English
Etymology
From NL. term||instantia crucis|crossroads case.
Pronunciation
rhymes|u���l
Adjective
en-adj
- Being essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important.
#: The battle of Tali-Ihantala in 1944 is one of the crucial moments in the history of Finland.
#: A secure supply of crude oil is crucial for any modern nation, let alone a superpower.
- rfv-sense non-standard critical|Critical (of or pertaining to a crisis).
#archaic cruciform|Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped.
- context|slang|especially|Jamaican English Term of approval, particularly when applied to reggae music.
Translations
trans-top|extremely important
Finnish: t-|fi|ratkaiseva, t-|fi|elintärkeä
German: entscheidend
Hebrew: t|he|×�×�ר×�×¢|m|trmakhria|scHebr (crucial for determining the future), t|he|×�×�×�× ×�|m|trkhiuny|scHebr <!-- Secondary adj forms belong in the main foreign entries: ×�×�×�× ×�ת (khiunyt) f --> (crucial for existence or welfare)
Italian: cruciale
trans-mid
Polish: krytyczny
Portuguese: t+|pt|crucial
Spanish: t-|es|crucial
Swedish: t-|sv|avgörande
trans-bottom
trans-top|cross-shaped
Finnish: t-|fi|ristinmuotoinen
Italian: cruciforme
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|crucial
trans-bottom
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ttbc|French: crucial
ar:crucial
et:crucial
fa:crucial
fr:crucial
io:crucial
hu:crucial
no:crucial
pl:crucial
pt:crucial
ro:crucial
ru:crucial
simple:crucial
fi:crucial
vi:crucial
zh:crucial
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