vital

fondamentale, essenziale, cruciale

Estremamente importante e necessario perché qualcosa riesca o avvenga.

In inglese semplice: Extremely important and needed for something to succeed or happen.

• Your help is vital.
• She played a vital role in the project.
• It is vital to save a copy of your work.

Come si usa: vital to/for something (Good communication is vital to success.); it is vital to do something (It is vital to check the address.); it is vital that… (It is vital that everyone arrives on time.)

Sinonimi: essential, crucial, critical, indispensable

Contrari: unimportant, nonessential

Espressioni comuni: vital role, vital information, vital to success

vitale, essenziale

Necessario perché una persona, un animale o una pianta resti in vita.

In inglese semplice: Necessary for a person, animal, or plant to stay alive.

• Water is vital for plants.
• The body needs these vital nutrients.
• Oxygen is vital to the survival of many animals.

Come si usa: vital to something (Oxygen is vital to human life.); vital for something (Clean water is vital for survival.)

Sinonimi: essential, necessary, indispensable

Contrari: nonessential

Espressioni comuni: vital to life, vital for survival, vital nutrients, vital organ

vitale

Riguardante la vita e il funzionamento di un organismo vivente.

In inglese semplice: Connected with life and the way a living body works.

• The nurse checked his vital signs.
• The medicine affects several vital functions.
• Breathing and digestion are vital processes.

Sinonimi: lifely

Espressioni comuni: vital signs, vital functions, vital processes