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“crisis” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈkɾisis/

Example

Estamos en una crisis económica.

We are in an economic crisis.

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How to say “crisis” in Spanish

“Crisis” in Spanish is crisis.

Acute emergency that threatens to worsen quickly.

Full entry for crisis: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with crisis

La crisis de confianza dañó la reputación de la empresa.

The crisis of confidence damaged the company's reputation.

Tips for using crisis

  • The word is common in news and formal speech, and using crisis for small everyday problems sounds exaggerated, so speakers often prefer problema or dificultad in casual conversation.

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