crucial

  • 21crucial — adj. 1) crucial for, to (these negotiations are crucial for/to the future of our firm) 2) crucial that + clause; subj. (it is crucial that this matter remain/should remain secret) * * * [ kruːʃ(ə)l] subj. (it is crucial that this matter… …

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  • 22crucial — cru|cial W2S3 [ˈkru:ʃəl] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: cross shaped , from Latin crux; CROSS2] something that is crucial is extremely important, because everything else depends on it crucial to ▪ This aid money is crucial to the… …

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  • 23crucial — ► adjetivo 1 Que es muy importante o decisivo: ■ es un momento crucial de su carrera. SINÓNIMO esencial trascendental ANTÓNIMO accidental trivial 2 Que tiene forma de cruz. * * * crucial (del lat. «crux, crucis») …

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  • 24crucial — adjective 1) negotiations were at a crucial stage Syn: pivotal, critical, key, climacteric, decisive, deciding; life and death Ant: minor, unimportant 2) confidentiality is crucial in this case Syn …

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  • 25crucial — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ consider sth, deem sth, regard sth as …

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  • 26crucial — [[t]kru͟ːʃ(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to n If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important. He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. ...the most crucial election campaign for years...… …

    English dictionary

  • 27crucial — {{#}}{{LM C10996}}{{〓}} {{SynC11261}} {{[}}crucial{{]}} ‹cru·cial› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{♂}}Referido especialmente a un momento o a un punto,{{♀}} que son decisivos o muy importantes porque condicionan el desarrollo de algo: • La elección de… …

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  • 28crucial — adjective Etymology: French, from Latin cruc , crux cross Date: 1706 1. archaic cruciform 2. a. important or essential as resolving a crisis ; decisive < a crucial step > b …

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  • 29crucial — [ kru:ʃ(ə)l] adjective 1》 decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something. 2》 informal excellent. Derivatives cruciality ʃɪ alɪti noun crucially adverb Word History The word crucial entered English in the 18th …

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  • 30crucial*/ — [ˈkruːʃ(ə)l] adj extremely important Your involvement is crucial to the success of the project.[/ex] The talks are considered crucial for ending the violence.[/ex] It is crucial that all students develop these basic skills.[/ex] crucially adv …

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