No. 2,466 in French
urgent
Needing immediate attention or action.
In a sentence
J'ai un travail urgent à terminer avant ce soir.
I have an urgent task to finish before tonight.
In this sentence, 'urgent' describes the level of importance and immediacy of the work or task that needs to be completed.
Les médecins ont dû intervenir dans une situation urgente.
The doctors had to intervene in an urgent situation.
Here, 'urgent' pertains to the critical and pressing nature of the situation, requiring immediate attention.
Est-ce vraiment aussi urgent que vous le dites ?
Is it really as urgent as you say?
In this context, 'urgent' is used to question the actual immediacy or necessity of the matter being discussed.
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