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crise

crisis

noun KREEZ Less Common

Also means

fit

Usage Note

Crise covers an economic or political crisis as well as a medical episode or emotional outburst. Crise cardiaque is a heart attack, crise de nerfs is a fit of nerves or hysterics, and crise de colère is a temper tantrum. The phrase en crise describes a state of acute difficulty.

Examples

"Le pays traverse une grave crise économique."

Natural Translation

The country is going through a serious economic crisis.

Literal Translation

The country crosses a-grave crisis economic

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