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nurse

(nûrs)
n.
1. A person trained to provide medical care for the sick or disabled, especially one who is licensed and works in a hospital or physician's office.
2.
a. A person employed to take care of a young child.
b. A woman employed to suckle children other than her own; a wet nurse.
3. One that serves as a nurturing or fostering influence or means: "Town life is the nurse of civilization" (C.L.R. James).
4. Zoology A worker ant or bee that feeds and cares for the colony's young.
v. nursed, nurs·ing, nurs·es
v.tr.
1. To serve as a nurse for: nursed the patient back to health.
2. To cause or allow to take milk from the breast or teat: a mother nursing her baby; whales nursing their young.
3. To try to cure by special care or treatment: nurse a cough with various remedies.
4. To treat carefully, especially in order to prevent pain: He nursed his injured knee by shifting his weight to the other leg.
5. To manage or guide carefully; look after with care; foster: nursed her business through the depression. See Synonyms at nurture.
6. To bear privately in the mind: nursing a grudge.
7. To consume slowly, especially in order to conserve: nursed one drink all evening.
v.intr.
1. To serve as a nurse.
2.
a. To take milk from the breast or teat; suckle: The baby is nursing. Puppies nurse for a few weeks.
b. To feed an offspring from the breast or teat: a mother who's nursing; what to feed cows when they're nursing.
[Middle English norice, nurse, wet nurse, from Old French norrice, from Vulgar Latin *nutrīcia, from Late Latin nūtrīcia, from feminine of Latin nūtrīcius, that suckles, from nūtrīx, nūtrīc-, wet nurse; see (s)nāu- in Indo-European roots.]
nurs′er n.
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nurse

(nɜːs)
n
1. (Medicine) a person who tends the sick, injured, or infirm
2. short for nursemaid
3. a woman employed to breast-feed another woman's child; wet nurse
4. (Zoology) a worker in a colony of social insects that takes care of the larvae
vb (mainly tr)
5. (Medicine) (also intr) to tend (the sick)
6. (also intr) to feed (a baby) at the breast; suckle
7. to try to cure (an ailment)
8. to clasp carefully or fondly: she nursed the crying child in her arms.
9. (also intr) (of a baby) to suckle at the breast (of)
10. to look after (a child) as one's employment
11. to attend to carefully; foster, cherish: he nursed the magazine through its first year; having a very small majority he nursed the constituency diligently.
12. to harbour; preserve: to nurse a grudge.
13. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards to keep (the balls) together for a series of cannons
[C16: from earlier norice, Old French nourice, from Late Latin nūtrīcia nurse, from Latin nūtrīcius nourishing, from nūtrīre to nourish]

Nurse

(nɜːs)
n
(Biography) Sir Paul (Maxime). born 1949, English cell biologist and geneticist; winner (2001), with LH Hartwell and RT Hunt, of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
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nurse

(nɜrs)

n., v. nursed, nurs•ing. n.
1. a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm, esp. a registered nurse.
2. a woman who has the general care of a child or children.
4. a worker that attends the young in a colony of social insects.
v.t.
5. to tend in sickness, infirmity, etc.
6. to try to cure (an ailment) by taking care of oneself: to nurse a cold.
7. to suckle (an infant).
8. to handle carefully or fondly.
9. to use, consume, or dispense slowly or carefully: to nurse a cup of tea.
10. to keep steadily in mind: He nursed a grudge.
11. to feed and tend in infancy.
12. to bring up, train, or nurture.
v.i.
13. to suckle a child, esp. one's own.
14. (of a child) to suckle.
15. to act as nurse; tend the sick or infirm.
[1350–1400; Middle English, variant of n(o)urice, norice < Old French < Late Latin nūtrīcia, n. use of feminine of Latin nūtrīcius nutritious]
nurs′er, n.
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nurse


