dire
adj
a
(=serious) [consequences] verheerend
[warning, prediction, threat] unheilvoll
[effects] katastrophal
[situation] miserabel
(=desperate) verzweifelt
the dire state of the property market die miserable Lage auf dem Immobilienmarkt
in dire poverty in äußerster Armut
to do sth out of dire necessity etw aus dringender Notwendigkeit tun
to be in dire need of sth etw dringend brauchen
to be in dire straits in einer ernsten Notlage sein
the economy is in dire straits die Wirtschaftslage ist katastrophal
b inf
(=awful) mies inf
the standard is pretty dire das Niveau ist unter aller Kritik inf
Translation English - German Collins Dictionary  

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