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acute

/əˈkjuːt/ /əˈkjut/

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noun

Une personne atteinte d'une forme aiguë d'un trouble

A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.

Examples :

"The doctor diagnosed Sarah with an acute case of schizophrenia. "

Le médecin a diagnostiqué à Sarah un cas aigu de schizophrénie.

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noun

Accent aigu

An accent or tone higher than others.

Examples :

"The singer's acute was very high, making her notes easy to distinguish. "

L'accent aigu de la chanteuse était très élevé, ce qui rendait ses notes faciles à distinguer.

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noun

Accent aigu

An acute accent (´).

Examples :

"The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’."

Le mot 'café' porte souvent un accent aigu sur le 'e'.

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verb

Accentuer

To give an acute sound to.

Examples :

"He acutes his rising inflection too much."

Il accentue trop son intonation montante.

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verb

Aiguiser, accentuer

To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.

Examples :

"The chef needed to acute his knife before preparing the vegetables. "

Le chef a dû aiguiser son couteau avant de préparer les légumes.

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adjective

Aigu, bref

Brief, quick, short.

Examples :

"It was an acute event."

C'était un événement aigu.

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adjective

Aigu, perçant

High or shrill.

Examples :

"an acute accent or tone"

un accent ou un ton aigu

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adjective

Aigu, intense, sensible

Intense, sensitive, sharp.

Examples :

"She had an acute sense of honour. Eagles have very acute vision."

Elle avait un sens de l'honneur aigu. Les aigles ont une vision très perçante.

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adjective

urgent, aigu

Examples :

"His need for medical attention was acute."

Son besoin de soins médicaux était urgent.

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adjective

Aigu

With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).

Examples :

"The architect designed a building with an acute triangular roof. "

L'architecte a conçu un bâtiment avec un toit triangulaire aigu.

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adjective

Aigu

Of an angle: less than 90 degrees.

Examples :

"The teacher pointed out the acute angle."

Le professeur a montré l'angle aigu.

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adjective

Aigu

Of a triangle: having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.

Examples :

"an acute triangle"

un triangle aigu

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adjective

Aigu

Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.

Examples :

"My sister's voice had an acute tone when she told me about the bad grade she got on the history test. "

La voix de ma sœur avait un ton aigu quand elle m'a parlé de la mauvaise note qu'elle avait obtenue au contrôle d'histoire.

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adjective

Aigu, soudain

Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.

Examples :

"He dropped dead of an acute illness."

Il est mort subitement d'une maladie aiguë.

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adjective

Aigu, bref

Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.

Examples :

"The acute symptoms resolved promptly."

Les symptômes aigus se sont résolus rapidement.

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adjective

Avec un accent aigu

After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.

Examples :

"The last letter of ‘café’ is ‘e’ acute."

La dernière lettre de 'café' est un 'e' avec un accent aigu.

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