What does crise in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word crise in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use crise in French.

The word crise in French means crisis, crisis, crisis, attack, outbreak, fit, laugh, on the verge of a nervous breakdown, have the giggles, get the giggles, crisis centre, food crisis, food poisoning outbreak, outbreak of food poisoning, heart attack, teenage angst, anxiety attack, asthma attack, epileptic seizure, identity crisis, the Wall Street Crash, the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the 1929 Wall Street Crash, crisis of confidence, Cuban Missile Crisis, upset stomach, queasy stomach, fit of laughter, attack of gout, real estate crisis, mid-life crisis at fifty, mid-life crisis at forty, crying fit, bout of crying, attack of tachycardia, anxiety attack, spasmophilia, housing crisis, economic crisis, financial crisis, identity crisis, identity crisis, political crisis, health crisis, public health crisis, in these times of crisis, in times of crisis, at times for crisis, go through that awkward teenage phase, crisis management, have a fit, go bananas, crisis meeting. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word crise

crisis

nom féminin (moment difficile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son couple traverse une crise grave.
She and her partner are going through a serious crisis.

crisis

nom féminin (manque, pénurie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crise du logement s'aggrave d'année en année.
The housing crisis gets worse every year.

crisis

nom féminin (Économie : tension)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crise économique est la cause principale du chômage.
The economic crisis is the main cause of unemployment.

attack, outbreak

nom féminin (manifestation pathologique) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Manger des fraises lui donne une crise d'urticaire.
When he eats strawberries, he gets an attack (or: outbreak) of hives.

fit

nom féminin (brusque accès)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le clown provoque des crises de rire chez les enfants.
The clown has the children in fits of laughter.

laugh

nom féminin (familier, un peu vieilli (rires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Oh la crise !
Oh, what a laugh!

on the verge of a nervous breakdown

locution adverbiale (sur le point de s'effondrer)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Avec tous ces soucis qui se cumulent, Annie est au bord de la crise de nerfs.

have the giggles, get the giggles

locution verbale (rire sans pouvoir s'arrêter) (informal)

Quand le professeur commence à répéter le même mot, les élèves ont une crise de fou rire.

crisis centre

nom féminin (groupe de gestion de crise) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

food crisis

nom féminin (disette)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crise alimentaire a conduit ce pays à la famine.

food poisoning outbreak, outbreak of food poisoning

nom féminin (intoxication)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
quand plus de dix personnes souffrent d'une intoxication alimentaire, c'est une crise alimentaire.

heart attack

nom féminin (infarctus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon chef est mort d'une crise cardiaque ce week-end.
My boss died of a heart attack at the weekend.

teenage angst

nom féminin (rébellion contre l'autorité parentale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

anxiety attack

nom féminin (anxiété profonde et subite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

asthma attack

nom féminin (problème respiratoire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les poils de chats provoquent des crises d'asthmes à ma sœur.

epileptic seizure

nom féminin (manifestation d'un trouble neurologique) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

identity crisis

nom féminin (questionnement existentiel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the Wall Street Crash, the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the 1929 Wall Street Crash

nom propre féminin (Histoire : crise financière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crise de 1929 correspond à la plus importante dépression économique du siècle dernier.

crisis of confidence

nom masculin (insécurité ressentie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette affaire a créé une crise de confiance envers les hommes politiques.

Cuban Missile Crisis

nom propre féminin (Histoire : crise géopolitique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crise de Cuba est une suite d'événements survenus du 14 au 28 octobre 1962.

upset stomach, queasy stomach

nom féminin (familier (indigestion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crise de foie est « un mal » typiquement français dû en général à un excès de boisson ou de nourriture.

fit of laughter

nom féminin (rire qu'on n'arrive pas à arrêter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

attack of gout

nom féminin (maladie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

real estate crisis

nom féminin (problème économique et social)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mid-life crisis at fifty

nom féminin (crise existentielle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mid-life crisis at forty

nom féminin (crise existentielle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

crying fit, bout of crying

nom féminin (pleurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son chagrin est très fort et elle est prise d'une crise de larmes.

attack of tachycardia

nom féminin (affolement cardiaque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce trouble du rythme cardiaque est une crise de tachycardie.

anxiety attack, spasmophilia

nom féminin (contraction de muscle répétée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

housing crisis

nom féminin (insuffisance d' habitations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic crisis

nom féminin (problématique économique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

financial crisis

nom féminin (problématique générale d'argent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

identity crisis

nom féminin (crise existentielle d'adolescent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

identity crisis

nom féminin (questionnement existentiel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

political crisis

nom féminin (problématique politique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

health crisis, public health crisis

nom féminin (situation grave liée à la santé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in these times of crisis

locution adverbiale (avec la crise actuelle)

in times of crisis, at times for crisis

locution adverbiale (en situation difficile)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les tensions augmentent en période de crise.

go through that awkward teenage phase

locution verbale (entrer en rébellion contre ses parents)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

crisis management

nom féminin (résolution de situation critique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

have a fit, go bananas

locution verbale (familier (s'énerver exagérément) (figurative)

crisis meeting

nom féminin (groupe de travail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une réunion de crise fut organisée après le renversement d'une machine.

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