emergency

urgence

Situation grave et inattendue qui exige d’agir immédiatement.

En anglais simple : A serious, unexpected situation that needs immediate action.

• Call for help in an emergency.
• The pilot landed safely after an emergency.
• Keep this number for emergencies.

Comment l'utiliser : in an emergency (Use these stairs in an emergency.)

Synonymes : crisis

Expressions courantes : in an emergency, medical emergency, emergency services

urgences

Service d’un hôpital qui soigne immédiatement les personnes gravement blessées ou tombées soudainement malades.

En anglais simple : The part of a hospital where people with serious injuries or sudden illness receive immediate care.

• The ambulance took him to emergency.
• She works in emergency at the hospital.
• We waited in emergency for a doctor.

Synonymes : emergency department, emergency room

Expressions courantes : taken to emergency, in emergency, emergency department