Spanish Conversation · Level 26
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Spanish word
crucial
Pronunciation
IPA/kɾuˈθjal/
Meaning
- adjectivecrucial
Example
Este documento es crucial para la reunión.
This document is crucial for the meeting.
More examples
La decisión de hoy será crucial para el futuro del proyecto.
Today's decision will be crucial for the future of the project.
Core concept
A factor that tips the balance toward a result.
Common phrases
decisión crucial
crucial decision
momento crucial
crucial moment
factor crucial
crucial factor
Similar words
importante: Thing with notable importance or impact that cannot be ignored.
clave: Central element that plays a major role in how a process unfolds.
decisivo: Factor that determines the final decision or outcome.
esencial: Element absolutely necessary for the existence or proper functioning of something.
Definition in Spanish
Expresa que algo tiene una influencia decisiva sobre un proceso o una decisión.
Word origin
It comes from Latin crux 'cross' with the suffix -alis via medieval Latin crucialis, whose figurative sense of a crossing became 'a deciding point' and entered Spanish as crucial.
Usage tips
- Commonly used with the verb ser and the preposition para (ser crucial para algo), and it agrees in gender and number (una decisión crucial, decisiones cruciales).
Other meanings
- momentousadjective
- decisiveadjective
- indispensableadjective
Opposites
- insignificanteinsignificantadjective
- irrelevanteirrelevantadjective
Related words
- crucialidadcrucialitynoun
- crucialmentecruciallyadverb