English translation of "on ne peut plus critique" - "in a state/condition that couldn't have been more crtical"

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216 months ago

Gina W asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	on ne peut plus critique
Context:	Mon grand frère était revenu à la maison dans un état on ne peut plus critique.
Keywords:	[previous sentences]: Ils ont engagé une discussion avec mon grand frère, après quelques minutes, ils l’ont sorti et l’ont embarqué dans leur camion. Nous leur avions demandé où est ce qu ils amènent mon grand frère, ils n’ont rien dit. /// see also my previous question. I'm just not sure what they're trying to say about the condition in which the brother returned when he came back.

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216 months ago

wrote:

Not in a critical condition

216 months ago

lorrym1977 wrote:

abused

My comment:

I don't know what is the theme of your translation, but I think that they took him away after arguing with him and physically abused him.

216 months ago

lorrym1977 wrote:

in a state/condition that couldn't have been more crtical

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216 months ago

wrote:

"critical"

216 months ago

wrote:

This is it.

216 months ago

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This is it.

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216 months ago

lorrym1977 wrote:

altogether critical, that couldn't be more critical

216 months ago

English -French - English medical, scientific ++ wrote:

most critical state

My comment:

My big brother had returned home in a most critical state

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216 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Yes, this is probably what it means. I have done many such translations (in my case from the Congo) and there are always bits which are ungrammatical. In these cases I've more or less guessed from the context what it means and put a note about it at the end.

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