dire

dire
adjective
1) (dreadful) entsetzlich; furchtbar
2) (extreme)

dire necessity — dringende Notwendigkeit

be in dire need of something — etwas dringend benötigen

be in dire [financial] straits — in einer ernsten [finanziellen] Notlage sein

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adjective
(dreadful; perilous.) gräßlich
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dire
[ˈdaɪəʳ, AM -ɚ]
adj
1. (dreadful) entsetzlich, schrecklich, furchtbar
\dire poverty äußerste [o extreme] Armut
\dire situation aussichtslose Situation
to be in \dire straits in einer ernsten Notlage sein
2. (ominous) Unheil bringend [o verkündend] attr
\dire warning unheilvolle Warnung
3. pred (fam: very bad) grässlich fam, schauderhaft pej fam
4. (urgent) dringend
to be in \dire need of help ganz dringend Hilfe brauchen
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[daɪə(r)]
adj
1) (= serious) consequences verheerend; warning, prediction, threat unheilvoll; effects katastrophal; situation miserabel; (= desperate) verzweifelt

the dire state of the property market — die miserable Lage auf dem Immobilienmarkt

in dire poverty — in äußerster Armut

to do sth out of dire necessity — etw aus dringender Notwendigkeit tun

to be in dire need of sth — etw dringend brauchen

to be in dire straits — in einer ernsten Notlage sein

the economy is in dire straits — die Wirtschaftslage ist katastrophal

2) (inf: awful) mies (inf)

the standard is pretty dire — das Niveau ist unter aller Kritik (inf)

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dire [ˈdaıə(r)] adj
1. grässlich, entsetzlich, schrecklich:
dire sisters Furien
2. unheilvoll:
dire consequences böse oder fatale Folgen
3. äußerst(er, e, es), höchst(er, e, es):
be in dire need of sth etwas verzweifelt oder dringend oder bitter nötig haben; academic.ru/71114/strait">strait A 2
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adjective
1) (dreadful) entsetzlich; furchtbar
2) (extreme)

dire necessity — dringende Notwendigkeit

be in dire need of something — etwas dringend benötigen

be in dire [financial] straits — in einer ernsten [finanziellen] Notlage sein

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adj.
grässlich adj.

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