B1Adjective
acuto
acute / sharp
/ah-KOO-toh/
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What does ‘acuto’ mean in English?
Examples in Context
Prova un dolore acuto al petto.
He feels an acute pain in the chest.
È una fase acuta della malattia.
It is an acute phase of the illness.
About This Word
In music, 'acuto' means high-pitched. In Italian accent marks: 'accento acuto' (´).
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