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müssen  

müs•sen  
1       modal aux vb     ( musste)   pret   ( müssen    ptp  )
a    [Zwang]   to have to  
[Notwendigkeit]  
to need to, to have to  
ich muss      [Zwang]   I have to, I must    only pres  , I've got to   (esp Brit)     
[Notwendigkeit auch]   I need to  
ich muss nicht      [Zwang]   I don't have to, I haven't got to   (esp Brit)     
[Notwendigkeit auch]   I don't need to, I needn't  
muss er?      must he?, does he have to?, has he got to?   (esp Brit)     
musstest du?      did you have to?  
das hat er tun/nicht tun müssen      he had to/didn't have to do it  
er hatte es tun müssen      he had had to do it  
es musste ins Haus gebracht werden      it had to be brought inside  
das muss irgendwann mal gemacht werden      it will have to be done some time  
er sagte, er müsse bald gehen      he said he would have to go soon  
ich hätte es sonst allein tun müssen      otherwise I would have had to do it alone  
dafür müssen/müssten Sie einen Polizisten fragen      you'll/you'd have or need to ask a policeman about that  
ich muss jeden Tag um sechs Uhr aufstehen      I have to get up at six every day  
ich muss jetzt gehen or weg      inf   I must be going now or be off now, I must go now, I'll have to go now  
man musste lachen/weinen etc      you couldn't help laughing/crying etc, you had to laugh/cry etc  
wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass ...      we regret to (have to) inform you (that) ...  
muss das (denn) sein?      is that (really) necessary?, must you/he?, do you/does he have to?  
das muss sein      it's necessary, I do/he does have to  
das musste (ja so) kommen      that had to happen, that was bound to happen  
das muss man sich ($) mal vorstellen!      dat   (just) imagine that!, think of it!  
jetzt muss ich dir mal was sagen      now let me tell you something  
was habe ich da hören müssen?      what's this I hear?  
b    (=sollen)  
das müsste ich/müsstest du eigentlich wissen      I/you ought to know that, I/you should know that  
ich hätte es gestern tun müssen      I ought to or should have done it yesterday  
das musst du nicht tun!      you oughtn't to do that, you shouldn't do that  
c    [Vermutung, Wahrscheinlichkeit]  
es muss geregnet haben      it must have rained  
es muss wahr sein      it must be true, it has to be true, it's got to be true  
es muss nicht wahr sein      it needn't be true  
er muss es gewesen sein      it must have been him, it has to have been him, it's got to have been him  
es müssten zehntausend Zuschauer im Stadion gewesen sein      there must have been ten thousand spectators in the stadium  
er müsste schon da sein      he should be there by now  
so muss es gewesen sein      that's how it must have been  
was müssen bloß die Leute (von uns) denken!      what must people think (of us)  
was muss bloß in ihm vorgehen?      what goes on in his mind?  
d    [Wunsch]  
(viel) Geld müsste man haben!      if only I were rich!  
man müsste noch mal von vorn anfangen können!      if only one could begin again!  
man müsste noch mal zwanzig sein!      oh, to be twenty again!  
2       vi     ( musste)   pret   ( gemusst)   ptp  
a    (=weggehen, -fahren müssen)   to have to go  
ich muss jetzt zur Schule      I must go to school now, I've got to   (esp Brit)  or I have to go to school now  
wann müsst ihr zur Schule?      when do you have to go to school?  
der Brief muss heute noch zur Post      the letter must be or has to be posted   (Brit)  or mailed   (esp US)   today  
b    inf  
(=austreten müssen)  

ich muss mal      I need to go to the loo   (Brit)   inf     (esp US)  or bathroom   
c    (=gezwungen sein)   to have to  
hast du gewollt? -- nein, gemusst      did you want to? -- no, I had to  
kein Mensch muss müssen      hum   there's no such thing as `must'  
Translation German - English Collins Dictionary  
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muss, Muss, Muße, musste

Collaborative Dictionary     German-English
exp.
must you keep (on) interrupting me? ; must you continually {or} constantly interrupt me?
exp.
we have to stop now
exp.
we must set off {or} start (out) {or} leave at 7 o'clock
exp.
we need to plane another 2 cm off
exp.
the English must admit too {or} as well that ... ; the English must also admit that ...
exp.
the English too must ...
exp.
I shall have to rest my eyes a little
meine Augen müssen sich ein wenig ausruhen
exp.
we will have to revise our present views
exp.
we must accept that ; we must bow to that
exp.
we'll have to keep a lid on the costs
exp.
no dogs (please) ; please leave your dog outside
exp.
we must act consistently with one another
exp.
our son has to start school this year
exp.
the children have to go begging on the streets for everything
exp.
we need blanket coverage
exp.
until we have evidence to the contrary we must ...
exp.
when inserting the money you should ...
exp.
we still have to collect our luggage {or} baggage
exp.
we must drink to that ; that calls for a little drink
exp.
these things should balance each other out
[Fig.]
exp.
we still have to put up {or} hang the curtains
exp.
interdisciplinary solutions are required here
exp.
for the time being these measures must be kept private
exp.
each of the governments concerned must ...
exp.
we must clarify the issue
exp.
come on, we must hurry!
exp.
we have to reckon with some very tough competition
exp.
the patients must be bedded down {or} must lie comfortably
exp.
we regret to have to inform you ...
exp.
glasses in restaurants must show how much they hold

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