dire straits

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A difficult position.

plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Españolgran aprieto

Françaismauvaise passe

Deutschfurchtbare Notlage große Not schlimme Lage

8 more languages

Suomiahtaalla hankaluudet kiipelimankeli vaikeudet

עבריתצרה צרורה

日本語四苦八苦困厄

Nederlandsin het nauw

Portuguêsaperto apuro maus lençóissaia justa

Русскийбе́дственное положе́ние больша́я беда́отча́янное положе́ние

Svenskatrångmål

Examples

“After being shipwrecked on the island, we were in dire straits.”

“"I understand ⟳ the country is in dire straits and has a £2 trillion national debt. […]"”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

dire wolf direcshun direct direct access direct action direct actioner

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