acute

acute
adjective,
acuter, acutest
1) (Geom.)

acute angle — spitzer Winkel

2) (Med.) akut [Krankheit, Stadium]
3) (critical) akut [Gefahr, Situation, Mangel]
4) (keen) fein [Geruchssinn]; heftig [Schmerz]
* * *
[ə'kju:t]
adjective
1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) akut
2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) akut
3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) scharfsinnig
4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) scharf
5) (high, shrill s high sound.)
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- acutely
- acuteness
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acute
[əˈkju:t]
I. adj
1. (serious) akut; difficulties ernst, gravierend geh
the crisis is becoming ever more \acute die Krise verschärft sich immer mehr
\acute anxiety ernsthafte Sorge
\acute illness akute Erkrankung
\acute pain heftiger Schmerz
\acute shortage akuter Mangel
2. (keen) scharf
\acute hearing feines Gehör
\acute sense of smell ausgeprägter Geruchssinn
3. (shrewd) scharfsinnig
\acute observation genaue [o scharfe] Beobachtung
4. (sharp) spitz
\acute angle spitzer Winkel
II. n LING Akut m fachspr
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[ə'kjuːt]
1. adj
1) (= intense, serious) pain, shortage, appendicitis akut; pleasure intensiv

acute beds (Med) — Akutbetten pl

2) (= extreme) situation, problem, anxiety akut; embarrassment riesig
3) (= keen) eyesight scharf; hearing, sense of smell fein
4) (= shrewd) scharf; person scharfsinnig; child aufgeweckt
5) (MATH) angle spitz
6) (LING)

acute accent — Akut m

e acute — e Akut

2. n (LING)
Akut m
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acute [əˈkjuːt]
A adj (adv acutely)
1. scharf, spitz(ig)
2. MATH spitz(wink[e]lig):
acute angle spitzer Winkel;
from an acute angle SPORT aus spitzem Winkel;
acute triangle spitzwink(e)liges Dreieck
3. stechend, heftig (Schmerz)
4. heftig (Freude etc):
be acutely aware of sth sich einer Sache schmerzlich oder voll und ganz bewusst sein;
acutely embarrassing äußerst peinlich
5. akut, brennend (Frage), kritisch, bedenklich:
acute shortage kritischer Mangel, akute Knappheit
6. scharf (Augen, Verstand), fein (Gehör, Gefühl)
7. a) scharfsinnig, klug
b) genau, scharf (Beobachtung)
8. schrill, durchdringend (Ton etc)
9. acute accent LING B
10. MED akut (Krankheit):
acute-care hospital Akutkrankenhaus n
B s LING Akut m, Accent m aigu
* * *
adjective,
acuter, acutest
1) (Geom.)

acute angle — spitzer Winkel

2) (Med.) akut [Krankheit, Stadium]
3) (critical) akut [Gefahr, Situation, Mangel]
4) (keen) fein [Geruchssinn]; heftig [Schmerz]
* * *
adj.
intensiv adj.
scharf adj. n.
akut (Medizin) adj.

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