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1 strait
adj. trång; sträng--------n. sund; knipa, trångmål* * *[streit]1) ((often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land: the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait.) sund2) ((in plural) difficulty; (financial) need.) trångmål, knipa, förlägenhet•- strait-laced -
2 strait-jacket
tvångströja, en tjock tröja som täcker en vansinnig person eller en våldsam brottsling som knyter deras armar till sidorna och hindrar dem från at röra sig* * *noun (a type of jacket with long sleeves tied behind to hold back the arms of eg a violent and insane person.) tvångströja -
3 strait-laced
adjective (strict and severe in attitude and behaviour.) moraliskt sträng -
4 Strait of Gibraltar
Gibraltar sund -
5 Strait of Magellan
Magellans sund (sund mellan den sydamerikanska kontinenten och öarna söder om kontinenten) -
6 Cook Strait
Cook Strait (sund som skiljer mellan den södra och den norra ön som är New Zealand) -
7 Bering Strait
Berings sund (sund mellan Alaska och östra Sibirien) -
8 be in a strait
vara i en knipa -
9 narrows
noun plural (a narrow sea-passage; a channel or strait.) trångt farvatten, gatt
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