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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