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Strait of Dover

  • 1 strait

    noun
    1) in sing. or pl. (Geog.) [Wasser]straße, die; Meerenge, die
    2) in pl. (bad situation) Schwierigkeiten
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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.) die Meerenge
    2) ((in plural) difficulty; (financial) need.) der Engpaß
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    - academic.ru/118639/strait-jacket">strait-jacket
    - strait-laced
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    [streɪt]
    n
    1. GEOG (narrow sea) Meerenge f, Straße f
    the Bering S\strait die Beringstraße
    the S\straits of Gibraltar die Straße von Gibraltar
    2. usu pl (bad situation) Notlage f, Zwangslage f
    to be in a \strait in der Klemme stecken fam
    to be in desperate/dire \straits sich akk in einer verzweifelten/schlimmen Notlage befinden
    to be in a difficult \strait in Bedrängnis sein
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    [streɪt]
    n
    1) (GEOG) Meerenge f, Straße f

    the straits of Dover/Gibraltar — die Straße von Dover/Gibraltar

    2) pl (fig) Nöte pl, Schwierigkeiten pl

    to be in dire or desperate straits — in großen Nöten sein, in einer ernsten Notlage sein

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    strait [streıt]
    A s
    1. 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)
    2. meist pl Not f, ( besonders finanzielle) Verlegenheit:
    be in dire ( oder desperate) straits in einer ernsten Notlage sein
    B adj obs
    a) eng, schmal:
    the strait gate BIBEL die enge Pforte
    b) fig streng, hart
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    noun
    1) in sing. or pl. (Geog.) [Wasser]straße, die; Meerenge, die
    2) in pl. (bad situation) Schwierigkeiten

    English-german dictionary > strait

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  • Strait of Dover — noun A strait in the English Channel, connecting to the North Sea, between Dover (England) and Calais (France) …   Wiktionary

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  • Dover — Dover …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Dover — This article is about the English town. For the larger local government district, see Dover (district). For other uses, see Dover (disambiguation). Coordinates: 51°07′46″N 1°18′32″E /  …   Wikipedia

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