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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 be in financial straits
Englisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > be in financial straits
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3 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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4 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 -
5 desperate
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
2) extrem [Maßnahmen, Lösung]3) verzweifelt [Lage, Situation]* * *adj.verzweifelt adj.
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