Meaning

6 senses
  1. A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.

    Krise

    кри́зисkrízis, перело́мperelóm, поворо́тный пунктpovorótnyj punkt

    a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something

  2. An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.

    Krise

    кри́зисkrízis

    кри́заkrýza

  3. A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.

    Krise

    кри́зисkrízis, кризkriz

  4. A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.

    I'm having a major crisis trying to wallpaper the living room.

    Krise

    кри́зисkrízis

  5. A point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.

    Krise

    кри́зисkrízis

  6. (euphemistic)Orgasm

Examples

553 sentences
  1. Europe is in crisis.

    Європа у кризі.

    ruЕвропа в кризисе.

    deEuropa ist in einer Krise.

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  2. We'll get through this crisis somehow.

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  3. We're in the middle of a crisis.

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  4. When is this crisis going to end?

    ruКогда этот кризис закончится?

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  5. How should we deal with this crisis?

    deWie sollten wir mit dieser Krise umgehen?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
unstable situation in political, social, economic or military affairs:
Русский
By meaning 2
crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point:
sudden change in the course of a disease:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point:

Origin

From Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis, “a separating, power of distinguishi

From Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis, “a separating, power of distinguishing, decision, choice, election, judgment, dispute”), from κρίνω (krínō, “pick out, choose, decide, judge”).

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