Dire in spanish
Terrible
pronunciation: terible part of speech: adjective
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.more:
» 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.