acuciante

adj.

urgent, pressing.

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acuciante

► adjetivo

1 pressing, urgent

■ un problema acuciante an urgent problem

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ADJ pressing

necesidad acuciante — dire necessity, urgent o pressing need

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adjetivo <necesidad/problema> urgent, pressing; <deseo> burning (before n), ardent

una sed/un hambre acuciante — a raging thirst/a gnawing hunger

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= pressing, acute, ever-pressing.

Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.

Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.

Ex. Cooperative collection development is seen as a solution to the ever-pressing problems posed by the 'information explosion'.

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* ser acuciante = be acute.

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adjetivo <necesidad/problema> urgent, pressing; <deseo> burning (before n), ardent

una sed/un hambre acuciante — a raging thirst/a gnawing hunger

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= pressing, acute, ever-pressing.

Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.

Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.

Ex: Cooperative collection development is seen as a solution to the ever-pressing problems posed by the 'information explosion'.

* ser acuciante = be acute.

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acuciante, acucioso -sa

adjective

‹necesidad/problema› urgent, pressing; ‹deseo› burning (before n), ardent

había algo acuciante en la manera como hizo la pregunta there was something urgent in the way he asked the question

lo atormentaba una sed/un hambre acuciante he was tormented by a raging thirst/a gnawing hunger

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acuciante adjetivo urgent, pressing: teníamos una necesidad acuciante de dinero, we had a pressing need for money
'acuciante' also found in these entries:
English:
consuming

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acuciante adj

urgent, pressing;

sentía un deseo acuciante de marcharse she felt an urgent o pressing desire to leave;

éste es el problema más acuciante en estos momentos this is the most urgent o pressing problem at the moment

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acuciante

adj pressing, urgent

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acuciante adj

: pressing, urgent