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5 to be in dire straits / be in desperate straits
to be in dire straits / be in desperate straitsestar en un gran aprietoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be in dire straits / be in desperate straits
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6 be in desperate straits
Общая лексика: быть в отчаянном положении (The banker, threatened with bankruptcy, was in desperate straits.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > be in desperate straits
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7 be dire/desperate straits
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8 ♦ desperate
♦ desperate /ˈdɛspərət/a.1 disperato: to grow (o to become) desperate, disperarsi; lonely and desperate people, persone sole e disperate; a desperate situation, una situazione disperata; We were desperate with worry, eravamo preoccupati fino alla disperazione; a desperate attempt [attack], un tentativo [un attacco] disperato; a desperate night, una notte di disperazione; (fam.) I'm desperate for money, ho un disperato bisogno di soldi2 – to be desperate for st. [to do st.], avere un bisogno disperato (o una voglia disperata) di qc. [di fare qc.]: I'm desperate for money, ho un bisogno disperato di soldi; I'm desperate for a drink, muoio dalla voglia di bere qc.; They were desperate to get home, volevano disperatamente tornare a casa3 disperato, estremo: desperate poverty, estrema povertà; the desperate shortage of organ donors, l'estrema carenza di donatori di organi; The situation requires desperate measures, la situazione richiede misure estreme; to be in desperate need of st., avere disperatamente bisogno di qc.; to be in desperate straits, essere in estrema difficoltà● desperate courage, il coraggio della disperazione □ a desperate criminal, un criminale pronto a tuttodesperateness n. [u]. -
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adjective1) verzweifelt; (coll.): (urgent) dringendget or become desperate — verzweifeln
2) extrem [Maßnahmen, Lösung]3) verzweifelt [Lage, Situation]* * *['despərət]1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) verzweifelt2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) verzweifelt3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) verzweifelt•- academic.ru/86118/desperately">desperately- desperation* * *des·per·ate[ˈdespərət]1. (reckless because of despair) verzweifelt\desperate attempt verzweifelter Versuch\desperate solution drastische LösungI'm in a \desperate hurry ich hab's wahnsinnig eilig famto be in \desperate need of help dringendst Hilfe brauchen\desperate poverty äußerste Armut\desperate situation verzweifelte Lageto be in \desperate straits in extremen Schwierigkeiten stecken fam▪ to be \desperate for sth etw dringendst brauchen* * *['despərIt]adj1) verzweifelt; criminal zum Äußersten entschlossen; measure, situation verzweifelt, extrem; solution extremdon't do anything desperate! — mach keine Dummheiten!
to get or grow desperate —
I haven't had a cigarette for hours, I'm getting desperate (inf) — ich habe schon seit Stunden keine mehr geraucht, jetzt brauche ich aber dringend eine
things are desperate — die Lage ist extrem
to be desperate to do sth — etw unbedingt tun wollen
to be desperate for sb to do sth — unbedingt wollen, dass jd etw tut
2) (= urgent) need, shortage dringendher desperate need to be liked — ihr verzweifeltes Bedürfnis, gemocht zu werden
a building in desperate need of repair — ein Gebäude, das dringend repariert werden muss
are you going out with Jane? you must be desperate! — du gehst mit Jane aus? dir muss es ja wirklich schlecht gehen!
I'm not that desperate! — so schlimm ist es auch wieder nicht!
