urgency

urgency
noun, no pl.
Dringlichkeit, die

there is no urgency — es eilt nicht od. ist nicht dringend

be of the utmost urgency — äußerst dringend sein

a matter of great urgency — eine sehr dringende Angelegenheit

* * *
noun (need for immediate action, speed etc: This is a matter of great urgency.) die Dringlichkeit
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ur·gen·cy
[ˈɜ:ʤən(t)si, AM ˈɜ:r-]
n no pl
1. (top priority) of a matter, demand Dringlichkeit f; of a problem, situation also Vordringlichkeit f
to be a matter of \urgency äußerst dringend sein
to realize/stress the \urgency of sth die Dringlichkeit einer S. gen erkennen/betonen
2. (insistence) Eindringlichkeit f
there was a note of \urgency in her speech sie sprach mit großer Eindringlichkeit
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['ɜːdZənsI]
n
Dringlichkeit f; (of tone of voice, pleas also) Eindringlichkeit f

it's a matter of urgency — das ist dringend

to treat sth as a matter of urgency — etw als dringend behandeln

there's no urgency — es eilt nicht, das hat keine Eile

there was a note of urgency in his voice — es klang sehr dringend

the urgency of our needs — die dringende Notwendigkeit

his statement lacked urgency — seinen Worten fehlte der Nachdruck

the urgency of his step — seine eiligen Schritte

the sense of urgency in the music — das Drängen in der Musik

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urgency [-dʒənsı] s
1. Dringlichkeit f
2. (dringende) Not, Druck m
3. Eindringlichkeit f:
the urgency with which he spoke
4. pl dringende Vorstellungen pl
5. a) Drang m
b) Drängen n
6. PARL Br Dringlichkeitsantrag m
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noun, no pl.
Dringlichkeit, die

there is no urgency — es eilt nicht od. ist nicht dringend

be of the utmost urgency — äußerst dringend sein

a matter of great urgency — eine sehr dringende Angelegenheit

* * *
n.
Dringlichkeit f.
Eile -n f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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