urgency

urgency
noun (need for immediate action, speed etc: This is a matter of great urgency.) urgencia
urgency n urgencia
urgency
tr['ɜːʤənsɪ]
noun
1 urgencia
■ it's a matter of great urgency es un asunto muy urgente
urgency ['ərʤəntsi] n, pl -cies : urgencia f
urgency
n.
• prisa s.f.
• urgencia s.f.
'ɜːrdʒənsi, 'ɜːdʒənsi
mass noun
a) (of situation, problem) urgencia f

he treated it as a matter of urgency — se ocupó de ello con la mayor urgencia

b) (of tone, plea) apremio m, urgencia f
['ɜːdʒǝnsɪ]
N
1) (=haste) urgencia f

not everyone had the same sense of urgency — no todo el mundo tenía el mismo sentido de la urgencia

it is a matter of urgency — es un asunto urgente

the problem must be tackled as a matter of urgency — el problema debe tratarse con la máxima urgencia

2) [of tone of voice, pleas] urgencia f

with a note of urgency in his voice — con un tono de urgencia

* * *
['ɜːrdʒənsi, 'ɜːdʒənsi]
mass noun
a) (of situation, problem) urgencia f

he treated it as a matter of urgency — se ocupó de ello con la mayor urgencia

b) (of tone, plea) apremio m, urgencia f

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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