dire

schlimm, katastrophal

Äußerst schlimm, ernst oder beängstigend.

In einfachem Englisch: Extremely bad, serious, or frightening.

• The situation is dire.
• Missing the payment could have dire consequences.
• After losing their jobs, they found themselves in dire straits.

Synonyme: terrible, dreadful, disastrous

Häufige Wendungen: dire consequences, dire straits, dire situation

dringend, bitter

Erfordert sofortige Hilfe oder Maßnahmen, weil die Lage sehr ernst ist.

In einfachem Englisch: Needing help or action immediately because the situation is very serious.

• The family is in dire need.
• These children are in dire need of food.
• We sent blankets to people in dire need of warmth.

So benutzt man es: in dire need of something (The village is in dire need of clean water.)

Synonyme: urgent, pressing, desperate

Häufige Wendungen: dire need, dire necessity, dire need of

miserabel, schrecklich

Von sehr schlechter Qualität oder äußerst schlecht gemacht.

In einfachem Englisch: Very poor in quality or very badly done.

• The acting was dire.
• We left early because the music was dire.
• That restaurant serves truly dire food.

Synonyme: awful, terrible, bad

Gegenteile: excellent

Häufige Wendungen: dire performance, dire acting, dire service

unheilvoll

Deutet darauf hin, dass etwas sehr Schlimmes geschehen wird.

In einfachem Englisch: Suggesting that something very bad will happen.

• They saw dire omens in the sky.
• The old woman gave a dire warning.
• His dire prophecy frightened everyone in the village.

Synonyme: ominous, foreboding

Gegenteile: promising

Häufige Wendungen: dire omens, dire warnings, dire prophecy