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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