Past participle: nursed
Gerund: nursing

Imperative
nurse
nurse
Present
I nurse
you nurse
he/she/it nurses
we nurse
you nurse
they nurse
Preterite
I nursed
you nursed
he/she/it nursed
we nursed
you nursed
they nursed
Present Continuous
I am nursing
you are nursing
he/she/it is nursing
we are nursing
you are nursing
they are nursing
Present Perfect
I have nursed
you have nursed
he/she/it has nursed
we have nursed
you have nursed
they have nursed
Past Continuous
I was nursing
you were nursing
he/she/it was nursing
we were nursing
you were nursing
they were nursing
Past Perfect
I had nursed
you had nursed
he/she/it had nursed
we had nursed
you had nursed
they had nursed
Future
I will nurse
you will nurse
he/she/it will nurse
we will nurse
you will nurse
they will nurse
Future Perfect
I will have nursed
you will have nursed
he/she/it will have nursed
we will have nursed
you will have nursed
they will have nursed
Future Continuous
I will be nursing
you will be nursing
he/she/it will be nursing
we will be nursing
you will be nursing
they will be nursing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been nursing
you have been nursing
he/she/it has been nursing
we have been nursing
you have been nursing
they have been nursing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been nursing
you will have been nursing
he/she/it will have been nursing
we will have been nursing
you will have been nursing
they will have been nursing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been nursing
you had been nursing
he/she/it had been nursing
we had been nursing
you had been nursing
they had been nursing
Conditional
I would nurse
you would nurse
he/she/it would nurse
we would nurse
you would nurse
they would nurse
Past Conditional
I would have nursed
you would have nursed
he/she/it would have nursed
we would have nursed
you would have nursed
they would have nursed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:nurse - one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)]nurse - one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
foster-nurse - a nurse who raises another woman's child as her own
graduate nurse, trained nurse - someone who has completed the course of study (including hospital practice) at a nurses training school
head nurse - the person in charge of nursing in a medical institution
caregiver, health care provider, health professional, PCP, primary care provider - a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
licensed practical nurse, LPN, practical nurse - a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick
matron - a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
accoucheuse, midwife - a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
probationer, student nurse - a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period
registered nurse, RN - a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration
scrub nurse - a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery
visiting nurse - a nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes
nurse-patient relation - the responsibility of a nurse to act in the best interests of the patient
2. [画像:nurse - a woman who is the custodian of children]nurse - a woman who is the custodian of children
dry nurse - a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant
keeper - someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?"
amah, wet nurse, wetnurse, wet-nurse - a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
Verb 1. nurse - try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs"
practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
2. nurse - maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
3. nurse - serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
give care, care - provide care for; "The nurse was caring for the wounded"
4. nurse - treat carefully; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly"
do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
5. nurse - give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
suck - draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"
feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
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nurse

noun
1. carer, caregiver, angel (informal) Patients are dying because of an acute shortage of nurses.
2. nanny, nursemaid He was brought up by his old nurse.
verb
1. look after, treat, tend, care for, take care of, minister to All the years he was sick my mother had nursed him.
2. harbour, have, maintain, preserve, entertain, cherish, keep alive He nursed an ambition to lead his own orchestra.
3. breast-feed, feed, nurture, nourish, suckle, wet-nurse She did not have enough milk to nurse the infant.
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nurse

verb
1. To promote and sustain the development of:
2. To hold and turn over in the mind:
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Translations
مُرَبِّي أو مُرَبِّيَة أطْفالمُمَرِّض، مُمَرِّضَهممرضممرضةمـُمَرِضَةٌ
zdravotní sestrachůvakojitlaskatošetřovat
sygeplejerskeammebarnepigeholde forsigtigtnære
flegikuraci
sairaanhoitajasairaanhoitajatarhoitaahoitajahoitajatar
medicinska sestra
ápolóápolónőbetegápolónörsz
rawatsustersusu
ala meî sérfóstrahafa á brjóstihalda gætilega áhjúkra, hlynna aî
看護師
간호사
daigynasdaigyno darbininkasdaigyno savininkasmedelynasmedelyno darbininkas
apmīļot, samīļotauklekopt slimniekulolotmedicīnas māsa
zdravotná sestra
bolničarkanegovativaruška
bolničarbolničarka
sjuksköterska
นางพยาบาล
hemşire meme vermeközenle/dikkatle tutmakteşvik etmekbakmak
y tá

