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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesनाज़ुक
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nazuk
"यह एक नाज़ुक स्थिति है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
3 senses- 1
Expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments.
"He was very critical of the team's performance." - 2
Expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art.
"She is studying critical theory." - 3
Crucial, extremely important, or decisive.
"This is a critical moment for the negotiations."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 17th century: via French from modern Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos, from krinein 'judge'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "critical" is said worldwide
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critique
Transliteration: critique
"La situation est critique."
kritisch
Transliteration: kritisch
"Das ist eine kritische Situation."
critico
Transliteration: critico
"Questo è un momento critico."
crítico
Transliteration: crítico
"El paciente está en estado crítico."
crítico
Transliteration: crítico
"Esta é uma fase crítica do projeto."
नाज़ुक
Transliteration: nazuk
"यह एक नाज़ुक स्थिति है।"
关键的
Transliteration: guānjiàn de
"这是一个关键的时刻。"
중대한
Transliteration: jungdaehan
"지금은 중대한 시기입니다."
批判的
Transliteration: hihanteki
"彼はその計画に批判的だった。"
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