crisis

/ˈkraɪsɪs/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.

Forms

plural
crises

Meaning

  1. crisis

    • The country is facing an economic crisis.

      El país enfrenta una crisis económica.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

on the rocks

crisis is a general word for a critical situation; on the rocks is an idiom specifically for a relationship or marriage in trouble (or, separately, a drink served over ice).

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa crisis?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The country is facing an economic ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a crisis?

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