urgent

[US]/ˈɜːdʒənt/
[UK]/ˈɜːrdʒənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. pressende; som krever umiddelbar handling

Phrases & Collocations

urgent need

akutt behov

extremely urgent

ekstremt viktig

urgent message

hastemelding

an urgent message

et viktig melding

top urgent

øverst på viktighetslisten

urgent call

viktig oppringing

urgent telegram

haste-telegram

Example Sentences

We have an urgent thing.

Vi har noe som er veldig viktig.

She was urgent for the doctor to come.

Hun var opptatt av at legen skulle komme.

imperative needs.See Synonyms at urgent

viktige behov. Se synonymer under viktig

a pressing need.See Synonyms at urgent

en akutt behov. Se synonymer under akutt

an urgent message from your ma

en viktig melding fra moren din

an urgent need to externalize the experience.

et akutt behov for å externalisere erfaringen.

she needs urgent treatment.

Hun trenger akutt behandling.

The agency broadcast an urgent appeal for medical supplies.

Organisasjonen sendte ut en akutt oppfordring om medisinsk utstyr.

She was urgent in her demands.

Hun var veldig krækket i sine krav.

It supplies an urgent need.

Det dekker en akutt behov.

It is most urgent that the patient should get to hospital.

Det er viktigst at pasienten kommer til sykehuset.

an urgent plea for health-care reform is still a reliable applause line.

en presserende bønn om helsevesensreform er fortsatt en pålitelig applauslinje.

the money could be better spent on more urgent cases.

Pengene kunne brukes bedre til mer akute tilfeller.

some urgent business had cropped up.

noen akutte saker hadde oppstått.

they had many urgent and pressing matters on hand.

de hadde mange akute og viktige saker å håndtere.

he's been snowed under with urgent cases.

Han har vært overveldet av akute tilfeller.

urgent action is required to stamp out corruption.

Det er nødvendig med aktsom handling for å eliminere korruption.

Real-world Examples

Please deliver the package first since it is the most urgent.

Vennligst leverer pakken først siden den er den mest urgente.

Source: Clever Secretary Dialogue

But she had an urgent need to help her family.

Men hun hadde en urgent behov for å hjelpe familien hennes.

Source: This month VOA Special English

No, but it's something equally urgent.

Nei, men det er noe like urgente.

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

The new opposition leaders say this is an urgent priority.

De nye motstandsrådene sier at dette er en urgent prioritet.

Source: BBC Listening November 2012 Collection

" Arthur! Urgent message from the Ministry! "

" Arthur! Urgent melding fra departementet! "

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" This is urgent, " said Harry curtly.

" Dette er urgent, " sa Harry kort og kritisk.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The UN is making urgent preparations for humanitarian corridor.

FN gjør urgente forberedelser for humanitær korridor.

Source: VOA Standard August 2014 Collection

We are in urgent need of additional support as Russia continues this aggression war.

Vi har en urgent behov for ekstra støtte da Russland fortsetter denne aggressionskrigen.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Our appetites appeased, we felt an urgent need for sleep.

Når våre appetitter var tilfredsstilt, følte vi en urgent behov for å sove.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

There is an urgent need for new crop varieties.

Det er en urgent behov for nye kulturvarianter.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

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