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1 financial straits
financial straits FIN (infrml) Finanzklemme f, finanzieller Engpass m • be in dire financial straits FIN sich in akuten finanziellen Schwierigkeiten befinden • be in financial straits FIN sich in finanziellen Schwierigkeiten befindenEnglisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > financial straits
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2 dire
adjective1) (dreadful) entsetzlich; furchtbar2) (extreme)be in dire [financial] straits — in einer ernsten [finanziellen] Notlage sein
* * *(dreadful; perilous.) gräßlich* * *[ˈdaɪəʳ, AM -ɚ]1. (dreadful) entsetzlich, schrecklich, furchtbar\dire poverty äußerste [o extreme] Armut\dire situation aussichtslose Situationto be in \dire straits in einer ernsten Notlage sein\dire warning unheilvolle Warnung4. (urgent) dringendto be in \dire need of help ganz dringend Hilfe brauchen* * *[daɪə(r)]adj1) (= serious) consequences verheerend; warning, prediction, threat unheilvoll; effects katastrophal; situation miserabel; (= desperate) verzweifeltthe dire state of the property market — die miserable Lage auf dem Immobilienmarkt
to do sth out of dire necessity — etw aus dringender Notwendigkeit tun
* * *dire [ˈdaıə(r)] adj1. grässlich, entsetzlich, schrecklich:dire sisters Furien2. unheilvoll:dire consequences böse oder fatale Folgen3. äußerst(er, e, es), höchst(er, e, es):be in dire need of sth etwas verzweifelt oder dringend oder bitter nötig haben; → academic.ru/71114/strait">strait A 2* * *adjective1) (dreadful) entsetzlich; furchtbar2) (extreme)be in dire [financial] straits — in einer ernsten [finanziellen] Notlage sein
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3 strait
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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