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1 to be in dire straits
Pol. être aux abois; être dans une situation critiqueEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to be in dire straits
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2 salvaging of a company in dire straits
Entr., Fin. repêchage/sauvetage d'une entreprise en détresseEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > salvaging of a company in dire straits
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B straits npl difficultés fpl ; to be in difficult straits connaître de graves difficultés ; to be in dire straits être aux abois.C ‡ adj étroit. -
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strait [streɪt]1 noun∎ Geography strait, straits détroit marchaic étroit(difficulties) gêne f, situation f fâcheuse;∎ to be in financial straits avoir des ennuis financiers ou des problèmes d'argent►► the Straits of Dover le pas de Calais;the Strait of Gibraltar le détroit de Gibraltar;the Strait of Hormuz or the Strait of Ormuz le détroit d'Hormuz ou d'Ormuz;the Strait of Magellan le détroit de Magellan;the Strait of Malacca le détroit de Malacca -
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[streit]1) ((often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land: the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait.) détroit2) ((in plural) difficulty; (financial) need.) ennuis d'argent•- strait-laced -
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1 ( terrible) [consequence] terrible ; [situation] désespéré ; [poverty] extrême ; [warning] sinistre ; to be in dire need of avoir un besoin urgent de ; in dire straits dans une situation désespérée ;2 ○ ( awful) [food, performance] affreux/-euse. -
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dire ['daɪə(r)]∎ dire warnings avertissements mpl sinistres∎ the film was pretty dire le film était vraiment mauvais□ ou nul∎ he's in dire need of sleep il a absolument besoin de sommeil;∎ only in cases of dire necessity seulement en cas de necessité absolue;∎ he sold the family seat out of dire necessity il a vendu la demeure familiale parce qu'il ne pouvait pas faire autrement;∎ dire poverty misère f noire;∎ to be in dire straits être dans une situation désespérée
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