No. 3,418 in Spanish
drástica
Drástica: drastic; extreme or severe in effect or action.
In a sentence
El cambio en las medidas de seguridad fue drástico para garantizar la protección.
The change in security measures was drastic to ensure protection.
Here, 'drástico' is used as an adjective to describe the significant and dramatic nature of the change in measures.
Ella tomó una decisión drástica y se mudó a otro país para empezar de nuevo.
She made a drastic decision and moved to another country to start anew.
In this case, 'drástica' modifies 'decisión' and highlights the substantial impact or severity of the decision.
Las drásticas reducciones en los presupuestos afectaron a varios proyectos importantes.
The drastic budget cuts affected several important projects.
Here, 'drásticas' is used to describe the notable and perhaps shocking reductions in budgets.
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