Critical - Английское значение и перевод слова Critical на Русский язык

adjective

(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.

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An acute housing shortage

noun

Short for acute accent.

adjective

Another term for analytical.

adjective

Examining or liking to examine things in detail, in order to discover more about them

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New analytic techniques in biology are allowing scientists to study the cell in more detail., the a…

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Relating to or using analysis or logical reasoning.

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Analytical methods

adjective

Severely critical of others.

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Censorious champions of morality

adjective

Often criticizing other people

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His censorious attitude to those who do not share his opinions

adjective

Involving risks and uncertainty.

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Football coaching is a chancy business

adjective

Involving risk

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The show’s financing was chancy, and that made us all nervous.

adjective

Expressing or containing comments or judgements.

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Headlines are sometimes commentative rather than factual

adjective

Expressing strong disapproval; censorious.

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Condemnatory statements

adjective

Expressing strong criticism or disapproval

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A condemnatory speech/tone, the government is particularly condemnatory of academic elites.

verb

Express complete disapproval of; censure.

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Most leaders roundly condemned the attack

verb

Present participle of condemn

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The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice., the film was condemn…

verb

Indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way.

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The opposition criticized the government's failure to consult adequately

adjective

Able or likely to cause harm or injury.

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A dangerous animal

adjective

Able or likely to cause harm or death, or unpleasant problems

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Dangerous chemicals/bacteria, whooping cough is most dangerous for infants., dangerously high winds

adjective

Expressing disapproval; disapproving.

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That can seem like a loss of regard for others’ feelings, as if we had become more self-centred, th…

adjective

Showing that you think something is of little value or importance, or that you do not approve of it

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He was forced to resign after making deprecatory remarks about the museum's new exhibits., hardly a…

adjective

Feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.

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A desperate sadness enveloped ruth

adjective

Showing a willingness to take any risk in order to change a bad or dangerous situation

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The ads are a desperate attempt to win last-minute votes., desperate criminals, there’s a desperate…

adjective

Unpredictable and potentially dangerous.

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Food supplies have been dicey in recent months

adjective

Not certain or safe; risky

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Things are going to be a bit dicey until we know whether the budget was approved.

adjective

Extremely serious or urgent.

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Misuse of drugs can have dire consequences

adjective

Very serious or extreme

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Cheating will bring dire consequences.

adjective

Expressing an unfavourable opinion.

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He shot a disapproving glance at her

verb

Have or express an unfavourable opinion.

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Bob strongly disapproved of drinking and driving

adjective

Showing that you feel something or someone is bad or wrong

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A disapproving look

adjective

Expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory.

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Disparaging remarks about council houses

verb

Regard or represent as being of little worth.

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He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors

adjective

Criticizing someone, in a way that shows you do not respect or value them

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Disparaging remarks

adjective

Dishonest or unreliable.

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A dodgy second-hand car salesman

adjective

Based on or relating to an assessment to form an idea of the value of something.

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Supervisors are making evaluative judgements of their work

adjective

Serving to explain something.

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Explanatory notes

adjective

Helping to make something clear or understandable

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An explanatory note

adjective

Giving an explanation about something

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The book is a combination of line drawings alternating with explicative text., the model's purpose …

adjective

Intended to explain or describe something.

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An expository prologue

adjective

Explaining or describing an event or situation

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Expository writing

noun

A hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or dead body, typically marked by a stone or mound.

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The coffin was lowered into the grave

adjective

Giving cause for alarm; serious.

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A matter of grave concern

noun

Another term for grave accent.

abbreviation

(in measuring the height of horses) hand(s).

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Pinto pony gelding—quiet, 13.3 h, great with kids

noun

The eighth letter of the alphabet.

noun

A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the total heat content of a system. it is equal to the internal energy of the system plus the product of pressure and volume.

adjective

Covered with hair.

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A hairy chest

adjective

Risky; dangerous.

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We work in hazardous conditions

adjective

Dangerous and involving risk, especially to someone's health

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Hazardous industries/materials/substances

adjective

Full of uncertainty; doubtful.

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The prospect for classes resuming next wednesday seems iffy

adjective

Relating to or providing an interpretation.

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Activities designed to reinforce students' interpretative skills

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Related to explaining or understanding the meaning of something

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An interpretive display/centre

adjective

Of or concerning the use of judgement.

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Judgemental decisions about the likelihood of company survival

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Tending to form opinions too quickly, esp. when disapproving of someone or something

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I’m trying not to be judgmental about my daughter’s new boyfriend.

adjective

Involving the possibility that someone will die

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We were now in a life-and-death situation., a life-and-death matter

adjective

Able to cause death

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A life-threatening experience/illness

adjective

Consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features.

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The records of her transaction, and loan would have been available and in their absence i draw a ne…

noun

A word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal.

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She replied in the negative

verb

Refuse to accept; reject.

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The bill was negatived on second reading by 130 votes to 129

abbreviation

Page.

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See p 784

symbol

(in units of measurement) pico- (10−12).

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A 220 pf capacitor

noun

The sixteenth letter of the alphabet.

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Let’s have an ‘s’ for speedy, and a ‘p’ for polly, intertwined on the top of the cake, in red frost…

adjective

Full of danger or risk.

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A perilous journey south

adjective

Not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

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A precarious ladder

adjective

In danger because not firmly fixed; likely to fall or suffer harm

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I climbed onto a precarious platform to get a better view., the vase was precariously perched on a …

adjective

Conveying or expressing blame or disapproval.

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A reproving glance

verb

Reprimand (someone).

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He was reproved for obscenity

adjective

Showing that you disapprove of someone's bad or silly behaviour

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She threw him an angry and reproving look/glance., his tone was mildly reproving.

adjective

Full of the possibility of danger, failure, or loss.

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It was much too risky to try to disarm him

adjective

Involving the possibility that something bad might happen or that something will fail or lose money

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Even over the long run, stocks are risky., a risky asset/investment, the travel sector is risky for…

adjective

Witheringly scornful; severely critical.

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She launched a scathing attack on the prime minister

verb

Harm; injure.

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He was barely scathed

adjective

Severely critical and unkind

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He delivered a scathing attack on the president.

adjective

Demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application.

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Marriage is a serious matter

adjective

Not joking; not intended to amuse

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You can never tell when he’s serious., that’s an interesting job offer – i’d give it serious consid…

adjective

Having an uncertain, and possibly bad result

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At one point, the operation was touch-and-go.

noun

A manoeuvre in which an aircraft touches the ground as in landing and immediately takes off again.

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I tried a few touch-and-goes

adjective

Not able to be relied on; not known or definite.

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An uncertain future

adjective

Unclear, or not sure

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She faces an uncertain future., we’re uncertain of the cause of death., [ u ] they live in uncertai…

adjective

Expressing or showing a lack of approval or support.

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Single mothers are often the target of unfavourable press attention

adjective

Not good, and likely to cause problems or prevent success

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Other countries may lure private equity executives offshore if the tax regime in britain became unf…

adjective

Not giving you an advantage or a good chance of success

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Current conditions are very unfavourable for new businesses., we have to be prepared for an unfavou…

adjective

Not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy.

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I'm not being unsympathetic, but i can't see why you put up with him

adjective

Not sympathetic (= showing that you understand or care about someone's suffering)