- álgido
- adj.1 algid, icy, very cold.2 decisive, critical.3 algid, in which the body turns cold, cold.* * *álgido► adjetivo1 (frío) icy, very cold2 figurado culminating■ el punto álgido the height* * *ADJ (=muy frío) icy, chilly; [momento] crucial, decisive* * *-da adjetivo1) <punto/momento> culminating (before n), decisive2) <clima> icy; <temperatura> freezing* * *= heightened.Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.----* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* en su punto más álgido = at its height.* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.* * *-da adjetivo1) <punto/momento> culminating (before n), decisive2) <clima> icy; <temperatura> freezing* * *= heightened.
Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.
* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* en su punto más álgido = at its height.* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.* * *álgido -daadjectiveA ‹punto/momento› culminating (before n), decisiveel punto álgido del festival the climax o high point of the festivalB ‹clima› icy; ‹temperatura› freezing* * *
álgido◊ -da adjetivo ‹punto/momento› culminating (before n), decisive
álgido,-a adjetivo culminating, critical: la crisis política alcanzó su punto álgido, the political crisis reached its climax
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Spanish:
álgida
- cúspide
* * *álgido, -a adj1. [culminante] critical;en el punto álgido del conflicto at the height of the conflict2. Formal [muy frío] bitterly cold, freezing;[sonrisa] wintry, frosty* * *álgidoadj figdecisive;punto álgido climax, high point* * *álgido, -da adj1) : critical, decisive2) : icy cold
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.