🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

scheda di emergenza

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈskeda di emerˈɡɛntsa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Emergency card/ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi kɑːrd/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La scheda di emergenza contiene i numeri da chiamare."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small document or card carried by an individual containing crucial contact details and medical information to be used in case of sudden accidents or crises.

    "Please ensure your emergency card is updated with your current phone number and medical allergies."
  2. 2

    A designated card issued by organizations or schools to personnel or students detailing who to notify during an urgent situation.

    "The school requires parents to submit a signed emergency card at the beginning of every academic year."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'emergency', originating from the Late Latin 'emergentia' (an emerging, a rising from), and 'card', derived from the Ancient Greek 'chártēs' via Old French and Latin 'charta' meaning a leaf of papyrus or paper. Together in modern administration and healthcare, it evolved to designate a small identification document detailing critical information for urgent situations.

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