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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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Straitly — Strait ly, adv. 1. In a strait manner; narrowly; strictly; rigorously. Mark i. 43. [1913 Webster] 2. Closely; intimately. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
straitly — adverb see strait I … New Collegiate Dictionary
straitly — See strait. * * * … Universalium
straitly — adj. == rigorously. RG. 373 … Oldest English Words
straitly — strait·ly … English syllables
straitly — adverb Etymology: Middle English streitly, from streit strait + ly : in a strait manner : strictly, narrowly … Useful english dictionary
strait — straitly, adv. straitness, n. /strayt/, n. 1. Often, straits. (used with a sing. v.) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. 2. Often, straits. a position of difficulty, distress, or need: Ill and penniless, he was in sad… … Universalium
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford — The Earl of Oxford Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, unknown artist after lost orig … Wikipedia
Overstraitly — O ver*strait ly, adv. Too straitly or strictly. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Straightly — Straight ly, adv. A variant of {Straitly}. See 1st {Straight}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Streite — Streite, adv. Narrowly; strictly; straitly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
