l'urgence

feminine

/yʁ.ʒɑ̃s/

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Translation

emergency, urgency

Word origin

From Latin urgentia, from urgere ('to press, to drive, to urge'). The same root gives English 'urgent' and 'urge'.

Origin
Latin
Root
urgentia
English cognates
urgent, urge

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralurgences

Examples

', .

In an emergency, call the emergency services immediately.

l' transporté aux .

They took him to the emergency department in the middle of the night.

.

This file must be dealt with as a matter of urgency.

L' .

The urgency of the situation did not escape him.

.

The duty doctor handles several emergencies at once.

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This word is part of lesson 28.