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1 straitened
['streɪtnd]in straitened circumstances — in ristrettezze, in gravi difficoltà
* * *['streɪtnd]in straitened circumstances — in ristrettezze, in gravi difficoltà
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2 straitened strait·ened adj
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3 (to) straiten
(to) straiten /ˈstreɪtn/v. t.1 restringere; limitare2 (di solito al passivo) mettere in difficoltà (finanziarie)● to be straitened for st., essere scarsamente provvisto di qc. □ to be in straitened circumstances, trovarsi in ristrettezze; essere caduto in miseria. -
4 (to) straiten
(to) straiten /ˈstreɪtn/v. t.1 restringere; limitare2 (di solito al passivo) mettere in difficoltà (finanziarie)● to be straitened for st., essere scarsamente provvisto di qc. □ to be in straitened circumstances, trovarsi in ristrettezze; essere caduto in miseria. -
5 ♦ circumstance
♦ circumstance /ˈsɜ:kəmstəns/n.1 (di solito al pl.) circostanza; occasione; caso; evento: adverse [favourable] circumstances, circostanze avverse [favorevoli]; a set of circumstances, un insieme di circostanze; due to unforeseen circumstances, a causa di circostanze imprevedibili; under the circumstances, date le circostanze; in ( o under) any circumstance, in qualunque circostanza (o caso); in (o under) no circumstances, in nessuna occasione; in nessun caso; through force of circumstance, spinto dalla necessità; extenuating circumstances, circostanze attenuanti; attendant circumstances, circostanze concomitanti; suspicious circumstances, circostanze sospette2 (al pl.) condizioni finanziarie: in straitened (o reduced, bad) circumstances, in cattive condizioni finanziarie; in ristrettezze● circumstances beyond our control, cause di forza maggiore.
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straitened — (adj.) c.1600, too narrow; 1716, reduced to hardship; see STRAIT (Cf. strait) (n.). Phrase straitened circumstances recorded from 1766 … Etymology dictionary
straitened — index poor (underprivileged) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
straitened circumstances — index poverty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
straitened means — index privation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Straitened — Straiten Strait en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Straitened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straitening}.] 1. To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to confine. [1913 Webster] Waters, when straitened, as at the falls of bridges, give a roaring noise.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
straitened — [[t]stre͟ɪt(ə)nd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If someone is living in straitened circumstances, they do not have as much money as they used to, and are finding it very hard to buy or pay for everything that they need. [FORMAL] His father died when… … English dictionary
straitened — adjective formal in straitened circumstances in a difficult situation because of a lack of money: an elderly spinster living in straitened circumstances … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
straitened — adj. Straitened is used with these nouns: ↑circumstance … Collocations dictionary
straitened — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Spartan, abstemious, ascetic, austere, badly off, bound, bounded, conditioned, confined, copyrighted, cramped, desperate, destitute, disciplined, distressed, down to bedrock, dwarfed, dwarfish, embarrassed,… … Moby Thesaurus
straitened — strait|ened [ˈstreıtnd] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: strait narrow ; STRAIT] not having enough money, especially not as much as you had before ▪ the straitened circumstances of post war Japan … Dictionary of contemporary English
straitened — strait|ened [ streıtnd ] adjective FORMAL made difficult by financial problems: straitened circumstances … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English