A emergência
Example: A emergência no hospital aconteceu muito de repente.
Definition
"A emergência" refers to a sudden and urgent situation requiring immediate action, often related to safety or health, such as a medical crisis or an accident. For example, in the phrase 'A emergência no hospital aconteceu muito de repente,' it means the unexpected urgent event at the hospital.
Etymology
The word "a emergência" comes from the Latin 'emergentia,' meaning 'the act of arising or coming forth.' It entered Portuguese with the sense of an urgent or critical situation that emerges suddenly, reflecting its root meaning of something that appears or becomes visible unexpectedly.
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