andante, in dire need of

an·dan·te (än-dän'tā, ăn-dăn'tē)

adv. & adj. (Abbr. and.)

In a moderately slow tempo, usually considered to be slower than allegretto but faster than adagio. Used chiefly as a direction.

n.

An passage or movement.

[Italian, from present participle of andare, to walk, ultimately perhaps from Latin ambulāre.]

"If I had not always respected you for your music, I should have thrown you out of the window long ago!"

Then he burst into tears. So after that Bronze was not often invited to play in the orchestra, and was only called upon in cases of dire necessity, when one of the Jews was missing.

dire[dire]

• レベル：社会人必須
• 発音記号[dáiər]
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[形]（dir・er, dir・est）

1 ((通例限定))恐ろしい, ものすごい, 悲惨な, 陰惨な, 不吉な, 不幸［災難］をもたらす

a dire predicament
ひどい苦境

a dire prediction
悲観的予測

the dire sisters
（⇒FURY 3）

in dire straits
ひどい苦境に陥って.

2 差し迫った, 緊急の

in dire need of ...
…を極度に必要としている.

dire・ly

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