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con·va·les·cence

(kŏn′və-lĕs′əns)
n.
1. Gradual return to health and strength after illness.
2. The period needed for returning to health after illness.

con′va·les′cent adj. & n.
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con•va•les•cent

(ˌkɒn vəˈlɛs ənt)

adj.
1. convalescing.
2. of or pertaining to convalescence or convalescing persons.
n.
3. a person who is convalescing.
[1650–60; < Latin]
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Noun 1. [画像:convalescent - a person who is recovering from illness]convalescent - a person who is recovering from illness
diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
Adj. 1. convalescent - returning to health after illness or debility; "convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed"
ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"
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convalescent

adjective recovering, getting better, recuperating, on the mend, improving, mending You may need vitamin supplements if you have been ill or are convalescent.
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Translations
المَريض الذّي يَقوم بِنَقاهَةلِلمُتَماثِلين لِلشَّفاء، لِلنّاقِهينمُثَماثِل لِلشِّفاء
pro rekonvalescentyrekonvalescentzotavující se
rekonvalescent
lábadozólábadozó beteg
hjúkrunar-sem er á batavegisjúklingur á batavegi
pre rekonvalescentovrekonvalescentuzdravujúci sa
iyileşeniyileşmekte olan hastalar için bakımeviiyileşmekte olan kimse

convalescent

[ˌkɒnvəˈlesənt]
A. ADJconvaleciente
B. Nconvaleciente mf
C. CPD convalescent home Nclínica f de reposo
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convalescent

[ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsənt]
adj [patient] → convalescent(e)
n (= person) → convalescent(e) m/f
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convalescent

nRekonvaleszent(in) m(f) (form), → Genesende(r) mf
adjgenesend ; to be convalescentauf dem Wege der Besserung sein
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convalescent

[ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsnt] adj & nconvalescente (m/f)
convalescent home → convalescenziario
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convalesce

(konvəˈles) verb
to recover health and strength after an illness. He is convalescing in the country. herstel يَتَماثَل إلى الشِّفاء، يَقوم بِنَقاهَة، يَسْتَشْفي възтановявам се convalescer zotavit se genesen rekonvalescere; komme sig; være i bedring αναρρώνω convalecer, recuperarse paranema دورۀ نقاهت را گذراندن parantua être en convalescence לְהַחֲלִים स्वास्थ्य लाभ करना ozdraviti, ozdravljivati lábadozik, felépül memulihkan kesehatan ná sér eftir veikindi, vera á batavegi essere in convalescenza 快方に向かう 회복하다 sveikti atveseļoties berehat supaya pulih herstellen komme seg, være på bedringens vei wracać do zdrowia ورو ورو ښه كېدل، سوكه سوكه بيرته صحت موندل convalescer a fi în convalescenţă выздоравливать zotavovať sa okrevati oporaviti se tillfriskna, vara på bättringsvägen พักฟื้น iyileşmek 療養 видужувати افاق‍ہ هونا، رو بصحت هونا hồi phục 康复
ˌconvaˈlescent noun
a person who is recovering from an illness. Convalescents often need a special diet. herstellende المَريض الذّي يَقوم بِنَقاهَة възтановяване convalescente rekonvalescent der/die Genesende rekonvalescent ασθενής σε ανάρρωση convaleciente paraneja کسی که دوران نقاهت را می گذراند toipilas convalescent/-ente מַברִיא स्वास्थ्य लाभ करने वाला rekonvalescent lábadozó beteg pasien yang baru sembuh sjúklingur á batavegi convalescente 回復期の患者 회복기 환자 sveikstantis ligonis slimnieks, kas atveseļojas pesakit yang kian pulih herstellende patiënt rekonvalesent rekonwalescent څوک چی د ناړوغی دوران اوه convalescente convalescent выздоравливающий rekonvalescent, -ka okrevanec rekonvalescent konvalescent ผู้ที่กําลังพักฟื้น iyileşmekte olan kimse 療養中病人 одужуючий رو بصحت مريض، افاق‍ہ ياب người đang dưỡng bệnh 恢复期的病人
adjective
1. recovering health and strength after illness. herstellend مُثَماثِل لِلشِّفاء възтановяващ се convalescente zotavující se genesend som er i bedring που βρίσκεται σε ανάρρωση convaleciente paranev شفایاب parantuva convalescent מַחֲלִים स्वास्थ्य लाभ करना koji se oporavlja lábadozó pasien menjelang sembuh sem er á batavegi convalescente 回復期の 회복기인 sveikstantis spēkus atgūstošs semakin pulih herstellend som er i bedring, rekonvalesens- wracający do zdrowia شفا convalescente convalescent выздоравливающий uzdravujúci sa okrevajoč rekonvalescentni tillfrisknande, på bättringsvägen ที่ค่อย ๆ ฟื้นตัวจากการเจ็บป่วย iyileşen 療養中的 видужуючий, одужуючий افاق‍ہ كى حالت مي‍ں đang dưỡng bệnh 康复中的
2. for convalescents. a convalescent home. herstellingsoord لِلمُتَماثِلين لِلشَّفاء، لِلنّاقِهين оздравителен de convalescência pro rekonvalescenty Genesungs-... rekonvalescent-; rekreations- αναρρωτικός, που γίνεται για ανάρρωση de convalecencia paranejate وابسته به افرادی که دوران نقاهت می گذرانند parantola de convalescence בֵּית הַחלָמָה स्वास्थ्य लाभ करने संबंधित koji se oporavlja untuk pemulihan hjúkrunar- da convalescente, per convalescenti 回復期患者の 회복을 위한 skirtas reabilitacijai rehabilitācijas- rumah pemulihan herstellings- rekonvalesens-, pleie, rekreasjons- wypoczynkowy د ناړوغ خویشاوند de convalescência pentru con­valescenţi реабилитационный pre rekonvalescentov za okrevanje rekonvalescentni konvalescent- สําหรับผู้ที่กําลังพักฟื้น iyileşmekte olan hastalar için bakımevi 療養用的 для видужуючих افاق‍ہ يابوں ک‍ے ل‍ۓ nhà an dưỡng 疗养用的
ˌconvaˈlescence noun
herstel, beterskap نَقاهَة، تَماثُل لِلشِّفاء период на възтановяване convalescência rekonvalescence die Genesung rekonvalescens; bedring ανάρρωση convalecencia tervenemine نقاهت parantuminen convalescence החלמה, הבראה स्वास्थ्य लाभ ozdravljenje lábadozás pemulihan kesehatan (aftur)bati; afturbataskeið convalescenza 回復 회복 sveikimas atveseļošanās pemulihan herstel bedring, rekonvalesens rekonwalescencja ناړوغی convalescência convalescenţă выздоровление rekonvalescencia okrevanje ozdravljene konvalescens การพักฟื้น iyileşme 療養 видужання, видужування افاق‍ہ thời kỳ dưỡng bệnh 逐渐康复
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con·va·les·cent

