strait

strait  (strt)

n.

1. Abbr. Str. or St. A narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water. Often used in the plural with a singular verb.

2. A position of difficulty, perplexity, distress, or need. Often used in the plural: in desperate straits.

adj.

1.

a. Difficult; stressful.

b. Having or marked by limited funds or resources.

2. Archaic

a. Narrow.

b. Affording little space or room; confined.

c. Fitting tightly; constricted.

3. Archaic Strict, rigid, or righteous.

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[Middle English streit, narrow, a strait, from Old French estreit, tight, narrow, from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

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straitly adv.

straitness n.

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strait [streɪt]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (often plural)

a.  a narrow channel of the sea linking two larger areas of sea

b.  (capital as part of a name) the Strait of Gibraltar

2. (often plural) a position of acute difficulty (often in the phrase in dire or desperate straits)

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Archaic a narrow place or passage

adj Archaic

1. (of spaces, etc.) affording little room

2. (of circumstances, etc.) limiting or difficult

3. severe, strict, or scrupulous

[from Old French estreit narrow, from Latin strictus constricted, from stringere to bind tightly]

straitly  adv

straitness  n

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strait  (strt)

A narrow waterway joining two larger bodies of water. The Strait of Gibraltar, for example, connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	strait - a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water sound channel - a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel" narrow - a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
	2.	strait - a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs straits, pass desperate straits, dire straits - a state of extreme distress situation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"
Adj.	1.	strait - narrow; "strait is the gate" archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"

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strait

noun

(often plural) channel, sound, narrows, stretch of water, sea passage Thousands of vessels pass through the straits annually.

plural noun

difficulty, crisis, mess, pass, hole (slang), emergency, distress, dilemma, embarrassment, plight, hardship, uphill (S. African), predicament, extremity, perplexity, panic stations (informal), pretty or fine kettle of fish (informal) If we had a child, we'd be in really dire straits.

Translations

strait [streɪt] N

1. (Geog) (also straits) → estrecho m
the Straits of Dover → el estrecho de Dover

2. straits (fig) → situación f apurada, apuro m
to be in dire straits → estar en un gran apuro
the economic straits we are in → el apuro económico en que nos encontramos

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strait [ˈstreɪt]

n (GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY) → détroit m

straits npl
to be in dire straits → être aux abois, être dans une situation désespérée
to be in desperate financial straits → être financièrement aux abois

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strait

n

(Geog) → Meerenge f, → Straße f; the straits of Dover/Gibraltar → die Straße von Dover/Gibraltar

straits pl (fig) → Nöte pl, → Schwierigkeiten pl; to be in dire or desperate straits → in großen Nöten sein, in einer ernsten Notlage sein

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strait:

straitjacket

n (lit, fig) → Zwangsjacke f

strait-laced

adj → prüde, puritanisch, spießig (inf)

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strait [streɪt] n (Geog) → stretto
the Straits of Dover → lo stretto di Dover
to be in dire straits (fig) → essere nei guai

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strait [streɪt] n (Geog) → stretto
the Straits of Dover → lo stretto di Dover
to be in dire straits (fig) → essere nei guai

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strait

n strait [streit]

1 (often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait. seestraat مَضيق пролив úžina, průliv stræde; sund die Meerenge πορθμός, στενό, στενά estrecho väin تنگه salmi détroit מֵיצָר जलसंयोजी tjesnac (tenger)szoros selat (mjótt) sund stretto 海峡 해협 sąsiauris jūras šaurums selat straat strede, sund cieśnina estreito strâmtoare пролив úžina, prieliv ožina moreuz sund ช่องแคบ boğaz 海峽 протока پانی کے دو قطعات کو ملانے والا راستہ eo biển 海峡

2 (in plural) difficulty; (financial) need. nood صُعوبَه، حاجَه، عُسْر مالي затруднение tíseň vanskelighed der Engpaß στρίμωγμα, οικονομικές στενοχώριες (πληθ.) aprieto kitsikus شرايط وخيم مالي ahdinko ennuis d'argent מְצוּקָה जलडमरूमध्य škripac, neprilika nehéz helyzet kesulitan kröggur strettezze 苦境 곤경 sunki padėtis, stygius [] grūtības keadaan yang runcing moeilijkheden nød, alvorlige økonomiske problemer tarapaty apuros anan­ghie затруднительное положение; нужда tieseň škripci škripac trångmål, knipa, förlägenhet ความทุกข์ยากลำบาก sıkıntı, zor durum 困境 скрутне становище; злидні مصیبت tình cảnh khó khăn 困境

n strait-jacket

a type of jacket with long sleeves tied behind to hold back the arms of eg a violent and insane person. dwangbuis سُتْرَة المَجانين усмирителна риза svěrací kazajka spændetrøje die Zwangsjacke ζουρλομανδύας camisa de fuerza hullusärk كت بند pakkopaita camisole de force מְעִיל מְשוּגָעִים पागलों या हिंसक लोगों के लिए एक प्रकार का जैकेट luđačka košulja kényszerzubbony jaket orang gila spennitreyja (camicia di forza) 拘束服 (정신이상자 또는 죄수에게 입히는) 구속복 tramdomieji marškiniai trakokrekls baju pasung dwangbuis tvangstrøye kaftan bezpieczeństwa camisa de forças cămaşă de forţă смирительная рубашка zvieracia kazajka prisilni jopič ludačka košulja tvångströja เสื้อผ้าสำหรับให้คนไข้ป่วยทางจิตที่คลุ้มคลั่งใส่ deli gömleği 約束衣 гамівна сорочка لمبی آستینوں والی صدری áo bó 约束衣

adj strait-ˈlaced

strict and severe in attitude and behaviour. streng مُتَمَسِّك بالفَضيلَه بصورَةٍ مُتَزَمِّتَه строг puritánský snerpet sittenstreng πουριτανός puritano väiklane خشكه مقدس ahdasmielinen collet monté קַפּדָנִי अतिनैतिक pedantan, uskogrudan prűd ketat yfir sig siðavandur rigido, rigoroso, (troppo puritano) 厳格な 엄격한 griežtas, puritoniškas puritānisks; stingrs; bargs terlalu mementingkan sopan santun preuts snerpet pruderyjny puritano încorsetat пуританский zošnurovaný, puritánsky strog puritanski moraliskt sträng พิถีพิถันมากไป bağnaz, son derece tutucu (在舉止方面)極為嚴謹的 пуританський; нетерпимий طور طریقوں میں سخت quá khắt khe, câu nệ （在举止方面）极为严谨的