crucial

crucial, esencial

Tan importante que de ello depende el éxito o lo que ocurra después.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: vital, essential, critical

Antónimos: unimportant

Expresiones frecuentes: crucial role, crucial decision, crucial to success, crucial moment

genial, estupendo

Muy bueno; se usa especialmente para hablar de música reggae.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: excellent, great, brilliant

Antónimos: terrible

Expresiones frecuentes: crucial reggae, crucial tune, crucial sound