vital

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvaɪtəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈvaɪtəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(vītl)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
vital adj (necessary)vital adj mf
  necesario/a adj
  fundamental adj mf
 The student asked the library to order the book, as it was vital to her essay.
 La estudiante pidió a la biblioteca que encargara el libro, pues era vital para escribir el ensayo.
vital adj (of life) (vida)vital adj mf
 The heart performs a vital function; without it we would die.
 El corazón realiza una función vital: sin él moriríamos.
vital adj (very important)vital adj mf
  fundamental adj mf
  crítico/a adj
 This is a vital game for the team; if they win this, they will go through to the next round.
 Este es un partido vital para el equipo; si lo ganan, podrán pasar a la etapa siguiente.
vital adj (person: energetic)enérgico/a, energético/a adj
  vivaz adj mf
 Robin is a vital presence and always livens things up at parties.
 Robin es una presencia enérgica y siempre anima el ambiente en las fiestas.
vitals npl (anatomy: essential organs)órganos vitales loc nom mpl
 The soldier survived the battle with an injured arm, but with no damage to his vitals.
 El soldado sobrevivió a la batalla con un brazo herido, pero sin ningún daño en sus órganos vitales.
vitals npl (vital statistics)medidas nfpl
 The model's vitals are 34-25-35.
 Las medidas de la modelo son 86-63-89.
vitals npl (vital signs)signos vitales nmpl + adj mf
  constantes vitales nfpl + adj mf
 The patient is attached to a machine that monitors his vitals.
 El paciente está conectado a una máquina que monitoriza sus signos vitales.
vitals npl (essential parts of [sth])partes esenciales loc nom fpl
  partes vitales loc nom fpl
 Corruption is eating into the vitals of the country's political life.
 La corrupción está corroyendo las partes esenciales de la política nacional.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
vital capacity n (maximum air breathed out)máxima exhalación loc nom f
vital function n (body function essential for life)funciones vitales loc nom fpl
vital organ n (organ required for life)órgano vital loc nom m
vital records npl (documents of births, marriages and deaths)documentos del Registro Civil nmpl + loc adj
  actas del Registro Civil nfpl + loc adj
vital signs npl (pulse, temperature, breathing, etc.)signos vitales nmpl + adj mf
  constantes vitales nfpl + adj mf
vital statistics npl (statistics relating to human life)estadísticas demográficas nfpl + adj
vital statistics npl informal (woman's figure: measurements)medidas nfpl
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Collocations: is a vital [part, component, piece] (of), [has, plays] a vital role in the [company, government], is vital for [business, the local community, the family], more...

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