noun🔗ShareUne personne atteinte d'une forme aiguë d'un troubleA person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia."The doctor diagnosed Sarah with an acute case of schizophrenia. "Le médecin a diagnostiqué à Sarah un cas aigu de schizophrénie.personmedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAccent aiguAn accent or tone higher than others."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.languagelinguisticsmusicphoneticssoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAccent aiguAn acute accent (´)."The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’."Le mot 'café' porte souvent un accent aigu sur le 'e'.grammarlinguisticswordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAccentuerTo give an acute sound to."He acutes his rising inflection too much."Il accentue trop son intonation montante.soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAiguiser, accentuerTo make acute; to sharpen, to whet."The chef needed to acute his knife before preparing the vegetables. "Le chef a dû aiguiser son couteau avant de préparer les légumes.actionqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAigu, brefBrief, quick, short."It was an acute event."C'était un événement aigu.timequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAigu, perçantHigh or shrill."an acute accent or tone"un accent ou un ton aigusoundmusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAigu, intense, sensibleIntense, sensitive, sharp."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.sensationmedicinemindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Shareurgent, aiguUrgent."His need for medical attention was acute."Son besoin de soins médicaux était urgent.medicineconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAiguWith the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base)."The architect designed a building with an acute triangular roof. "L'architecte a conçu un bâtiment avec un toit triangulaire aigu.mathfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAiguOf an angle: less than 90 degrees."The teacher pointed out the acute angle."Le professeur a montré l'angle aigu.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAiguOf a triangle: having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees."an acute triangle"un triangle aigumathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAiguOf an accent or tone: generally higher than others."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.languagelinguisticsphoneticssoundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAigu, soudainOf an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage."He dropped dead of an acute illness."Il est mort subitement d'une maladie aiguë.medicineconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAigu, brefOf a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity."The acute symptoms resolved promptly."Les symptômes aigus se sont résolus rapidement.medicineconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAvec un accent aiguAfter a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent."The last letter of ‘café’ is ‘e’ acute."La dernière lettre de 'café' est un 'e' avec un accent aigu.languagelinguisticswritinggrammarphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
