acute

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈkjuːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈkjut/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə kyo̅o̅t)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
acute adj (angle: up to 90 degrees) (Geometría)agudo/a adj
 Be very careful; the road curves at an acute angle.
 Ten mucho cuidado: la carretera se curva en ángulo agudo.
acute adj (sense: highly sensitive)agudo/a adj
  fino/a adj
  muy desarrollado adv + adj
 Shannon has an acute sense of hearing.
 Shannon tiene un oído muy agudo.
acute adj (illness: sudden, severe)agudo/a adj
 Liza has acute bronchitis and is absent today.
 Lizz tiene bronquitis aguda y no ha venido hoy.
acute adj (pain: sharp, severe)agudo/a adj
 The patient complained of an acute pain in his thigh.
 El paciente se quejaba de un dolor agudo en el muslo.
acute adj (keen, perceptive) (perspicaz)agudo/a adj
 May is gifted with an acute intellect and great aptitude for studies.
 Mary ha sido bendecida con un intelecto agudo y gran capacidad para estudiar.
acute adj (problem: severe)crucial adj mf
 Due to the drought, the city is facing an acute shortage of water.
 Debido a la sequía, la ciudad se enfrenta a una crucial escasez de agua.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
acute adj (letter: having an acute accent)agudo/a adj
 The last letter in the word "café" is an e acute.
 La última letra en la palabra "café" es una e aguda.
acute adj rare (sound: high-pitched)agudo/a adj
 A piccolo produces an acute sound.
 Un flautín produce un sonido agudo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
acute accent n (diacritical mark)acento agudo nm
 In the word passé, we put an acute accent over the "e".
 En italiano se usa más el acento grave, pero algunas palabras se escriben con acento agudo.
acute angle n geometry (angle measuring up to 90 degrees)ángulo agudo nm
 A right triangle has one right angle and two acute angles.
 Un triángulo rectángulo tiene un ángulo recto y dos agudos.
acute bronchitis n (infection of bronchial tubes)bronquitis aguda nf
 Empezó como un simple resfrío pero se complicó y terminó siendo una bronquitis aguda.
acute disease n (disease that progresses rapidly)enfermedad aguda nf
acute exercise n (short-lived exercise)ejercicio intenso nm + adj
acute inflammation n (body's response to infection)inflamación aguda nf
 Pneumonia was the result of acute inflammation of her lungs.
 La pulmonía fue el resultado de la inflamación aguda de sus pulmones.
acute leukemia (US),
acute leukaemia (UK)
n
(medicine: cancer)leucemia aguda nf
acute pain n (severe, sharp physical discomfort)dolor agudo nm + adj
  dolor intenso nm + adj
 Fiona felt an acute pain in her right leg.
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Collocations: have an acute case of [vomiting, diarrhea], suffer from acute [pain, anxiety], have acute pain in my [shoulder, foot], more...

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