álgido

adj.

1 algid, icy, very cold.

2 decisive, critical.

3 algid, in which the body turns cold, cold.

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álgido

► adjetivo

1 (frío) icy, very cold

2 figurado culminating

■ el punto álgido the height

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ADJ (=muy frío) icy, chilly; [momento] crucial, decisive

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-da adjetivo

1) <punto/momento> culminating (before n), decisive

2) <clima> icy; <temperatura> freezing

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= 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.

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* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.

* en su punto más álgido = at its height.

* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.

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-da adjetivo

1) <punto/momento> culminating (before n), decisive

2) <clima> icy; <temperatura> freezing

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= 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.

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álgido -da

adjective

A ‹punto/momento› culminating (before n), decisive

el punto álgido del festival the climax o high point of the festival

B ‹clima› icy; ‹temperatura› freezing

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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

'álgido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
álgida
- cúspide

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álgido, -a adj

1. [culminante] critical;

en el punto álgido del conflicto at the height of the conflict

2. Formal [muy frío] bitterly cold, freezing;

[sonrisa] wintry, frosty

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álgido

adj fig

decisive;

punto álgido climax, high point

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álgido, -da adj

1) : critical, decisive

2) : icy cold