crisis
31crisis — [[t]kra͟ɪsiːz[/t]] ♦♦ crises N VAR: oft supp N A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems. Natural disasters have obviously contributed to the continent s economic crisis... The Italian… …
32crisis — / kraɪsɪs/ noun a serious economic situation where decisions have to be taken rapidly ● a banking crisis ● The government stepped in to try to resolve the international crisis. ● Withdrawals from the bank have reached crisis level. ♦ to take… …
33Crisis — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Crisis est une revue catholique américaine ; Crisis, groupe punk britannique ; Crisis on Infinite Earths est une série en douze parties… …
34crisis — (f) (Básico) inestabilidad en el desarrollo de un proceso; situación complicada y peligrosa Ejemplos: El jefe dijo que debido a la crisis internacional debe disminuir los salarios de los empleados. El dólar recuperó su valor tras una crisis… …
35crisis — noun (plural crises) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek krisis, literally, decision, from krinein to decide more at certain Date: 15th century 1. a. the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever b …
36crisis*/*/ — [ˈkraɪsɪs] (plural crises [ˈkraɪsiːz] ) noun [C/U] an urgent and difficult or dangerous situation political crisis[/ex] The nursing profession is in crisis.[/ex] the current crisis in the farming industry[/ex] …
37crisis — Synonyms and related words: bench mark, boom, bottoming out, breakers ahead, business cycle, business fluctuations, bust, calamity, cardhouse, cardinal point, catastrophe, cause for alarm, chief thing, climacteric, climax, clutch, contingency,… …
38crisis — noun 1) the situation had reached a crisis Syn: critical point, turning point, crossroads, watershed, head, moment of truth, zero hour, point of no return, Rubicon, doomsday; informal crunch; Medicine climacteric See note at crucial 2) …
39crisis — n. 1) the turning point of a disease, after which the patient either improves or deteriorates. Since the advent of antibiotics, infections seldom reach the point of crisis. 2) the occurrence of sudden severe pain in certain diseases. See also:… …
40crisis — noun 1) the current economic crisis Syn: emergency, disaster, catastrophe, calamity, meltdown, predicament, plight, dire straits 2) the situation had reached a crisis Syn: critical point, turning point …
