acute

[ə'kjuːt]

aggettivo

1) (intense) [grief, remorse] acuto; [anxiety] vivo; [boredom] insopportabile

to cause sb. acute embarrassment — mettere qcn. in grande imbarazzo

2) med. [illness] acuto; [condition] grave

3) (grave) [crisis, shortage] grave

4) (keen) [person, mind] acuto

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[ə'kju:t]

adjective

1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) acuto, acuta

2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) critico

3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) acuto, perspicace

4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) acuto

5) (high, shrill s high sound.)

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- acute angle

- acutely
- acuteness

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acute /əˈkju:t/

A a.

1 (dei sensi) acuto; fine; fino: acute sight, vista acuta; acute hearing, udito fino; an acute sense of smell, un odorato fine

2 acuto; perspicace; penetrante

3 acuto; intenso; forte; grave; severo: an acute pain, un dolore acuto; acute need, acuto bisogno; acute embarrassment, grave imbarazzo; an acute water shortage, una grave scarsità d'acqua

4 aguzzo; acuminato

5 (di suono) acuto; penetrante

6 (med.) acuto; grave; (per estens.) in condizioni gravi, di urgenza: acute appendicitis, appendicite acuta; acute rheumatism, febbre reumatica; acute patient, paziente grave; caso grave; urgenza; acute care, terapia intensiva; acute ward, reparto di terapia intensiva

7 (geom.) acuto: acute angle, angolo acuto; acute-angled, acutangolo; (archit.) acute arch, arco a sesto acuto

8 (fon.) acuto: acute accent, accento acuto

B n.

(fon.) accento acuto

acutely

avv.

acutamente; intensamente

acuteness

n. [u]

1 acutezza; acume; perspicacia

2 intensità; gravità; severità

3 (med.) stadio acuto.

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[ə'kjuːt]

aggettivo

1) (intense) [grief, remorse] acuto; [anxiety] vivo; [boredom] insopportabile

to cause sb. acute embarrassment — mettere qcn. in grande imbarazzo

2) med. [illness] acuto; [condition] grave

3) (grave) [crisis, shortage] grave

4) (keen) [person, mind] acuto