"menester" meaning in Spanish

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          "english": "It is necessary for us to act swiftly.",
          "text": "Es menester que actuemos con prontitud.",
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          "text": "Era menester apaciguarlos.",
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          "text": "Afligióse ésta, porque no tenía dinero, pero el Duende vino en su auxilio, y hablándole desde el techo, en presencia del magistrado, le dijo: «Ahí tienes, María, para que pagues la multa», y dejó caer sobre sus faldas el dinero que habían menester.",
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        "something necessary, requirement, must"
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          "text": "los menesteres del hogar",
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      "ipa": "/menesˈteɾ/"
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      "ipa": "[me.nesˈt̪eɾ]"
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      "rhymes": "-eɾ"
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