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Meanings of
straits
in English
Spanish
límite
Catalan
destret
Back to the meaning
A difficult juncture.
head
pass
strait
Spanish
límite
Usage of
straits
in English
1
On the production side Mexico's oil industry is in dire
straits
,
however.
2
Carillion, for example, continued to win contracts despite being in dire
straits
.
3
It is clear why our train services are in such dire
straits
.
4
Dr Mulvihill said the men she had met were in dire
straits
.
5
The economy is not in desperate
straits
yet, but confidence appears shaken.
6
The next few years therefore found the colony again in desperate
straits
.
7
Never in her humble life had Nakpa been in more desperate
straits
.
8
The visitors of the
straits
scorned the inhospitable coast, and returned north.
9
But given its dire
straits
,
WeWork was fortunate to have a choice.
10
Hence the greatness of His might feels no
straits
in narrow surroundings.
11
He must hear by the heavy firing what
straits
we are in.
12
Some of the swift protected cruisers were scouting south of the
straits
.
13
All sail was made and the fleet stood away through the
straits
.
14
Kennedy this time, in great
straits
,
but in better shape than Crake.
15
On another occasion, when we were in the greatest
straits
for 15-pr.
16
Once before he had known Henry to be in just such
straits
.
Other examples for "straits"
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straits
strait
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
dire straits
desperate straits
financial straits
such straits
great straits
More collocations
Translations for
straits
Spanish
límite
impás
apuro
punto álgido
Catalan
destret
Straits
through the time
Straits
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common