Emergency in Portuguese 🇧🇷

emergência info.

Tips to remember:
• Note the similarity in sound and structure with the English word “emergency” – both share the root “emerge” and end with a similar-sounding ending (‑ência in Portuguese versus ‑ency in English).
• Associate “emergência” with situations that require immediate action, just like the English “emergency.”

Explanations:
• “Emergência” is a feminine noun used to describe sudden, urgent situations that need immediate care or attention.
• It is commonly used in both medical contexts (e.g., emergency rooms) and in general situations indicating crises.

Other words with the same meaning:
• Urgência
• Crise (in some contexts)

Alternate meanings (slang/informal usage):
• While “emergência” primarily denotes a critical situation, it can be used informally to describe any unexpected, urgent problem—even non-medical ones—such as an “emergency” in everyday or financial situations.
• In colloquial language, people might refer to a sudden, pressing issue simply as “uma emergência” without necessarily referring to a medical crisis.

Examples of sentences:
• "Em caso de emergência, ligue para o número 192."
 Translation: "In case of an emergency, call 192."
• "O médico atendeu a emergência com muita rapidez."
 Translation: "The doctor attended to the emergency very quickly."
• "Após o acidente, a cidade declarou estado de emergência para organizar os socorros."
 Translation: "After the accident, the city declared a state of emergency to organize rescue efforts."

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