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I . distress [dɪˈstres] N no pl

1. distress (suffering):

distress
udręka f
to cause sb distress
sprawiać [perf sprawić] komuś przykrość
to be in distress
cierpieć

2. distress (danger):

in distress
w niebezpieczeństwie
distress call
wołanie nt o pomoc

3. distress LAW:

distress
sądowe zajęcie nt
distress
konfiskata f

II . distress [dɪˈstres] VB trans

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distress sale N LAW

acute respiratory distress N

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Usage examples with distress

in distress
w niebezpieczeństwie
distress call
wołanie nt o pomoc
to be in distress
cierpieć
to cause sb distress
sprawiać [perf sprawić] komuś przykrość
to distress sb
sprawiać [perf sprawić] komuś przykrość

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Jack has a panic attack, seeing hallucinations of a ship in distress, and runs into the wilderness.
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Rights of common and distress are based upon still older institutions, forming the very basis of primitive law.
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I can no longer suffer such distress, my spirit fails me.
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This is particularly true among small scale farmers and after periods of economic distress.
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People with generalized social phobia have great distress in a wide range of social situations.
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The aircraft probably crashed into the sea shortly after the distress call.
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A special rehabilitation package was launched to mitigate the distress of these farmers.
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In distress, as the son could no longer remember the royal language, he cried out a heartfelt wordless call from his soul.
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My plants, my sweet, my rose, the one only who does not distress me in this world...
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For instance mentally ill people are sometimes able to continue working normally whilst suffering great distress.
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