Eksempler på bruk av ordet Strait i setninger på engelsk.
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Get your facts strait.
Tom har mange planer.
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At this point the sea narrows into a strait.
På dette punktet smalner havet inn til et sund.
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This boat sails through the Strait of Gibraltar.
Denne båten seiler gjennom Gibraltarstredet.
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The Torres Strait divides New Guinea from Australia.
Torres-stredet deler Ny-Guinea fra Australia.
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The rail-line was carried under the Tsugaru Strait to Hokkaido.
Jernbanelinjen ble ført under Tsugaru-stredet til Hokkaido.
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The Bering Strait separates Asia from North America.
Beringstredet skiller Asia fra Nord-Amerika.
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The ancestors of Native Americans went to the continent from Asia by way of the Bering Strait.
Forfedrene til urfolkene i Amerika kom til kontinentet fra Asia via Beringstredet.
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Thursday Island is situated in the Torres Strait between Australia's northernmost Cape York and New Guinea.
Thursday Island ligger i Torres Strait mellom Australias nordligste Cape York og Ny Guinea.
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Have you ever gone through the Straits of Magellan?
Har du noen gang gått gjennom Magellansundet?
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You're always there for me, so if you're ever in dire straits, just let me know and I'll come running.
Du er alltid der for meg, så hvis du noen gang er i nød, gi meg beskjed, så kommer jeg løpende.
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Sami was in dire straits.
Sami var i knipe.
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The straits were too narrow for the cruise ship.
Sundene var altfor smale for cruiseskipet.
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She was in dire straits, but made a virtue out of necessity.
Hun var i store problemer, men fant en dyd i nødvendigheten.
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If she continues to live with a man she doesn't love for his money, the day will come when she will despair and be in dire straits.
Hvis hun fortsetter å bo med en mann hun ikke elsker for pengene hans, vil dagen komme da hun vil fortvile og være i nød.
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| The Gulf itself only has one exit, the Strait of Hormuz, which is also dominated by the mountainous Iranian coastline. | |
| Further, any fighting in the Persian Gulf would imperil the tankers running China's liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz. | |
| These islands sit aside the vital sea lanes of the Strait of Malacca, through which 300 tankers and merchant ships pass daily, bringing in oil for the Far East and Southeast Asia. | |