* * *desperate [ˈdespərət]A adj (adv desperately)1. verzweifelt:a desperate deed eine Verzweiflungstat;a desperate effort eine verzweifelte Anstrengung;be desperate for sth, be in desperate need of sth etwas verzweifelt oder dringend oder bitter nötig haben;be desperate to do sth etwas unbedingt oder unter allen Umständen tun wollen3. heftig (Abneigung etc)4. umg furchtbar, schrecklichB adv umg:desperately ill etc schrecklich, äußerst, sehr* * *adjective1) verzweifelt; (coll.): (urgent) dringendget or become desperate — verzweifeln
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10 Desperate
adj.Hopeless: P. ἀνέλπιστος.Of persons: P. ἀπονενοημένος; see Despairing.Precarious: P. ἐπικίνδυνος, ἐπισφαλής.Fierce, obstinale: P. ἰσχυρός.Be in desperate straits, v.: P. ἀπόρως διακεῖσθαι.Desperate remedies: P. διακεκινδυνευμένα φάρμακα (Isoc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Desperate
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1) ( reckless because of despair) verzweifelt;\desperate attempt verzweifelter Versuch;\desperate solution drastische Lösung2) ( serious) verzweifelt, extrem;( great) dringend;I'm in a \desperate hurry ich hab's wahnsinnig eilig ( fam)to be in \desperate need of help dringendst Hilfe brauchen;\desperate poverty äußerste Armut;\desperate situation verzweifelte Lage;to be in \desperate straits in extremen Schwierigkeiten stecken ( fam)to be \desperate for sth etw dringendst brauchen;I'm \desperate for a drink! ich brauche jetzt schleunigst was zu trinken! ( fam) -
12 strait
streit1) ((often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land: the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait.) estrecho2) ((in plural) difficulty; (financial) need.) aprieto•- strait-laced
strait n estrechotr[streɪt]1 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL estrecho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in dire straits / be in desperate straits estar en un gran aprietoto be in financial straits pasar apuros económicosstrait ['streɪt] n1) : estrecho m2) straits npldistress: aprietos mpl, apuros mplin dire straits: en serios aprietosn.• angostura s.f.• aprieto s.m.• estrecho s.m.• traspaso s.m.streɪt1) ( Geog) (often pl) estrecho mthe Strait of Magellan, the Magellan Strait(s) — el estrecho de Magallanes
2) straits pl (difficulties, difficult position)to be in dire/desperate straits — estar* en grandes apuros/en una situación desesperada
to be in financial straits — pasar estrecheces, pasar apuros económicos
[streɪt]N1) (Geog) (also: straits) estrecho m2) straits (fig) situación f apurada, apuro m* * *[streɪt]1) ( Geog) (often pl) estrecho mthe Strait of Magellan, the Magellan Strait(s) — el estrecho de Magallanes
2) straits pl (difficulties, difficult position)to be in dire/desperate straits — estar* en grandes apuros/en una situación desesperada
to be in financial straits — pasar estrecheces, pasar apuros económicos
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noun* * *[streit]1) ((often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land: the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait.) die Meerenge2) ((in plural) difficulty; (financial) need.) der Engpaß•- academic.ru/118639/strait-jacket">strait-jacket- strait-laced* * *[streɪt]nthe Bering S\strait die Beringstraßethe S\straits of Gibraltar die Straße von Gibraltarto be in a \strait in der Klemme stecken famto be in desperate/dire \straits sich akk in einer verzweifelten/schlimmen Notlage befindento be in a difficult \strait in Bedrängnis sein* * *[streɪt]nthe straits of Dover/Gibraltar — die Straße von Dover/Gibraltar
to be in dire or desperate straits — in großen Nöten sein, in einer ernsten Notlage sein
* * *strait [streıt]A s1. meist pl Straße f, Meerenge f:the Straits of Dover die Straße von Dover;the Strait of Gibraltar die Straße oder Meerenge von Gibraltar;Straits Settlements eine ehemalige brit. Kronkolonie (Malakka, Penang, Singapur etc)B adj obsa) eng, schmal:the strait gate BIBEL die enge Pforteb) fig streng, hart* * *noun2) in pl. (bad situation) Schwierigkeiten -
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[streɪt] 1.nome geogr. stretto m.2.to be in dire straits — essere in gravi o serie difficoltà
