1. crippling
The devaluation of the currency dealt a crippling blow to the nation's economy.
Zambia is suffering from a crippling
They both suffered from crippling pains in their hips.2. The high cost of borrowing has a crippling effect on many small firms. 3. he American military presence on the islands had suffered a crippling blow
2. very serious
Anglais mot "bardzo poważne"(very serious) se produit dans des ensembles:
TEST 1 ANGIELSKI shiptowreck3. grave
He has some grave defects, but I think he is a great scholar all the same.
If he keeps drifting aimlessly, his late father will turn over in his grave.
grave concern
With 19 cases of death forming over 20% of the whole, the grave reality of overwork-deaths has been thrown into relief.
She expressed grave concern over the level of the service.
Happy him who with ease can steer, from grave to gay, from lively to severe.
In Ankara, I made clear that America is not – and never will be – at war with Islam. We will, however, relentlessly confront violent extremists who pose a grave threat to our security.
They say that on Columbus Day, Christopher Columbus's ghost rises up from its grave and flies around the world, punishing the bad boys and girls who don't believe in Christopher Columbus.
He was a tall, heavy-looking young man of five-and-twenty. His air was grave and stately, and his manners were very formal.
My old English teacher is certainly rolling in her grave right now.
No,” said Mr. Weasley, looking extremely grave.
threatening a grave diplomatic incident, et cetera.
i have grave doubts that he'll ever become a doctor
world financial system was at grave risk of a financial crisis
With a shortage of midwives added to that of obstetricians it has become clear all over again that our country's obstetric care is in an extremely grave situation.
4. severe
severe life
In severe cases, cracks can form or it can snap apart.
There is a severe shortage of water in this city, so we must give up having a bath occasionally.
The stages of psychosexual development—oral, anal, phallic, latent, and genital—turn out to be one big Freudian slip, betraying severe anal retention on the part of the taxonomist.
Company A is trying to play us off against Company B in a severe price-war.
Happy him who with ease can steer, from grave to gay, from lively to severe.
Major Cold: It's the day of the year that the cold is most severe, but you could also say that Spring is just coming around the corner.
A cute kitten can make a giggling mess even out of the most severe übermensch.
Holding the Olympics where there's severe atmospheric pollution gives rise to a great risk for athletes.
This is a school for children with severe learning difficulties. In parts of Africa there is a severe food/water shortage. There is expected to be a severe frost tonight. Severe cutbacks in public spending have been announced.
My condition is so severe that I have to go to hospital. The severe winter killed all of our farm animals.
20 patients suffered from severe side effects. These effects were caused by medicines not connected with the study.
However, he is very severe to those pupils who do not want to study and dislikes those who are arrogant and conceited.
I burned my hand in the hot water. It was pretty severe, so I went to the hospital.
Stalls also can occur at unusually high speeds in severe turbulence or in low level wind shear