matką wynalazkówthe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Portuguese a necessidade aguça o engenho, a necessidade é a mãe de toda invenção
  • a necessidade aguça o engenhothe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
  • a necessidade é a mãe de toda invençãothe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Scottish Gaelic nì airc innleachd
  • nì airc innleachdthe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Spanish la necesidad agudiza el ingenio
  • la necesidad agudiza el ingeniothe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
Swedish nöden är uppfinningarnas moder
  • nöden är uppfinningarnas moderthe primary driving force for most new inventions is a need
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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