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Meaning of akut | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2 Standard
/aˈkʉːt/

Definitioner

  1. critical (as might warrant immediate action); (extremely) urgent, an emergency, etc.
  2. acute
  3. acute (of an accent or tone)

Exempel

“De dör om vi inte hinner fram i tid. Situationen är akut.”

They will die if we don't get there in time. The situation is critical [extremely urgent]. / It's an emergency situation.

“Kom hit nu på en gång! Det är akut!”

Come here right now [now at once]! It's [extremely] urgent / an emergency!

“Vi är i akut behov av hjälp”

We are in dire [critical] need of help

“akut lärarbrist”

acute shortage of teachers

“Vad händer om jag blir akut sjuk?”

What happens if I become seriously ill / have a medical emergency? [in tone, though "acutely ill" also works here]

“akut(sjuk)vård”

emergency care

“Vi kan få malaria, men det där lejonet där borta är en mer akut fara”

We might get malaria, but that lion over there is a more pressing danger

“Är det akut, eller kan vi göra det imorgon?”

Is it urgent, or can we do it tomorrow? [with akut for colloquial hyperbole]

“akut illamående”

acute nausea

CEFR-nivå

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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