have to; must (in a sense of necessity or inevitability)
→ falloir
phraseUncommon#21,146
have to; must (in a sense of necessity or inevitability)This is not a standard standalone expression in French. More naturally, French uses il faut bien, where bien adds the sense of necessity or inevitability: “you have to,” “it has to happen,” or “one must.”
FR: On dit parfois « falloir bien » pour exprimer une nécessité.
EN: People sometimes say “falloir bien” to express a necessity.