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Translate straiten from English to German

Summary

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strait:
- Meerenge; Meeresstraße; Seestraße
Wiktionary:
- strait → Meerenge, Enge, Straße

English

Detailed Translations for straiten from English to German

straiten:

Translation Matrix for straiten:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	distress

Synonyms for "straiten":

confine; detain

Related Definitions for "straiten":

squeeze together¹
bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship¹

straiten form of strait:

strait [the ~] nomen

the strait (sound)
die Meerenge; die Meeresstraße; die Seestraße
- Meerenge [die ~] nomen
- Meeresstraße [die ~] nomen
- Seestraße [die ~] nomen
the strait
die Meerenge
- Meerenge [die ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for strait:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Meerenge	sound; strait
Meeresstraße	sound; strait
Seestraße	sound; strait
-	pass; sound; straits

Related Words for "strait":

straits, straiten

Synonyms for "strait":

Related Definitions for "strait":

narrow¹
- strait is the gate¹
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water¹
a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs¹

Wiktionary Translations for strait:

strait

noun

narrow channel of water
- strait → Meerenge; Enge; Straße

strait

noun

Meerenge
- Straße → strait
enge Stelle im Meer zwischen zwei Landmassen, enge Stelle auf einer Schifffahrtsroute im Meer
- Meerenge → strait

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University