Synonymer

Uttal

  • Okänd accent:
    • IPA: /ˈdaɪ̯ə(ɹ)/
    • IPA: /ˈdaɪə/
    • IPA: /ˈdaɪ.ɚ/
    • IPA: /daɪə(ɹ)/
Översättning
Adjektiv
1.farofylld
2.illavarslande
3.gräslig

Definitioner

Adjektiv

  1. Warning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
  2. Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
  3. Expressing bad consequences: dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
  4. (informal) Bad in quality, awful, terrible.

Exempel

  • dire omens
  • dire need
  • One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.[...]But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.
  • dire consequences;  to be in dire straits
  • A second Norwich goal in four minutes arrived after some dire Newcastle defending. Gosling gave the ball away with a sloppy back-pass, allowing Crofts to curl in a cross that the unmarked Morison powered in with a firm, 12-yard header.

Böjningsformer

Komparativdirer
Komparativmore dire
Superlativdirest
Superlativmost dire

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