* * *[streit]1) ((often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land: the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait.) stretto2) ((in plural) difficulty; (financial) need.) strettezze•- strait-laced* * *strait (1) /streɪt/a. (arc.)1 stretto; angusto; ristretto2 severo; rigido; pieno di scrupoli; inflessibile● strait-handed, spilorcio; tirchio □ strait-laced, rigido; severo; pieno di scrupoli; troppo pudico □ (med.) strait waistcoat, camicia di forzastraitly avv. straitness n. [u]. strait (2) /streɪt/n. (spesso al pl.)1 (geogr.) stretto; braccio di mare; canale: the Strait of Messina, lo stretto di Messina; the Straits of Dover, lo stretto di Dover2 (spesso pl.) (= dire straits, desperate straits) strette; strettezze; difficoltà: to be in ( dire) straits, essere in (gravi) strettezze (o difficoltà); to be in ( desperate) financial straits, trovarsi in (gravissime) difficoltà finanziarie NOTA D'USO: - straight o strait?-.* * *[streɪt] 1.nome geogr. stretto m.2.to be in dire straits — essere in gravi o serie difficoltà
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15 Not
f; -, Nöte1. nur Sg.; (Mangel, Armut) want, need, poverty; (Notlage) plight; (Elend) auch misery; wirtschaftliche Not economic plight; Not leiden suffer want ( oder privation); die Not leidende Bevölkerung the needy people; in der Stunde der Not at the hour of need; für Zeiten der Not for a rainy day; in Not geraten / sein encounter hard times / be suffering want; keine Not kennen be well-off; Not macht erfinderisch necessity is the mother of invention; in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen umg. any port in a storm, beggars can’t be choosers; Not kennt kein Gebot Sprichw. necessity knows no law; Not lehrt beten Sprichw. need teaches you how to pray2. (Schwierigkeit) difficulty, trouble; (Bedrängnis) distress; (Gefahr) danger; Nöte difficulties, problems; in tausend Nöten sein be in real trouble ( oder a real mess); in Not sein be in trouble; in Not geraten run into difficulties; in höchster Not in dire straits; Rettung in oder aus höchster Not rescue from extreme difficulties; in meiner etc. Not in my etc. predicament3. nur Sg. (Mühe): seine liebe Not haben have a hard time (of it); mit jemandem / etw. seine liebe Not haben have a hard time with s.o. / s.th; ich hatte meine liebe Not, wieder ans Ufer zu schwimmen I had great difficulty in swimming back to the bank; ohne Not without any problem4. nur Sg.; (Notwendigkeit) necessity; damit hat es keine Not it’s not urgent; ohne Not solltest du das nicht tun you shouldn’t do that unless it’s really necessary; zur Not if necessary, if need be; (gerade noch) at (Am. in) a pinch; stärker: if (the) worst comes to (the) worst; wenn Not am Mann ist if need be; stärker: if (the) worst comes to (the) worst; hier ist oder tut Hilfe Not geh. I etc. need help here; es täte dir Not zu (+ Inf.) Dial. you would do well to (+ Inf.), what you really need is to (+ Inf.) aus der Not eine Tugend machen make a virtue of necessity; der Not gehorchend geh. bowing to necessity; siehe auch Mühe, knapp I* * *die Not(Bedrängnis) hardship; distress;(Mangel) privation; need; want* * *[noːt]f -, -e['nøːtə]hier herrscht große Nót — there is great poverty here
eine Zeit der Nót — a time of need, a lean time
aus Nót — out of poverty
Nót leiden — to suffer deprivation
Nót leidend (Bevölkerung, Land) — impoverished; Unternehmen, Wirtschaft ailing; (Comm) Wechsel, Wertpapier dishonoured (Brit), dishonored (US); Kredit unsecured
in Nót leben — to live in poverty
Nót macht erfinderisch (Prov) — necessity is the mother of invention (Prov)
in der Nót schmeckt jedes Brot (Prov) — beggars can't be choosers (prov)
Nót kennt kein Gebot (Prov) — necessity knows no law (Prov)
See:in seiner Nót — in his hour of need
in unserer Nót blieb uns nichts anderes übrig — in this emergency we had no choice
jdm seine Nót klagen — to tell sb one's troubles, to cry on sb's shoulder (inf)
in Nót sein — to be in distress
in Nót geraten — to get into serious difficulties
wenn Nót am Mann ist — if the need arises
Freunde in der Nót (gehen tausend auf ein Lot) (Prov) — a friend in need (is a friend indeed) (Prov)
der Retter in der Nót — the knight in shining armour (Brit) or armor (US)
Hilfe in höchster Nót — help in the nick of time
in höchster Nót sein, sich in höchster Nót befinden — to be in dire straits
in Ängsten und Nöten schweben — to be in fear and trembling
jdm in der Nót beistehen —
jetzt ist Holland in Nót! — now we're in dire straits!
