English-Dutch translations for emergency

• nood
  De humanitaire nood is niet voorbij. The humanitarian emergency is not over.
  Overal ter wereld zijn er nood- en rampsituaties. There are emergency and disaster situations all around the world.
  We vragen om noodmaatregelen voor de gezinsbedrijven die in uiterste nood verkeren. We ask for emergency measures for the family farms that are in dire need.
• noodgeval
  Zo’n cheque kan men in een noodgeval uitschrijven als men de ontvanger heel goed kent. A cheque of this kind can be issued in an emergency, if the signatory knows the recipient very well.
  Het is buitengewoon belangrijk dat we de ernst van de situatie juist inschatten en noodoplossingen trachten te vinden, want dit is een noodgeval. It is extremely important that we take note of the situation and seek to find emergency solutions because this is an emergency.
  rapporteur. - (IT) Mevrouw de Voorzitter, dames en heren, immigratie is geen noodgeval en ook geen voorbijgaand verschijnsel. rapporteur. - (IT) Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, immigration is neither an emergency nor a passing phenomenon.
• spoedgeval

Definition of emergency

• A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention
• The department of a hospital that treats emergencies
• The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence

Examples

• Cardiac arrest is an emergency and if you find someone in cardiac arrest you should call 999 immediately.

Related words

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• emergency room
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