acute
/əˈkjut/ nom C2En français : cas aigu, accent aigu
- A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
- An accent or tone higher than others.
- An acute accent (´). · The word ‘cafe’ often has an acute over the ‘e’.
Pluriel acutes
Dans la bibliothèque
de Boville retired with this exclamation, after expressing acute sympathy with the father.
Douglas, and that she would display acute uneasiness if her absent husband should ever be particularly late in his return.
He gnawed his lip, drummed his fingers upon the table, and showed every other symptom of acute impatience.
My limbs were weary and stiff, for I feared to change my position; yet my nerves were worked up to the highest pitch of tension, and my hearing was so acute that I could not only hear the gentle breathing of my companions, but I could distinguish the deeper, heavier in-breath of the bulky Jones from the thin, sighing note of the bank director.
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