English-German translation for "parlous"

"parlous" German translation

parlous
[ˈpɑː(r)ləs]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • furchtbar, schlimm
    parlous awful familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
    parlous awful familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
  • gerissen, durchtrieben
    parlous cunning obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial
    parlous cunning obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial
  • riesig
    parlous huge obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial
    parlous huge obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial
  • gefährlich
    parlous perilous obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    parlous perilous obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
parlous
[ˈpɑː(r)ləs]adverb | Adverb advor | oder od dialect(al) | Dialekt, dialektaldial obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

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Die prekäre Lage erforderte drastische Maßnahmen.
Parlous conditions required dramatic measures.
Source: News-Commentary
Die Umwelt befindet sich in einem sehr, sehr ernsten Zustand.
The environment is in a parlous state.
Source: Europarl
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