1. Essential or critical information that is vital for understanding, decision-making, or accomplishing a specific objective
The detective found crucial information that solved the case.
O detetive encontrou informação crucial que resolveu o caso.
2. Data or facts that are absolutely necessary and cannot be overlooked or ignored
We need crucial information before we can proceed with the project.
Precisamos de informação crucial antes de prosseguirmos com o projeto.