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Similar words: strain · trait · straight · distraint · restraint · strafe · strand · strap · straw · stray
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strait

noun GEOGcaolas masc1  c m uthe Strait of Gibraltar Caolas Ghiobráltar
phrases

in dire straits

(also

in desperate straits

) in anchaoii gcruachássan fhaopachi bponc  c m uthe country is in dire straits tá an tír in anchaoi

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  • strait-laced

Phrases and Examples in other entries

  • dire »
    in dire straits i gcruachás, i bponc, san fhaopachthe industry is in dire straits tá an tionscal i gcruachás
  • straitjacket »
    it could put you in a strait-jacket d'fhéadfadh sé a bheith ina chuing ort
  • strait-laced »
    a strait-laced friend cara ceartaiseach, cara caolaigeanta
  • strait-laced »
    a strait-laced society sochaí cheartaiseach
  • transit »
    the holiday included a transit of the straits bhí turas trasna an chaolais mar chuid den tsaoire
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