straits in the PONS Dictionary

straits Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the Straits of Gibraltar
Gibraltarski moreuz
to be in dire straits
biti u gadnom škripcu
in dire straits
u veoma teškoj situaciji
to be in desperate straits
biti u teškoj situaciji

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Under his scheme, brown water would be zones in which ocean-going units could not operate at all, including rivers, minefields, straits and other choke points.
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The straits were formed in recent geologic periods.
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The straits are shallow and narrow enough to freeze over in the winter.
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Few of us are so hard-hearted that we would turn our backs on people in desperate straits.
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The littoral states of straits used for international navigation do not have the right to suspend the innocent passage in such waterways.
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The coastlines are indented, and the islands themselves are divided from each other by straits generally called sounds or firths.
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It seems to me that they have to justify their chicken run by predicting dire straits for my country.
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Her husband squandered her money, leaving her in desperate financial straits.
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Wind patterns were often contrary, variable, and baffling, especially within the coastal straits and archipelagoes, which makes sailing dangerous.
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An expensive but exciting alternative is to charter a seaplane to tour the lights in the straits.
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