crise
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁiz/
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Noun
crise f (plural crises)
- crisis
- (medicine) attack, fit
Derived terms
- crise cardiaque
- crise d'adolescence
- crise de la quarantaine
- crise de nerfs
- crise existentielle
- crise identitaire
- crisette
- piquer une crise
Descendants
- → Romanian: criză
- → Turkish: kriz
Further reading
- “crise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- cires, cirés, cries, criés, écris, scier
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις (krísis), from κρίνω (krínō, “pick out, choose, decide, judge”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾi.zi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɾi.ze/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɾi.z(ɨ)/
- Hyphenation: cri‧se
Noun
crise f (plural crises)
- crisis