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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
* * *adj.grässlich adj.
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dire´ness — dire «dyr», adjective, dir|er, dir|est. causing great fear or suffering; dreadful: »the dire consequences of a nuclear war, dire necessity. Dire was the noise of conflict (Shakespeare). ╂[< Latin dīrus] … Useful english dictionary
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