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[streɪt] 1.nome geogr. stretto m.2.to be in dire straits — essere in gravi o serie difficoltà
* * *[streit]1) ((often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land: the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait.) stretto2) ((in plural) difficulty; (financial) need.) strettezze•- strait-laced* * *strait (1) /streɪt/a. (arc.)1 stretto; angusto; ristretto2 severo; rigido; pieno di scrupoli; inflessibile● strait-handed, spilorcio; tirchio □ strait-laced, rigido; severo; pieno di scrupoli; troppo pudico □ (med.) strait waistcoat, camicia di forzastraitly avv. straitness n. [u]. strait (2) /streɪt/n. (spesso al pl.)1 (geogr.) stretto; braccio di mare; canale: the Strait of Messina, lo stretto di Messina; the Straits of Dover, lo stretto di Dover2 (spesso pl.) (= dire straits, desperate straits) strette; strettezze; difficoltà: to be in ( dire) straits, essere in (gravi) strettezze (o difficoltà); to be in ( desperate) financial straits, trovarsi in (gravissime) difficoltà finanziarie NOTA D'USO: - straight o strait?-.* * *[streɪt] 1.nome geogr. stretto m.2.to be in dire straits — essere in gravi o serie difficoltà
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