urgente
urgent
adjective oor-JEN-teh Less Common
Origin: Latin urgens, present participle of urgere (to press)
Usage Note
Urgente is invariable for masculine and feminine singular (un caso urgente, una questione urgente); the plural is urgenti. The related noun urgenza means 'urgency' and appears in the fixed phrase d'urgenza ('as a matter of urgency', 'emergency'). Pronto soccorso is the ER; urgenza is the triage category.
Examples
"Devo inviarti un messaggio urgente."
Natural Translation
I need to send you an urgent message.
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