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| Russian | English |
| быть в отчаянном положении | be in dire straits |
| быть в отчаянном положении | be in Hail Mary territory (cnn.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| быть в отчаянном положении | be in dire straits (After being shipwrecked on the island, we were in dire straits.) |
| быть готовым отчаянно сопротивляться в трудном положении | set one's back against the wall (Bobrovska) |
| в отчаянном положении | in dire straits (in a very bad situation that is difficult to fix, as in: these kids are in dire straits, and the schools are doing nothing to help them! Val_Ships) |
| находиться в отчаянном положении | be in dire straits (in a state of extreme distress: After being shipwrecked on the island, we were in dire straits.) |
| отчаянно бороться | fight tooth and nail (Liv Bliss) |
| отчаянно сражаться | fight tooth and nail (Liv Bliss) |
| отчаянное положение | dire straits (в т.ч. финансовое; a state of extreme distress: After being shipwrecked on the island, we were in dire straits. • It might help you to know that my wife Kate and I have been through dire straits ourselves.) |
| отчаянное положение | desperate straits (The company's closure has left many small businessmen in desperate financial straits. 4uzhoj) |