English term
Türkiye
Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani 
The Best or Nothing
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Persian (Farsi), and 1 more.
immediate
| 4 +2 | personal and top priority |
David Hollywood
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| 4 +2 | pressing or paramount |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 4 | direct / absolute |
Edith Kelly
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Jun 19, 2021 22:05: AllegroTrans changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Sep 27, 2021 22:07: Andrea Capuselli changed "Term Context" from "Concerns about the immediate safety of a child outside of normal business hours Australian English" to "Context removed by ProZ.com staff."
Non-PRO (3): Edith Kelly, philgoddard, AllegroTrans
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
personal and top priority
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"immediate" has a couple of connotations here: can mean dangers nearby (i.e. fire, electric shock, falls, agression etc.)
Immediate danger means the imminent danger of physical violence or aggression towards self or others, which is likely to cause serious physical harm.
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but also a temporal aspect and yes
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"immediate" in the sense of "what comes first"
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"priority"
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in the sense of "most needed" in both temporal and physical terms
| You agree with this definition from Macmillan: immediate aims, wishes, or needs are of the greatest importance and are dealt with first |
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philgoddard
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AllegroTrans
: Yes but no more Australian English than international
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Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
direct / absolute
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at this time
but I would alway interpret it as absolute if this fits your context. It has absolutely nothing to do with rapid/swift
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sorry asker I do not understand your question. however, living in Europe I will sign off now but will revert t it once you give me an explanation
| I am thinking about this what do you think? ONLY BEFORE NOUN immediate aims, wishes, or needs are of the greatest importance and are dealt with first |
| I found this definition and I think "immediate" means this here. From Macmillan Dictionary: immediate aims, wishes, or needs are of the greatest importance and are dealt with first https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/immediate |
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AllegroTrans
: These can be synonyms but not really within the specific context here
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Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, Canadian, Irish)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
pressing or paramount
pressing or paramount = what is needed to ensure their safety NOW
pressing = urgent = needs to be done first. right now before anything else
so, for example, if a child is in danger the immediate concern would be to remove them from danger, and get them to a safe place before doing anything else
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pressing
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/paramou...
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AllegroTrans
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Thank you:-). Yes, just normal English
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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Discussion
Reporting child abuse
To report concerns about the ***immediate*** safety of a child outside of normal business hours, you should contact the After Hours Child Protection Emergency Service on xxxx. The concern is the "urgent safety" of a child.
Causes: - Emotional abuse, child neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse
Example: During your child's presence in our daycare center, you can be assured that we follow the highest safety standards....Because of our concern for the immediate safety of your child after business hours, we require rear-seat facing car seats being used for a child from birth to 12 months, AND until the child under 3 yrs meets the recommendation of your auto manufacturer. We will not release the child to be transported in a private vehicle which does not meet these requirements.
Concerns about the "immediate" safety of a child outside of normal business hours. What don't you understand about "immediate" though? It means, "Concerns about the "prompt", "now", "urgent" "pressing", "existing" safety of a child.
immediate
adjective
1.
instant
instantaneous
on-the-spot
prompt
swift
speedy
rapid
quick
expeditious
https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/immediate
at the moment, at once, at the present time, NOW, URGENT.