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strait [streɪt] N

1. strait GEOG (narrow sea):

strait
Meerenge f <-, -n>
strait
Straße f <-, -n>
the Bering Strait
die Beringstraße
the Straits of Gibraltar
die Straße von Gibraltar

2. strait usu pl (bad situation):

strait
Notlage f <-, -n>
strait
Zwangslage f <-, -n>
to be in a strait
in der Klemme stecken inf
to be in desperate/dire straits
sich acc in einer verzweifelten/schlimmen Notlage befinden
to be in a difficult strait
in Bedrängnis sein
OpenDict entry

strait N

to be in dire straits
sich (akk) in einer [äußerst] misslichen Lage befinden

Bering ˈStrait [ˌbeərɪŋˈ-, Am ˌberɪŋ-] N

Bering Strait
Beringstraße f

Cabot Strait [ˌkæbətˈstreɪt] N

Cabot Strait
Cabotstraße f

strait-laced [-ˈleɪst] ADJ pej

strait-laced
prüde pej
strait-laced
puritanisch pej

Hudson Strait [ˌhʌdsnˈstreɪt] N

Hudson Strait
Hudsonstraße

Luzon Strait [luːˌzɒnˈstreɪt] N

Luzon Strait
Luzon Straße

Makassar Strait [məˌkæssarˈstreɪt] N

Makassar Strait
Makassarstraße

Skagerrak Strait

Skagerrak Strait
Skaggerakstraße

Strait of Gi·bral·tar [ʤɪˈbrɔ:ltəʳ, Am -ˈbrɑ:ltɚ] N

Strait of Gibraltar
Straße f [o. Meerenge f] von Gibraltar

Strait of Dover N

Strait of Dover
Straße von Dover

Strait of Malacca [ˌstreɪtəvməˈlækə] N

Strait of Malacca
Malakka Straße
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