dire straits in Anglais

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  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de dire (« funeste, terrible ») et de straits (« position difficile »)."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dire strait",
      "tags": [
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  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Locution nominale",
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      "glosses": [
        "Mauvaise posture, mauvaise passe, dèche."
      ],
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  "tags": [
    "plural"
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  "word": "dire straits"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Compositions en anglais",
    "Locutions nominales en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Composé de dire (« funeste, terrible ») et de straits (« position difficile »)."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dire strait",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
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      "categories": [
        "Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mauvaise posture, mauvaise passe, dèche."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "plural"
  ],
  "word": "dire straits"
}

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"dire straits" meaning in Anglais

Noun