English–Dutch dictionary
Dutch translation of the English word be in dire straits
| English | Dutch (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (extreme; dramatic; gross; ultra; abject) | ; | |
🔗 There is clearly dire risk to this mission. | ||
dire (menacing; threatening; dark; intimidating; ominous) | ||
| (dreadful; gruesome; horrible; terrible; appalling; awful; atrocious; terrific) | ; | |
🔗 I do not blame May for the present dire state of our poor country. | ||
strait (channel; straits) | ; ; zeeëngte ; | |
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| be in dire straits | ⇆ erg in het nauw zitten; ⇆ in een hopeloze situatie verkeren |
| dire | ⇆ akelig; ⇆ ijselijk; ⇆ nijpend; ⇆ verschrikkelijk |
| strait | ⇆ bekrompen; ⇆ eng; ⇆ engte; ⇆ moeilijkheid; ⇆ nauw; ⇆ nauwte; ⇆ straat; ⇆ streng; ⇆ zeestraat; ⇆ zeeëngte |