critical

critical: critical [{{t}}'krɪtɪkəl]

adjective

(a) (crucial) critique, crucial; (situation) critique;

∎ at a critical time à un moment critique ou crucial;

∎ he's in a critical condition or on the critical list il est dans un état critique;

∎ the next few days will be critical les prochains jours seront décisifs

(b) (analytical) critique; (disparaging) critique, négatif;

∎ to be critical of sb/sth (person) se montrer ou être critique à l'égard de qn/qch; (report, article etc) être critique à l'égard de qn/qch;

∎ he's very critical of others il critique beaucoup les autres, il est très critique vis-à-vis des autres;

∎ to look at sth with a critical eye regarder qch d'un œil critique;

∎ don't be so critical ne soyez pas si négatif

(c) (analysis, edition) critique; (essay, study) critique, de critique; (from the critics) des critiques;

∎ the play met with critical acclaim la pièce fut applaudie par la critique

(d) {{}}Physics{{}} critique;

∎ the nuclear reactor went critical le réacteur a atteint le seuil critique

►► {{}}Physics{{}} critical angle angle m critique;

{{}}Physics{{}} critical mass masse f critique;

{{}}Commerce{{}} & {{}}Technology{{}} critical path chemin m critique;

{{}}Commerce{{}} & {{}}Technology{{}} critical path analysis analyse f du chemin critique;

{{}}Commerce{{}} & {{}}Technology{{}} critical path method méthode f du chemin critique;

{{}}Commerce{{}} & {{}}Technology{{}} critical path model modèle m du chemin critique;

{{}}Physics{{}} critical temperature température f critique

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Critical — Crit ic*al (kr[i^]t [i^]*kal), a. [See {Critic}, n., {Crisis}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions. [1913 Webster] It is submitted to the judgment of more critical ears to direct and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
critical — UK US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/ adjective ► extremely important to the progress or success of something: critical to/for sth »Logistics and distribution are critical to an e commerce venture s success. »Critical decisions need to be taken. »We see this as a… … Financial and business terms
critical — 1 Critical, hypercritical, faultfinding, captious, caviling, carping, censorious are comparable when they mean exhibiting the spirit of one who detects and points out faults or defects. Critical, when applied to persons who judge and to their… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
critical — [krit′i kəl] adj. 1. tending to find fault; censorious 2. characterized by careful analysis and judgment [a sound critical estimate of the problem] 3. of critics or criticism 4. of or forming a crisis or turning point; decisive 5. dangerous or… … English World dictionary
critical — 1580s, censorious, from CRITIC (Cf. critic) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Meaning pertaining to criticism is from 1741; medical sense is from c.1600; meaning of the nature of a crisis is from 1640s; that of crucial is from 1841, from the decisive sense in L … Etymology dictionary
critical — I (crucial) adjective acute, anceps, chief, climacteric, climactic, commanding, considerable, deciding, decisive, determining, dubius, essential, eventful, exigent, far reaching, fateful, foremost, grave, imperative, important, imposing, key,… … Law dictionary
critical — [adj1] fault finding, detracting analytical, belittling, biting, calumniatory, captious, carping, caviling, cavillous, censorious, censuring, choleric, condemning, critic, cutting, cynical, demanding, demeaning, derogatory, diagnostic,… … New thesaurus
critical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements. 2) expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a literary or artistic work. 3) having a decisive importance in the success or failure of something;… … English terms dictionary
critical — crit|i|cal W2S2 [ˈkrıtıkəl] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(criticizing)¦ 2¦(important)¦ 3¦(serious/worrying)¦ 4¦(ill)¦ 5 the critical list 6¦(making judgments)¦ 7¦(art/literature)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(CRITICIZING)¦ if you are critical, you criticize s … Dictionary of contemporary English
critical — [[t]krɪ̱tɪk(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED A critical time, factor, or situation is extremely important. The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign... Environmentalists say a critical factor in the city s pollution is its population...… … English dictionary
critical — adjective Date: 1547 1. a. of, relating to, or being a turning point or specially important juncture < a critical phase >: as (1) relating to or being the stage of a disease at which an abrupt change for better or worse may be expected; also… … New Collegiate Dictionary

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