Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - strait
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~1 n 1 also straits a narrow passage of water between two areas of land, usually connecting two seas (the Strait of Gibraltar) 2 be in dire straits to be in a difficult situation, especially a financial one, that could have very bad or dangerous results (If one of the family is in dire straits, we try to help each other out.) ~2 adj biblical narrow and therefore usually difficult to pass through
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(straits) 1. You can refer to a narrow strip of sea which joins two large areas of sea as a strait or the straits. An estimated 1600 vessels pass through the strait annually. ...the Straits of Gibraltar. N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 2. If someone is in dire or desperate straits, they are in a very difficult situation, usually because they do not have much money. The company’s closure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits. N-PLURAL: adj N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estreit, from Latin strictus ~, strict, from past participle of stringere Date: 13th century 1. archaic strict, rigorous 2. archaic a. narrow b. limited in space or time c. closely fitting ; constricted, tight 3. a. causing distress ; difficult b. limited as to means or resources • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. adverb Date: 13th century obsolete in a close or tight manner III. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic a narrow space or passage b. a comparatively narrow passageway connecting two large bodies of water — often used in plural but sing. in constr. c. isthmus 2. a situation of perplexity or distress — often used in plural in dire ~s Synonyms: see juncture ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & adj. --n. 1 (in sing. or pl.) a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or large bodies of water. 2 (usu. in pl.) difficulty, trouble, or distress (usu. in dire or desperate straits). --adj. archaic 1 narrow, limited; confined or confining. 2 strict or rigorous. Phrases and idioms strait-laced severely virtuous; morally scrupulous; puritanical. Derivatives straitly adv. straitness n. Etymology: ME streit f. OF estreit tight, narrow f. L strictus STRICT ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. (узкий) пролив the Strait of Magellan —- Магелланов пролив the Straits of Dover —- Па-де-Кале 2. редк. перешеек 3. редк. узкий проход 4. уст. лит. тесный strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life —- тесны врата и узок путь, ведущие в жизнь 5. затруднительное положение; стесненные обстоятельства, нужда financial straits —- финансовые затруднения to be in great (dire) straits —- быть в очень трудном (финансовом) положении (в стесненных обстоятельствах, в большой нужде) to be in desperate strait —- быть в отчаянном положении to keep smb. in great straits for money —- стеснять кого-л. в деньгах 6. строгий, требовательный 7. нуждающийся, неимущий 8. прижимистый, скуповатый ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) oft. pl. пролив 2) usu. pl. затруднительное положение, стесненные обстоятельства, нужда; in great straits - в бедственном положении 3) rare перешеек STRAIT jacket смирительная рубашка STRAIT waistcoat = strait jacket STRAIT of Magellan noun Магелланов пролив STRAIT of Dover noun Па-де-Кале ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1390, noun use of adj. strait "narrow, strict" (13c.), from O.Fr. estreit "tight, close, narrow" (also used as a noun), from L. strictus, pp. of stringere "bind or draw tight." Sense of "difficulty, plight" (usually straits) first recorded 1544. Strait-laced is 1546, of stays or bodices; figurative sense of "over-precise, prudish" is from 1554. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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