Also means
urgency
Usage Note
Urgence covers both a state of urgency and a concrete emergency. Les urgences (always plural) refers to the emergency room (aller aux urgences, 'to go to the ER'). En urgence ('urgently', 'as a matter of urgency') is a useful adverbial phrase that appears in news and formal writing.
Examples
"Elle est allée aux urgences hier soir."
Natural Translation
She went to the emergency room last night.
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