transcription, транскрипция: [ pɑ:(r)ləs ]
If something is in a parlous state, it is in a bad or dangerous condition. ( FORMAL )
...the parlous state of our economy.
= dire
ADJ : usu ADJ n
transcription, транскрипция: [ pɑ:(r)ləs ]
If something is in a parlous state, it is in a bad or dangerous condition. ( FORMAL )
...the parlous state of our economy.
= dire
ADJ : usu ADJ n
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006