Meaning of dire straits | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A difficult position.

plural, plural-only

Deutsch furchtbare Notlage große Not schlimme Lage

Español gran aprieto

Suomi ahtaalla hankaluudet kiipeli

Français mauvaise passe

日本語四苦八苦

Nederlands in het nauw

Polski tarapaty

Português aperto apuro maus lençóis

Русский бе́дственное положе́ние больша́я беда́ отча́янное положе́ние

Svenska trångmål

“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. […]"”

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