vital

vi·tal  (vtl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of life: See Synonyms at living.

2. Necessary to the continuation of life; life-sustaining: a vital organ; vital nutrients.

3. Full of life; animated: "The population of the teeming, vital slum . . . declined" (Rick Hampson).

4. Imparting life or animation; invigorating: the sun's vital rays.

5. Necessary to continued existence or effectiveness; essential: "Irrigation was vital to early civilization" (William H. McNeill). "A vital component of any democracy is a free labor movement" (Bayard Rustin).

6. Concerned with or recording data pertinent to lives: vital records.

7. Biology Used or done on a living cell or tissue: vital dyes; vital staining.

8. Destructive to life; fatal: a vital injury.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vtlis, from vta, life; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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vital·ly adv.

vital·ness n.

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vital [ˈvaɪt^əl]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) essential to maintain life the lungs perform a vital function

2. forceful, energetic, or lively a vital person

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) of, relating to, having, or displaying life a vital organism

4. indispensable or essential books vital to this study

5. of great importance; decisive a vital game

6. Archaic influencing the course of life, esp negatively a vital treachery

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (plural)

a.  the bodily organs, such as the brain, liver, heart, lungs, etc., that are necessary to maintain life

b.  the organs of reproduction, esp the male genitals

2. (plural) the essential elements of anything

[via Old French from Latin vītālis belonging to life, from vīta life]

vitally  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	vital - urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest" critical indispensable - not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition"
	2.	vital - performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise" life-sustaining essential - basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"
	3.	vital - full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world" full of life, lively animated, alive - having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"
	4.	vital - manifesting or characteristic of life; "a vital, living organism"; "vital signs" alive, live - possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"

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vital

adjective

1. essential, important, necessary, key, basic, significant, critical, radical, crucial, fundamental, urgent, decisive, cardinal, imperative, indispensable, requisite, life-or-death a blockade which could cut off vital oil and gas supplies
essential unnecessary, trivial, unimportant, minor, dispensable, nonessential, inessential

2. lively, vigorous, energetic, spirited, dynamic, animated, vibrant, forceful, sparky, vivacious, full of beans (informal), zestful, full of the joy of living It is tragic to see how the disease has diminished a once vital person.
lively lethargic, apathetic, listless

Translations

vital [ˈvaɪtl]

A. ADJ

1. (= crucial) [part, component, element] → vital, indispensable; [ingredient] → esencial, indispensable, imprescindible; [factor] → decisivo; [link, role] → fundamental; [question] → vital; [information] → vital, esencial
it is vital to keep accurate records → es imprescindible or esencial llevar un registro detallado
is it really vital for her to have a new dress? → ¿es realmente imprescindible que se compre un vestido nuevo?
it is vital that this be kept secret → es esencial que se mantenga en secreto
to be of vital importance (to sth/sb) → ser de suma or vital importancia(para algo/algn)
at the vital moment → en el momento crítico or clave
these meetings are vital to a successful outcome → estas reuniones son esenciales para un resultado positivo

2. (= dynamic) [person, organization] → vital, lleno de vitalidad
vital spark → chispa f vital

3. (Physiol) [organ, function] → vital

B. N vitals (Anat) (usu hum) (= internal organs) → órganos mpl vitales; (= male genitals) → órganos mpl sexuales, partes fpl (hum)

C. CPD vital signs NPL (Med) → signos mpl vitales
vital statistics NPL (Sociol) → estadísticas fpl demográficas [of woman's body] → medidas fpl

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vital [ˈvaɪt^əl] adj

(= crucial) → vital(e)
to be of vital importance that ... → être d'une importance vitale que + subj ...
to be of vital importance to sb → être d'une importance vitale pour qn
it is vital to do sth → il est vital de faire qch
it is vital that ... → il est vital que + subj ...

