English–Dutch dictionary
Dutch translation of the English word direful
| English | Dutch (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (extreme; dramatic; gross; ultra; abject) | ; | |
🔗 There is clearly dire risk to this mission. | ||
dire (menacing; threatening; dark; intimidating; ominous) | ||
| (dreadful; gruesome; horrible; terrible; appalling; awful; atrocious; terrific) | ; | |
🔗 I do not blame May for the present dire state of our poor country. | ||
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| direful | ⇆ akelig; ⇆ ijselijk; ⇆ verschrikkelijk |
| dire | ⇆ akelig; ⇆ ijselijk; ⇆ nijpend; ⇆ verschrikkelijk |
| direfulness | ⇆ ijselijkheid; ⇆ rampspoed; ⇆ verschrikkelijkheid |