er hat seine liebe Nót mit ihr/damit — he really has problems with her/it, he really has his work cut out with her/it (inf)
die Eltern hatten Nót, ihre fünf Kinder zu ernähren —
es hat or damit hat's keine Nót (old) — there's no rush
See:4) (= Zwang, Notwendigkeit) necessityder Nót gehorchend — bowing to necessity
etw nicht ohne Nót tun — not to do sth without having to
ohne Nót — without good cause
zur Nót — if necessary, if need(s) be
aus der Nót geboren sein — to be born of necessity
aus der Nót eine Tugend machen — to make a virtue (out) of necessity
Nót sein — to be necessary
See:→ nottun* * *(poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) need* * *<-, Nöte>[ˈno:t, pl ˈnø:tə]fdas war eine Zeit der \Not it was a time of need, a lean timees herrscht bittere \Not there is abject povertyin diesem Land herrscht große \Not there is great poverty and hardship in this countryaus \Not out of povertyin \Not geraten to encounter hard timesin \Not leben to live in poverty\Not leiden to live in poverty, to suffer deprivation\Not leidend destitute\Not leidende Menschen people in need2. (Bedrängnis) distress, afflictionjdm in der \Not beistehen to support sb at a difficult time, to help sb in times of troublein \Not geraten to get into difficulties [or dire straits]jdm in der Stunde der \Not helfen to help sb in her/his hour of needjdm seine \Not klagen to pour out one's troubles to sbin seiner/ihrer \Not in his/her distress [or desperation]in seiner \Not wusste er sich nicht anders zu helfen he couldn't see what else he could doin höchster \Not in extremisRettung in höchster \Not rescue in extremisHilfe in höchster \Not help in the nick of timedie Nöte des Alltags humdrum problems, the problems of everyday livingin Ängsten und Nöten schweben to be hot and bothereddie Nöte des kleinen Mannes the average person's problemsin tausend Nöten sein to be up to one's hips in alligators fam4. kein pl (Mühe, Sorge) difficulty, troublesie hatten \Not, ihre sechs Kinder zu ernähren they had difficulty in feeding their six childrenseine liebe \Not haben mit jdm/etw to have one's work cut out with sb/sth, to have a lot of trouble [or problems] with sb/sthsie hat ihre liebe \Not mit ihrem Sohn she really has her work cut out with her sonseine liebe \Not haben, etw zu tun to have one's work cut out doing sthmit knapper \Not just, by the skin of one's teethdamit hat es keine \Not there's no rushohne \Not sollte man nicht zu so drastischen Maßnahmen greifen if there is no need, one shouldn't resort to such drastic measuresim Deutschen werden oft ohne \Not Anglizismen für die Bezeichnung neuer Gegenstände verwendet in German, Anglicisms are often used for describing new articles when there is actually no need [to use foreign words]der \Not gehorchend out of necessitytun, was die \Not gebietet to do what has to be doneetw nicht ohne \Not tun not to do sth without having to6.▶ wenn die \Not am größten, ist Gottes Hilfe am nächsten (prov) man's extremity is God's opportunity prov▶ [da/jetzt/bei ihm ist] Holland in \Not [o Nöten] (prov) things are looking grim, now we are in for itdas sind mir gute Freunde, wenn \Not am Mann ist, haben sie sich alle verdünnisiert! that's what I call good friends — when I/you really needed them they all cleared off!eigentlich wollte ich morgen zum Angeln gehen, aber wenn wirklich \Not am Mann ist... actually, I wanted to go fishing tomorrow but if you're really stuck...▶ in \Not und Tod zusammenhalten to stick together through thick and thin▶ aus der \Not eine Tugend machen to make a virtue out of necessity▶ zur \Not if need[s] be* * *die; Not, NöteRettung in od. aus höchster Not — rescue from extreme difficulties
