"dire" meaning in Inglés

See dire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdaɪ̯.ə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈdaɪ̯.ɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-dire.ogg [US] Forms: dire [positive], more dire most dire [comparative], dire [positive], direr direst [comparative]
Etymology: Del latín dīrus.
  1. Urgente.
    Sense id: es-dire-en-adj-NXRd-Yym
  2. Extremo.
    Sense id: es-dire-en-adj-A7x6gJTP
  3. Funesto, nefasto.
    Sense id: es-dire-en-adj-MnWSX6G8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    {
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dire",
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        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "direr direst",
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        "Urgente."
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Extremo."
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      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Funesto, nefasto."
      ],
      "id": "es-dire-en-adj-MnWSX6G8",
      "sense_index": "3"
    }
  ],
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈdaɪ̯.ɚ/",
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    },
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      ]
    },
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    },
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      ]
    }
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  "pos": "adj",
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        "Urgente."
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "Extremo."
      ],
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    },
    {
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        "Funesto, nefasto."
      ],
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    }
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Download raw JSONL data for dire meaning in Inglés (0.9kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Inglés dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-04 from the eswiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (5ee713e and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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