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31dire — 1. dire m. dire ; parole. expr. A son dire : d après lui. Aquò vau pas lo dire : ça ne vaut pas la peine d en parler. voir paraula, rason 2. dire dire ; nommer ; appeler > « Mai moun paure ami vaqui que li disou d ami, aro ! acò s pas… …
32dire — UK [ˈdaɪə(r)] / US [daɪr] adjective Word forms dire : adjective dire comparative direr superlative direst 1) very severe or serious News reports portray the situation as dire. in dire need: Refugees are arriving in dire need of food and medical… …
33dire — adjective 1 extremely serious, bad or terrible: He was in dire trouble and he knew it. | That makes the situation sound dire. | in dire need/poverty: The country was in dire need of financial aid. | dire consequences: Increasing fuel prices will… …
34dire — [[t]da͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (emphasis) Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is. The government looked as if it would split apart, with dire consequences for domestic peace... He was in dire need… …
35dire — adjective (direr; direst) Etymology: Latin dirus; akin to Greek deinos terrifying, Sanskrit dveṣṭi he hates Date: 1565 1. a. exciting horror < dire suffering > b. dismal …
36Dire — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Dire », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Dire est un woreda. Dire est une revue de… …
37dire — abasourdir abâtardir adire affadir agrandir alourdir anordir applaudir approfondir arrondir assourdir attiédir bien dire blondir bondir brandir c est à dire candir contredire dire dédire dégourdir déraidir désengourdir déverdir engourdir enhardir …
38dire — [[t]daɪər[/t]] adj. dir•er, dir•est 1) causing or involving great fear or suffering; terrible 2) indicating trouble, disaster, or the like: dire predictions[/ex] 3) urgent; desperate: in dire need[/ex] • Etymology: 1560–70; < L dīrus fearful,… …
39Dire — As a location, Dire may refer to: Diré, Mali Dire (woreda) – one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here …
40dire — direly, adv. direness, n. /duyeur/, adj., direr, direst. 1. causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity. 2. indicating trouble, disaster, misfortune, or the like: dire predictions about the stock market. 3.… …
