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/streɪt/
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strait
noun
straits
pl
UK
/streɪt/
US
/streɪt/
пролив
The ship navigated through the narrow strait.
Корабль прошел через узкий пролив.
Additional translations
узкость
затруднение
Synonyms
channel
narrow
passage
waterway
gorge
strait
adjective
straiter
Comp.
straitest
Super.
UK
/streɪt/
US
/streɪt/
узкий
The strait passage made it difficult for the ship to navigate.
Узкий проход затруднял навигацию корабля.
Additional translations
тесный
ограниченный
Synonyms
narrow
tight
constricted
confined
cramped
restricted
limited
pinched
compressed
straitened
tightened
pressed
difficult
troubled
distressed
hard-pressed
strained
dire
desperate
Antonyms
wide
broad
straits
noun
strait
straits
pl
UK
/streɪts/
US
/streɪts/
пролив
The ship navigated through the narrow strait.
Корабль прошел через узкий пролив.
затруднительное положение
The company found itself in financial straits.
Компания оказалась в финансовом затруднительном положении.
Additional translations
узкий проход
трудности
Synonyms
difficulties
predicaments
troubles
plight
crisis
quandary
jam
bind
conundrum
Definitions
strait
noun
A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.
A situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty.
The company found itself in dire financial straits after the market crash.
strait
adjective
Narrow or constricted in terms of space or passage.
The strait path through the mountains was difficult to navigate.
Characterized by strictness or severity, especially in moral or religious matters.
The community adhered to a strait code of conduct that left little room for deviation.
straits
noun
A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
The Strait of Gibraltar is a well-known strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.
A difficult or distressing situation, often used in the plural form.
After losing his job, he found himself in dire financial straits.
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