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L'urgence
In hospitals, the emergency department is called 'les urgences' (always plural).
Examples in context
Le patient est arrivé aux urgences hier.
The patient arrived at the emergency room yesterday.
C'est une urgence médicale absolue.
It's an absolute medical emergency.
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