(= lively) → plein(e) de vitalité

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vital

adj

(= of life) → vital, Lebens-; (= necessary for life) → lebenswichtig; vital organs → lebenswichtige Organe pl; vital spark (fig) → zündender Funke

(= essential) → unerlässlich; of vital importance → von größter Wichtigkeit; this is vital → das ist unbedingt notwendig; your support is vital to us → wir brauchen unbedingt Ihre Unterstützung; is it vital for you to go?, is it vital that you go? → müssen Sie denn unbedingt gehen?; it’s vital that this is finished by Tuesday → das muss bis Dienstag unbedingt fertig sein; how vital is this? → wie wichtig ist das?; such skills are vital for survival → derartige Fähigkeiten sind überlebenswichtig

(= critical) argument, issue → entscheidend; error → schwerwiegend, schwer wiegend; at the vital moment → im kritischen or entscheidenden Moment; the vital problem → das Kernproblem

(= lively) person → vital; artistic style → lebendig

n the vitals → die lebenswichtigen Organe; (hum: = genitals) → die edlen Teile (hum)

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vital:

vital parts

pl → wichtige Teile pl

vital signs

pl (Med) → Lebenszeichen pl

vital statistics

pl → Bevölkerungsstatistik f; (inf, of woman) → Maße pl

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vital [ˈvaɪtl] adj

a. (gen) → vitale; (error) → fatale
of vital importance (to sb/sth) → di vitale importanza (per qn/qc)
it is vital that → è essenziale che

b. (lively) → pieno/a di vitalità

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vital [ˈvaɪtl] adj

a. (gen) → vitale; (error) → fatale
of vital importance (to sb/sth) → di vitale importanza (per qn/qc)
it is vital that → è essenziale che

b. (lively) → pieno/a di vitalità

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vital

adj vital [ˈvaitl]

1 essential; of the greatest importance Speed is vital to the success of our plan; It is vital that we arrive at the hospital soon. noodsaaklik حَيَوي، ضَروري، أساسي жизненоважен rozhodující afgørende; vital (lebens)wichtig ζωτικός vital ülitähtis حیاتی؛ مهم elintärkeä vital חִיוּנִי महत्वपूर्ण vitalan, bitan létfontosságú penting (lífs)nauðsynlegur vitale きわめて重大な 필수적인 gyvy biškai svarbus vitāls; ārkārtīgi svarīgs; būtisks penting essentieel livsviktig; avgjørende konieczny, istotny vital vital, esenţial крайне необходимый rozhodujúci, dôležitý; podstatný bistven vitalan absolut nödvändig, livsviktig สำคัญมาก çok önemli 必要的, 極其重要的 істотний; життєво важливий لازمي quan trọng 极其关键的, 重大的

2 lively and energetic a vital person/personality. energiek حَيَوي، نَشيط жизнен vitální livlig; aktiv; vital lebendig ζωντανός, ενεργητικός vital vitaalne سرزنده elinvoimainen vif מָלֵא חַיִים जीवंत živ, energičan élettel teli bersemangat líflegur vitale 活気に満ちた 활기 있는 gyvybingas vitāls; dzīvīgs; enerģisks bersemangat vitaal livlig, vital, spirituell żywotny, energiczny vital plin de vitalitate энергичный vitálny vitalen vitalan vital, livskraftig จำเป็นสำหรับชีวิต canlı, hayat dolu 充滿活力的 енергійний, жвавий حيات سے پر đầy sức sống 充满活力的

n viˈtality [-ˈtӕ-]

liveliness and energy a girl of tremendous vitality. energiekheid نَشاط ، حَيَوِيَّه жизненост životnost vitalitet die Vitalität ζωντάνια, ενεργητικότητα vitalidad vitaalsus سرزندگی vireys vitalité חִיוּנִיוּת जीवन-शक्ति vitalnost életerő semangat lífsþróttur vitalità 活力 활력, 정력 gyvybingumas vitalitāte; dzīvīgums; enerģija penuh bertenaga vitaliteit livskraft, energi, vitalitet żywotność, energia vitalidade vitalitate энергия vitalita vitalnost vitalnost vitalitet, livskraft กำลังกาย canlılık 生命力 жвавість, енергія حيويت، قوت sự đầy sức sống 生命力

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vital → حيوي důležitý vital entscheidend ζωτικός vital elintärkeä vital vitalan vitale きわめて重大な 필수적인 essentieel vital życiowy vital жизненный livsviktig สำคัญมาก hayati sống còn 生死攸关的