a. convaleciente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

convalescent

adj convaleciente
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To me the convalescent would it now be suffering and torment to believe in such phantoms: suffering would it now be to me, and humiliation.
MY DEAREST LITTLE BARBARA,--I am sending you a few grapes, which are good for a convalescent person, and strongly recommended by doctors for the allayment of fever.
At last he was pronounced upon the mend -- and then convalescent. Tom was disgusted; and felt a sense of injury, too.
He was out of bed by then, "quite convalescent," as he declared, making a few tottering steps to meet me at the sitting- room door.
And when I was convalescent came the love of woman to complete the cure and lull my pessimism asleep for many a long day, until John Barleycorn again awoke it.
He gave, at any rate, like a convalescent slightly fatigued, a languid shake of his head.
Two months had come and gone before the convalescent in the Sacramento hospital was identified with Kirkman, the absconding San Francisco clerk; even then, there must elapse nearly a fortnight more till the perfect stranger could be hunted up, the portmanteau recovered, and John's letter carried at length to its destination, the seal still unbroken, the inclosure still intact.
The hunters possibly no more than tolerated me, though none of them disliked me; while Smoke and Henderson, convalescent under a deck awning and swinging day and night in their hammocks, assured me that I was better than any hospital nurse, and that they would not forget me at the end of the voyage when they were paid off.
I had been invalided home from the Front; and, after spending some months in a rather depressing Convalescent Home, was given a month's sick leave.
On the day after his arrival at Brussels, and as he issued from his hotel, which faced the park, he saw a soldier in the well-known facings, reposing on a stone bench in the garden, and went and sate down trembling by the wounded convalescent man.
He was not dead, but evidently the crisis was over and he was convalescent. Prince Andrew longed to snatch up, to squeeze, to hold to his heart, this helpless little creature, but dared not do so.
Planchet waited, towel on arm; Fourreau uncorked the bottles; and Brisemont, which was the name of the convalescent, poured the wine, which was a little shaken by its journey, carefully into decanters.

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