B1🏥 Medical
Italian word
urgenza
emergency, urgency
Looks like
urgency
pressing need, urgency
⚠️ The trap
Both mean urgency, but in hospital Italian 'urgenza' also functions as shorthand for 'emergency case'. 'Codice rosso' = red code (critical emergency), 'codice giallo' = yellow (moderate urgency). Triage colour coding is universal but learners may not know the Italian hospital system.
To say "pressing need, urgency" in Italian:
urgenza (correct)
"urgenza" in English means:
emergency, urgency
Example
"Venga subito, è un caso di urgenza!"
"Come immediately, it's an emergency!"
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