2) o. Pl. (Mangel, Armut) need; poverty [and hardship]Not leiden — suffer poverty or want [and hardship]
3) o. Pl. (Verzweiflung) anguish; distress4) (Sorge, Mühe) troubleseine [liebe] Not mit jemandem/etwas haben — have a lot of trouble or a lot of problems with somebody/something
zur Not — if need be; if necessary
Not tun or sein — (geh., landsch.) be necessary
* * *wirtschaftliche Not economic plight;Not leiden suffer want ( oder privation);die Not leidende Bevölkerung the needy people;in der Stunde der Not at the hour of need;für Zeiten der Not for a rainy day;in Not geraten/sein encounter hard times/be suffering want;keine Not kennen be well-off;Not macht erfinderisch necessity is the mother of invention;in der Not frisst der Teufel Fliegen umg any port in a storm, beggars can’t be choosers;Not kennt kein Gebot sprichw necessity knows no law;Not lehrt beten sprichw need teaches you how to prayNöte difficulties, problems;in tausend Nöten sein be in real trouble ( oder a real mess);in Not sein be in trouble;in Not geraten run into difficulties;in höchster Not in dire straits;aus höchster Not rescue from extreme difficulties;in meiner etcNot in my etc predicament3. nur sg (Mühe):seine liebe Not haben have a hard time (of it);mit jemandem/etwas seine liebe Not haben have a hard time with sb/s.th;ich hatte meine liebe Not, wieder ans Ufer zu schwimmen I had great difficulty in swimming back to the bank;ohne Not without any problemdamit hat es keine Not it’s not urgent;ohne Not solltest du das nicht tun you shouldn’t do that unless it’s really necessary;zur Not if necessary, if need be; (gerade noch) at (US in) a pinch; stärker: if (the) worst comes to (the) worst;wenn Not am Mann ist if need be; stärker: if (the) worst comes to (the) worst;aus der Not eine Tugend machen make a virtue of necessity;* * *die; Not, Nöte1) (Bedrohung, Gefahr)Rettung in od. aus höchster Not — rescue from extreme difficulties
2) o. Pl. (Mangel, Armut) need; poverty [and hardship]Not leiden — suffer poverty or want [and hardship]
3) o. Pl. (Verzweiflung) anguish; distress4) (Sorge, Mühe) troubleseine [liebe] Not mit jemandem/etwas haben — have a lot of trouble or a lot of problems with somebody/something
zur Not — if need be; if necessary
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abois [abwa]plural masculine noun* * *abwanom masculin plurielaux abois — lit at bay; fig in desperate straits
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General subject: be in desperate strait, to be in desperate strait, be in desperate straits (The banker, threatened with bankruptcy, was in desperate straits.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > быть в отчаянном положении
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1.incurable (disease). 2. (problem, situation) for which no solution or remedy exists or seems to exist, desperate. 3. (someone) who is in desperate straits. 4. used to indicate the unavoidable nature of an action: Çaresiz gittim. I had no choice but to go. - kalmak to be in desperate straits. -
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n geh. altm.: ohne Arg without malice; an ihr ist kein Arg there’s no guile in her, there’s not a bad bone in her body* * *harsh* * *Ạrg [ark]nt -s, no pl (old)malice* * *(badly; acutely.) sorely* * *< ärger, ärgste>[ark]1. (schlimm) bad, terribleim A\argen liegen to be at sixes and sevensdas Ärgste befürchten to fear the worstetw noch ärger machen to make sth worseeine \arge Beleidigung a terrible insulter war ihr ärgster Feind he was her worst enemy\arg verletzt sein to be badly hurteine \arge Enttäuschung/Freude a great disappointment/pleasureein \arger Raucher/Säufer a heavy smoker/drinkertut es \arg weh? does it hurt badly?er hat dazu \arg lang gebraucht he took a terribly long time for ites [zu] \arg treiben to go too far* * *1.ärger, ärgst... Adjektiv1) (geh., landsch.): (schlimm) bad <weather, condition, state>; serious < situation, wound>; hard < times>im argen liegen — be in a sorry state
