chronic
Marijuana, typically of high qualityMarijuana, typically of high quality.
» Tom suffers from chronic back pain.
Tom hat chronische Rückenschmerzen. — raggione
Том страдает от хронических болей в спине. — Wezel
Том страдает хронической болью в спине. — marafon
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(countable, slang, uncountable)Marijuana, typically of high quality.
(countable, uncountable)A condition of extended duration, either continuous or marked by frequent recurrence. Sometimes implies a condition which worsens with each recurrence, though that is not inherent in the term.
(countable, uncountable)A person who is chronic, such as a criminal reoffender or a person with chronic disease.
Examples
51 sentencesTom suffers from chronic back pain.
ruТом страдает от хронических болей в спине. — Wezel
deTom hat chronische Rückenschmerzen. — raggione
Tom has chronic bronchitis.
Tom suffers from chronic pain.
ruТом страдает от хронических болей. — Wezel
deTom leidet an chronischen Schmerzen. — brauchinet
I have a chronic pain here.
She suffers from a chronic malady.
ruОна страдает от хронической болезни. — Svetislava
deSie leidet an einer chronischen Krankheit. — MUIRIEL
Origin
From chronical, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικόςFrom chronical, from Old French cronike, from Latin chronicus, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). By surface analysis, chron- + -ic.
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Forms
plural: chronicsSynonyms
52 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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