acute Význam & definícia

Význam acute v slovenčine

• 0 If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage:

  • She felt acute embarrassment/anxiety/concern at his behaviour.

  • The problem of poverty is particularly acute in rural areas.

  • acute abdominal pains

  • an acute attack of appendicitis

• 1 used to describe intelligence, senses, etc. that are very good, accurate, and able to notice very small differences:

  • acute eyesight/hearing

  • an acute sense of smell

  • a woman of acute intelligence/judgment

• 2 An acute angle is less than 90 degrees.

• 3 a sign that is written above a letter in some languages, showing you how to pronounce the letter:

  • There's an acute accent on the e in "café".

• 4 very serious, extreme, or severe:

  • The area has an acute water shortage.

  • Not all hospitals can provide acute care.

• 5 aware of or able to recognize small differences between things, or being accurate in judging something:

  • He has very acute hearing.

• 6 (of an angle) less than 90º

• 7 if a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage:

  • The problem is particularly acute for small businesses.

  • an acute conflict/crisis/need