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dire Englisch:

1. very serious terrible



2. in very bad condition



3. very serious



4. disastrous


His resignation was a disastrous decision for his team.
disastrously awry
It was a disastrous start to the season for the team.
I had an absolutely disastrous holiday.
The consequences can be disastrous.
disastrous effects
The Black Death had disastrous consequences for all of Europe.
Domestic violence has disastrous consequences for all family members.
Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.
Solar storms next year could prove disastrous for the electrical grid.
The sign for siblings in Japanese sign language could well be misunderstood by many Americans with disastrous consequences.

5. Parlous


Relations between the two countries have been in a parlous state for some time.

6. very bad



7. critical


the critical
I've been thinking that I may have been too critical.
I can't understand why you are so critical of him.
This article is critical of the way investigations are being made into the matter.
The world's tropical rainforests are critical links in the ecological chain of life on the planet.
He always finds negative things about people. He’s very critical.
The teacher was always very critical of his students'work, and often gave them low grades.
The student took to heart the judge's critical comments on his speech.
In critical moments even the very powerful have need of the weakest.
The whole county is favoring critical budget revisions which promise to protect education.
Mastering facts patiently is far more necessary for them than learning expressive and critical skills.
The critical period in matrimony is breakfast time.
Reducing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is of critical import_ance.
Usually they were friendly but sometimes they were critical
One finding to emerge was that critical features differ between species.

Englisch Wort "dire"(critical) tritt in Sätzen auf:

vocabulary - reading

8. extremely serious or terrible



9. very bad or of poor quality



Englisch Wort "dire"(very bad or of poor quality) tritt in Sätzen auf:

My year of no spending