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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescritiquer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kʁi.ti.ke/
"Il ne faut pas critiquer sans comprendre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To indicate the faults of someone or something in a disapproving way.
"The committee rose to criticise the lack of transparency in the new policy." - 2
To form and express a sophisticated judgment or analysis of a literary or artistic work.
"Art historians gathered to critically analyse and criticise the Renaissance paintings."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French 'critiquer' and ultimately from the Greek 'kritikos' meaning able to discern or judge. Entering English in the 17th century, the verb originally meant to pass judgment or review literature, later broadening to express disapproval of faults.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Criticise" is said worldwide
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critiquer
Transliteration: /kʁi.ti.ke/
"Il ne faut pas critiquer sans comprendre."
kritisieren
Transliteration: /kʁi.tiˈziːʁən/
"Man sollte die Entscheidung nicht sofort kritisieren."
criticare
Transliteration: /kɾitiˈkaɾe/
"È facile criticare gli sforzi degli altri."
criticar
Transliteration: /kɾitiˈkaɾ/
"Muchos tienden a criticar sin ofrecer soluciones."
criticar
Transliteration: /kɾi.tʃiˈkaɾ/
"O crítico veio criticar a nova peça de teatro."
आलोचना करना
Transliteration: alochana karna
"दूसरों की आलोचना करना आसान है।"
批评
Transliteration: pīpíng
"老板公开批评了他的工作态度。"
비판하다
Transliteration: bipanhada
"시민들은 정부의 정책을 비판했다."
批判する
Transliteration: hihan suru
"他人の意見を厳しく批判すべきではない。"
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