crucial

crucial, essentiel

Si important que la réussite ou la suite des événements en dépend.

En anglais simple : So important that success or what happens next depends on it.

• Water is crucial for life.
• She played a crucial role in the rescue.
• It was crucial that everyone understood the plan.

Comment l'utiliser : crucial to something (Clean water is crucial to good health.); crucial for someone/something (Early treatment is crucial for recovery.); it is crucial to do something (It is crucial to arrive on time.)

Synonymes : vital, essential, critical

Contraires : unimportant

Expressions courantes : crucial role, crucial decision, crucial to success, crucial moment

excellent, génial

Très bon, surtout lorsqu’on parle de musique reggae.

En anglais simple : Very good, especially when describing reggae music.

• That is a crucial tune.
• The DJ played some crucial reggae tonight.
• Their new record has a crucial sound.

Synonymes : excellent, great, brilliant

Contraires : terrible

Expressions courantes : crucial reggae, crucial tune, crucial sound