Usage Note
Urgente means requiring immediate attention and is used in medical, professional, and everyday contexts: caso urgente, correo urgente (express mail). The adverb urgentemente and the noun urgencia are closely related; in Spain urgencias is the hospital emergency room.
Examples
"El médico dijo que era urgente operarlo."
Natural Translation
The doctor said it was urgent to operate on him.

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