- in a sad plight
- Общая лексика: в тяжёлом состоянии
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
plight´er — plight1 «plyt», noun. a condition or situation, now usually bad: »He was in a sad plight when he became ill and had no money. I think myself in better plight for a lender than you are (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): dilemma, scrape, fix. See syn.… … Useful english dictionary
plight — plight1 [plīt] n. [ME plit, state, condition < Anglo Fr for OFr pleit, a fold, way of folding, condition (see PLAIT): sense infl. by ME plight < OE pliht: see PLIGHT2] a condition or state of affairs; esp., now, an awkward, sad, or… … English World dictionary
plight — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ desperate, sad, sorry, tragic ▪ the desperate plight of flood victims ▪ current ▪ economic … Collocations dictionary
plight — plight1 [ plaıt ] noun count * a sad, serious, or difficult situation: the plight of the poor/homeless/unemployed plight plight 2 [ plaıt ] verb transitive plight your troth an old expression meaning to promise to marry someone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plight — I UK [plaɪt] / US noun [singular] * a sad, serious, or difficult situation the plight of the poor/homeless/unemployed II UK [plaɪt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms plight : present tense I/you/we/they plight he/she/it plights present participle … English dictionary
sad — adj. 1 unhappy VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get, grow, turn … Collocations dictionary
plight — 1 noun (usually singular) a bad, serious, or sad condition or situation: the plight of homeless children 2 verb plight your troth old use to make a promise to someone that you will marry them … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
plight — [plaɪt] noun [C] a sad, serious, or difficult situation … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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