2) (geh. veralt.): (böse) wicked; evil3) (geh., landsch.): (unangenehm groß, stark) severe <pain, hunger, shock>; severe, bitter < disappointment>; serious < dilemma, error>; extreme, (coll.) terrible < embarrassment>; gross <exaggeration, injustice>in arger Bedrängnis/Not sein — be in desperate straits
mein ärgster Feind — my worst enemy or arch-enemy
2.unser ärgster Konkurrent — our most dangerous competitor
adverbial (geh., landsch.) extremely, (coll.) awfully, (coll.) terribly <painful, cold, steep, expensive, heavy, etc.>; severely, bitterly < disappointed>; extremely, (coll.) terribly < embarrassed>; <suffer, weaken> severely; < offend> deeply; < deceive> badly; < rain, pull, punch> hard; < hurt> a great dealetwas arg laut — a bit too loud
es geht ihm arg schlecht/gut — things are going really badly/well for him
* * *Arg n geh obs:ohne Arg without malice;* * *1.ärger, ärgst... Adjektiv1) (geh., landsch.): (schlimm) bad <weather, condition, state>; serious <situation, wound>; hard < times>2) (geh. veralt.): (böse) wicked; evil3) (geh., landsch.): (unangenehm groß, stark) severe <pain, hunger, shock>; severe, bitter < disappointment>; serious <dilemma, error>; extreme, (coll.) terrible < embarrassment>; gross <exaggeration, injustice>in arger Bedrängnis/Not sein — be in desperate straits
2.mein ärgster Feind — my worst enemy or arch-enemy
adverbial (geh., landsch.) extremely, (coll.) awfully, (coll.) terribly <painful, cold, steep, expensive, heavy, etc.>; severely, bitterly < disappointed>; extremely, (coll.) terribly < embarrassed>; <suffer, weaken> severely; < offend> deeply; < deceive> badly; <rain, pull, punch> hard; < hurt> a great deales geht ihm arg schlecht/gut — things are going really badly/well for him
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20 arg
n geh. altm.: ohne Arg without malice; an ihr ist kein Arg there’s no guile in her, there’s not a bad bone in her body* * *harsh* * *Ạrg [ark]nt -s, no pl (old)malice* * *(badly; acutely.) sorely* * *< ärger, ärgste>[ark]1. (schlimm) bad, terribleim A\argen liegen to be at sixes and sevensdas Ärgste befürchten to fear the worstetw noch ärger machen to make sth worseeine \arge Beleidigung a terrible insulter war ihr ärgster Feind he was her worst enemy\arg verletzt sein to be badly hurteine \arge Enttäuschung/Freude a great disappointment/pleasureein \arger Raucher/Säufer a heavy smoker/drinkertut es \arg weh? does it hurt badly?er hat dazu \arg lang gebraucht he took a terribly long time for ites [zu] \arg treiben to go too far* * *1.ärger, ärgst... Adjektiv1) (geh., landsch.): (schlimm) bad <weather, condition, state>; serious < situation, wound>; hard < times>im argen liegen — be in a sorry state
2) (geh. veralt.): (böse) wicked; evil3) (geh., landsch.): (unangenehm groß, stark) severe <pain, hunger, shock>; severe, bitter < disappointment>; serious < dilemma, error>; extreme, (coll.) terrible < embarrassment>; gross <exaggeration, injustice>in arger Bedrängnis/Not sein — be in desperate straits
mein ärgster Feind — my worst enemy or arch-enemy
2.unser ärgster Konkurrent — our most dangerous competitor
adverbial (geh., landsch.) extremely, (coll.) awfully, (coll.) terribly <painful, cold, steep, expensive, heavy, etc.>; severely, bitterly < disappointed>; extremely, (coll.) terribly < embarrassed>; <suffer, weaken> severely; < offend> deeply; < deceive> badly; < rain, pull, punch> hard; < hurt> a great dealetwas arg laut — a bit too loud
