B1🏥 Medical
Italian word
crisi
medical crisis, attack, episode (crisi cardiaca = heart attack); also general crisis
Looks like
crisis
a critical turning point or emergency
⚠️ The trap
'Crisi' in Italian medical language means an attack or episode — 'crisi epilettica' (epileptic seizure), 'crisi di panico' (panic attack), 'crisi asmatica' (asthma attack). English 'crisis' sounds more dramatic and general.
To say "a critical turning point or emergency" in Italian:
crisi (correct — but see trap)
"crisi" in English means:
medical crisis, attack, episode (crisi cardiaca = heart attack); also general crisis
Example
"Ha avuto una crisi epilettica in piazza."
"He had an epileptic seizure in the square."
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