dire

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dire
[ˈdaɪə(r)]
adjetivo
1terrible (consequences); chungo(a) (familiar) (bad)
  • to be in dire need of something -> tener una necesidad acuciante de algo
  • to be in dire straits -> estar en un serio apuro

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dire [daiar]
adjetivo
1Horrendo, horroroso, horrible, espantoso, atroz (very bad); cruel, inhumano; funesto, nefasto (news, consequences).
  • To be in dire straits -> estar en una situación desesperada
2Serio, grave (ominous, warning).
3Extremo (desperate/need, misery).

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dire [daɪəʳ]
adjective
direr (superlative)
1 (terrible) [+event, consequences, results] nefasto; funesto; [+situation] desesperado; [+warning, prediction] alarmante; [+poverty] extremo
to do sth out of dire necessity
to be in dire need of sth necesitar algo desesperadamente; to be in dire straits estar en un serio aprieto apuro;or
2 (informal) (awful) [+film, book] pésimo; malísimo

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