chronic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrɒnɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkrɑnɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kron′ik)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
chronic adj (disease: long-term)crónico/a adj
 She suffers from chronic bronchitis.
 Sufre de bronquitis crónica.
chronic adj (problem: continuing)crónico/a adj
 Chronic food shortages are hurting the children.
 La escasez crónica de comida está lastimando a los niños.
chronic adj (person: habitual)empedernido/a adj
  crónico/a adj
  (antiguo)inveterado/a adj
 Don't believe a word he says – he's a chronic liar.
 No le creas una sola palabra, es un mentiroso empedernido.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
CFS n initialism (chronic fatigue syndrome)SFC nm
chronic alcoholism n (long-term alcohol addiction)alcoholismo crónico nm + adj
 My uncle suffers from chronic alcoholism and cannot control how much he drinks.
 Mi tío padece alcoholismo crónico y no puede controlar cuánto bebe.
chronic bronchitis n (persistent respiratory disease)bronquitis crónica nf
 He was a heavy smoker all his life, which led to chronic bronchitis and an early death from heart failure.
chronic condition n (long-term illness)enfermedad crónica nf + adj
 The doctor says that they have medicines to treat chronic conditions.
 El doctor dice que tienen medicamentos para tratar las enfermedades crónicas.
  (formal)afección crónica nf + adj
  (formal)padecimiento crónico nm + adj
  (PR)condición crónica nf + adj
chronic disease n (long-term illness)enfermedad crónica nf + adj
 Janine is suffering from some kind of chronic disease.
 Janine padece alguna enfermedad crónica.
chronic fatigue syndrome n (medical condition)síndrome de fatiga crónica loc nom m
chronic inflammation n (persistent infection or swelling)inflamación crónica nf
 Scientists demonstrated that chronic inflammation can predispose an individual to cancer.
chronic leukemia (US),
chronic leukaemia (UK) n		 (persistent cancer of the blood)leucemia crónica loc nom f
 Tiredness due to anaemia is a symptom of chronic lymphocyte leukaemia (CLL), the commonest type of leukaemia.
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
COPD n		 (respiratory disease)enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica loc nom f
  (abreviatura)EPOC loc nom f
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'chronic' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
CFS - continuing - fibromyalgia - inveteracy - inveterate - lupus - myalgic encephalomyelitis - neurasthenia - underlying condition - yuppie flu
Spanish:
crónico - cronificar

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