crisis

crisis

Situación muy grave que amenaza a personas, un país o el medio ambiente y exige actuar con urgencia.

En inglés sencillo: A very serious situation that threatens people, a country, or the environment and needs urgent action.

• The country faces a food crisis.
• The government failed to prevent the financial crisis.
• Several crises have left thousands of families without homes.

Sinónimos: emergency

Expresiones frecuentes: financial crisis, political crisis, face a crisis

crisis emocional, crisis personal

Periodo de profunda confusión o angustia respecto a uno mismo o a la propia vida.

En inglés sencillo: A period when you feel deeply confused or upset about yourself or your life.

• She is having an identity crisis.
• Losing his job caused a crisis of confidence.
• Talking to friends helped him through his emotional crisis.

Expresiones frecuentes: identity crisis, emotional crisis, crisis of confidence

crisis personal

Cambio difícil o aterrador en la vida que provoca mucho estrés.

En inglés sencillo: A difficult or frightening change in your life that causes great stress.

• Their divorce caused a family crisis.
• She faced a personal crisis after losing her home.
• They supported each other through several life crises.

Sinónimos: upheaval

Expresiones frecuentes: family crisis, personal crisis, life crisis

crisis

Cambio repentino en una enfermedad, tras el cual la persona puede mejorar o morir.

En inglés sencillo: A sudden change in an illness, after which a person may get better or die.

• The patient survived the crisis.
• Her fever dropped after the crisis had passed.
• The doctor feared another crisis during the night.

Sinónimos: turning point

Expresiones frecuentes: pass the crisis, reach a crisis