No. 1,502 in Spanish
urgente
Needing immediate attention or action.
In a sentence
Es urgente que llames al médico.
It's urgent that you call the doctor.
Here, 'urgente' is used as an adjective describing the necessity of the action to be done immediately.
Tengo un paquete urgente que debe ser entregado hoy.
I have an urgent package that must be delivered today.
In this case, 'urgente' is qualifying the package as requiring immediate attention or swift delivery.
La situación en esa región es urgente y necesita intervención.
The situation in that region is urgent and needs intervention.
Lastly, 'urgente' is employed to characterize the situation as critical and demanding prompt attention.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “urgente” in actual Spanish podcasts.
Find “urgente” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Spanish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into español, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Spanish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).