- acute observer
- тонкий наблюдатель
English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics. 2014.
English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics. 2014.
Acute — A*cute , a. [L. acutus, p. p. of acuere to sharpen, fr. a root ak to be sharp. Cf. {Ague}, {Cute}, {Edge}.] 1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; opposed to {blunt} or {obtuse}; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acute angle — Acute A*cute , a. [L. acutus, p. p. of acuere to sharpen, fr. a root ak to be sharp. Cf. {Ague}, {Cute}, {Edge}.] 1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; opposed to {blunt} or {obtuse}; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acute — adjective 1 SITUATION/FEELING ETC very serious or severe: an acute shortage of water | acute embarrassment 2 PAIN very severe and sharp 3 acute hearing/acute sense of smell etc an ability to hear or smell things that is very sensitive, so that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
acute — acutely, adv. acuteness, n. /euh kyooht /, adj. 1. sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain. 2. extremely great or serious; crucial; critical: an acute shortage of oil. 3. (of disease) brief and severe (opposed to chronic) … Universalium
acute — /əˈkjut / (say uh kyooht) adjective 1. sharp at the end; ending in a point (opposed to blunt or obtuse). 2. sharp in effect; intense; poignant: acute sorrow. 3. severe; crucial: an acute shortage. 4. brief and severe, as disease (opposed to… …
observer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ casual ▪ To the casual observer, it would have looked like any other domestic argument. ▪ informed, knowledgeable (esp. AmE) ▪ acute, astute … Collocations dictionary
acute — adj. Acute is used with these nouns: ↑agitation, ↑angle, ↑anxiety, ↑appendicitis, ↑asthma, ↑attack, ↑awareness, ↑case, ↑complication, ↑crisis, ↑danger, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
a|cute´ness — a|cute «uh KYOOT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe: »A toothache can cause acute pain. SYNONYM(S): intense. 2. coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe: »An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a … Useful english dictionary
a|cute´ly — a|cute «uh KYOOT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe: »A toothache can cause acute pain. SYNONYM(S): intense. 2. coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe: »An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a … Useful english dictionary
a|cute — «uh KYOOT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. acting keenly on the senses; sharp and severe: »A toothache can cause acute pain. SYNONYM(S): intense. 2. coming quickly to a turning point; brief and severe: »An acute disease like pneumonia reaches a crisis … Useful english dictionary
knifelike — adjective 1. cutting or able to cut as if with a knife (Freq. 1) • Similar to: ↑sharp 2. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions an acute observer of politics and politicians incisive comments icy knifelike… … Useful english dictionary