es geht ihm arg schlecht/gut — things are going really badly/well for him
* * *arge Enttäuschung great disappointment;sein ärgster Feind his worst enemy;B. adv1. badly, severely;jemanden arg mitnehmen (really) take it out of sb2. umg (sehr) terribly;das ist arg wenig that’s not a lot* * *1.ärger, ärgst... Adjektiv1) (geh., landsch.): (schlimm) bad <weather, condition, state>; serious <situation, wound>; hard < times>2) (geh. veralt.): (böse) wicked; evil3) (geh., landsch.): (unangenehm groß, stark) severe <pain, hunger, shock>; severe, bitter < disappointment>; serious <dilemma, error>; extreme, (coll.) terrible < embarrassment>; gross <exaggeration, injustice>in arger Bedrängnis/Not sein — be in desperate straits
2.mein ärgster Feind — my worst enemy or arch-enemy
adverbial (geh., landsch.) extremely, (coll.) awfully, (coll.) terribly <painful, cold, steep, expensive, heavy, etc.>; severely, bitterly < disappointed>; extremely, (coll.) terribly < embarrassed>; <suffer, weaken> severely; < offend> deeply; < deceive> badly; <rain, pull, punch> hard; < hurt> a great deales geht ihm arg schlecht/gut — things are going really badly/well for him
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desperate straits — noun a state of extreme distress • Syn: ↑dire straits • Hypernyms: ↑pass, ↑strait, ↑straits … Useful english dictionary
be in desperate straits — be in dire/desperate/straits phrase to be in a very difficult situation, especially one involving a lack of money She was in dire straits and couldn’t get a loan. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym … Useful english dictionary
straits — n. difficulties 1) desperate, dire; financial straits 2) in desperate straits * * * dire financial straits [ difficulties ] desperate in desperate straits … Combinatory dictionary
straits — noun 1. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs • Syn: ↑pass, ↑strait • Hypernyms: ↑situation • Hyponyms: ↑desperate straits, ↑dire straits 2. a difficult juncture … Useful english dictionary
desperate — Synonyms and related words: Dionysiac, accident prone, aching for, acute, affording no hope, amok, apathetic, atrocious, bacchic, baffled, balked, berserk, bleak, breakneck, careless, cheerless, climacteric, comfortless, compelling, concentrated … Moby Thesaurus
Desperate (Daphne Khoo album) — Desperate Studio album by Daphne Khoo Recorded 2006 2007 in Singapore Genre … Wikipedia
Straits — Strait Strait, n.; pl. {Straits}. [OE. straight, streit, OF. estreit, estroit. See {Strait}, a.] 1. A narrow pass or passage. [1913 Webster] He brought him through a darksome narrow strait To a broad gate all built of beaten gold. Spenser. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dire straits — noun a state of extreme distress • Syn: ↑desperate straits • Hypernyms: ↑pass, ↑strait, ↑straits * * * Dire Straits [Dire Straits] a British pop group formed … Useful english dictionary
be in dire straits — be in dire/desperate/straits phrase to be in a very difficult situation, especially one involving a lack of money She was in dire straits and couldn’t get a loan. Thesaurus: to be in, or to get into a difficult situationsynonym … Useful english dictionary
strait — [[t]stre͟ɪt[/t]] straits 1) N COUNT: oft in names You can refer to a narrow strip of sea which joins two large areas of sea as a strait or the straits. An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually. ...the Straits of Gibraltar. 2) N… … English dictionary
Swindle (chess) — In chess, a swindle is a ruse by which a player in a losing position tricks his opponent, and thereby achieves a win or draw instead of the expected loss.[1][2][3][4][5] It may also refer more generally to obtaining a win or draw from a clearly… … Wikipedia