straits nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di straits nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

strait [ingl am streɪt, ingl brit streɪt] SOST

1. strait GEOG:

strait often pl

estrecho m

the Strait of Magellan, the Magellan Strait(s)

el estrecho de Magallanes

2. strait <straits, pl > (difficulties, difficult position):

to be in dire/desperate straits

estar en grandes apuros/en una situación desesperada

to be in financial straits

pasar estrecheces

to be in financial straits

pasar apuros económicos

strait-laced [ingl am ˌstreɪtˈleɪst, ingl brit streɪtˈleɪst], straight-laced AGG

strait-laced

puritano

strait-laced

mojigato

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the Strait(s) of Magellan, the Magellan Straits

el estrecho de Magallanes

the Rock/Strait(s) of Gibraltar

el Peñón/el Estrecho de Gibraltar

to be in dire straits

estar en una situación desesperada

Traduzioni di straits nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

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estrecho

strait

estrecho

straits pl

el Estrecho de Gibraltar

the Strait(s) of Gibraltar

el Estrecho de Magallanes

the Strait of Magellan

el Estrecho de Magallanes

the Magellan Strait

freo

strait

patera

A boat with a shallow draft, used by illegal immigrants to cross the Straits of Gibraltar from Morocco to southern Spain.

la compañía está/se ha quedado en la ruina

the company is in dire straits

espalda mojada

The name in Mexico for people who try to enter the US illegally by crossing the Rio Grande that separates Mexico from the USA.
In Spain the term refers to illegal immigrants from Morocco who cross the Straits of Gibraltar to enter Spain. In both countries espaldas mojadas are a source of cheap unskilled labor. See also patera

straits nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di straits nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

strait [streɪt] SOST

1. strait GEO:

strait

estrecho m

the Bering Strait

el estrecho de Bering

2. strait (bad situation):

strait

apuro m

to be in dire straits

estar en grandes apuros

strait-laced [ˈstreɪt·leɪst] AGG

strait-laced

mojigato, -a

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to be in dire straits

estar en grandes apuros

Traduzioni di straits nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

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estrecho

strait

pasaje

strait

paso (en el mar)

strait

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

Artistically he felt drained and a failure, feelings that were reinforced by financial straits and physical weakness.

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She became his blood sister, promising to help him in dire straits.

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He soon received word that the new missions were in dire straits, with extremely low levels of provisions.

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Even if you are employed, you may still be deemed uncollectible if you are otherwise in dire straits -- spouse left you with many mouths to feed, health issues, etc.

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She had been typecast, he warned her, and her career was in perilous straits.

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Her husband squandered her money, leaving her in desperate financial straits.

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Few of us are so hard-hearted that we would turn our backs on people in desperate straits.

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The coastlines are indented, and the islands themselves are divided from each other by straits generally called sounds or firths.

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Another type of high-risk customer was the small businessman in dire financial straits who couldn't qualify for a legal loan.

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Some lochs could also be called firths, fiords, estuarys, straits or bays.

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