Dire in spanish

Terrible

pronunciation: terible part of speech: adjective

In gestures

dire = nefasto, funesto, espantoso, serio, atroz, luctuoso.

Example: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.

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» be in dire need (of) = necesitar Algo urgentemente, necesitar Algo desesperadamente.

Example: For years they have been warning that state-regulated dams and levees throughout the nation are in dire need of repair.

» dire measure = medida extrema.

Example: Dire measures therefore had to be taken.

» dire need = necesidad extrema.

Example: They also provide details of reservoirs of bibliographic knowledge about various subject fields upon which librarians might be able to call in cases of dire need.

» in dire straits = con la soga al cuello, en la ruina, en apuros, en un gran apuro, en un gran aprieto, en un serio apuro, en un serio aprieto, en una situación desesperada.

Example: Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday.

Dire synonyms

critical in spanish: crítico, pronunciation: krɪtɪkəl adjectivedesperate in spanish: desesperado, pronunciation: desprɪt adjectivedread in spanish: pavor, pronunciation: dred nounawful in spanish: horrible, pronunciation: ɑfəl adjectivedreadful in spanish: terrible, pronunciation: dredfəl adjectiveterrible in spanish: terrible, pronunciation: terəbəl adjectivefearful in spanish: temeroso, pronunciation: fɪrfəl adjectivehorrendous in spanish: horrendo, pronunciation: hɔrendəs adjectivedreaded in spanish: temido, pronunciation: dredɪd adjectivehorrific in spanish: horrendo, pronunciation: hɔrɪfɪk adjectivefearsome in spanish: temible, pronunciation: fɪrsəm adjectivefrightening in spanish: aterrador, pronunciation: fraɪtənɪŋ adjectivealarming in spanish: alarmante, pronunciation: əlɑrmɪŋ adjectivedireful in spanish: horrible, pronunciation: daɪrfəl adjective