nurse

[nɜːs]
A. N
1. (in hospital, clinic) → enfermero/a m/f
male nurse → enfermero m
student nurse → estudiante mf de enfermería
veterinary nurse → auxiliar mf de veterinaria
see also staff 1 C
2. (children's) → niñera f
see also wet D
B. VT
1. [+ patient] → cuidar, atender
she nursed him back to health → lo cuidó hasta que se repuso
to nurse a cold → curarse de un resfriado
2. [+ baby] (= suckle) → amamantar ; (= cradle) → mecer
3. (fig) [+ anger, grudge] → alimentar ; [+ hope] → abrigar
to nurse one's constituency (Brit) (Parl) → cuidar de los intereses de los electores de su circunscripción electoral
to nurse a business along → fomentar un negocio
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nurse

[ˈnɜːrs]
n
(in hospital) → infirmier/ère m/f
She's a nurse → Elle est infirmière. male nurse
(= nanny) → bonne f d'enfants
vt
[+ patient, cold] → soigner
[+ baby] (= hold in one's arms) → bercer (dans ses bras)
[+ baby] (= feed) → allaiter, nourrir
[+ hope] → nourrir
to nurse a grudge against sb → en vouloir à qn
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nurse

n → Schwester f; (as professional title) → Krankenschwester f; (= nanny) → Kindermädchen nt, → Kinderfrau f; (= wet nurse) → Amme f; male nurse → Krankenpfleger m
vt
sb → pflegen ; plant also → hegen ; (fig) plan → hegen ; hope, wrath etc → hegen, nähren (geh); fire → bewachen ; (= treat carefully) → schonen ; business → sorgsam verwalten ; to nurse somebody back to health → jdn gesund pflegen ; to nurse somebody through an illness → jdn während einer Krankheit pflegen ; to nurse a cold → an einer Erkältung herumlaborieren (inf); he stood there nursing his bruised arm → er stand da und hielt seinen verletzten Arm ; to nurse a grudge (against somebody) → (gegen jdn) einen Groll hegen ; to nurse the economy → die Wirtschaft hegen und pflegen
(= suckle) child → stillen ; (= cradle) → (in den Armen) wiegen
vi (baby) → gestillt werden
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nurse

[nɜːs]
1. n
a. (in hospital) → infermiere/a
student nurse → allievo/a infermiere/a
male nurse → infermiere m
b. (also nursemaid) (children's) → bambinaia
2. vt
a. (patient) → assistere, curare ; (cold) → curare
she nursed him back to health → è guarito grazie alle sue cure
to nurse a cold → curarsi un raffreddore
b. (suckle, baby) → allattare, dare il latte a
c. (cradle) → cullare (fig) (hope) → nutrire, cullare ; (anger, grudge) → covare
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nurse

(nəːs) noun
1. a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital. She wants to be a nurse. verpleegster مُمَرِّض، مُمَرِّضَه мед. сестра enfermeiro zdravotní sestra der/die Krankenpfleger(in) sygeplejerske; sygeplejer νοσοκόμος, νοσοκόμα enfermero põetaja, õde پرستار sairaanhoitaja infirmier/-ière אחות परिचारिका medicinska sestra (beteg)ápoló perawat hjúkrunarfræðingur infermiere 看護婦 간호사 slaugė, medicinos sesuo medicīnas māsa juru rawat verpleegster sykepleier/-søster pielęgniarka, pielęgniarz نرس،پرستار enfermeiro infirmieră медицинская сестра zdravotná sestra bolničarka, sestra medicinska sestra sjuksköterska พยาบาล hastabakıcı, hemşire 護士 сиділка, доглядальниця نرس، تيمار دار y tá 护士
2. a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children. The children have gone out with their nurse. oppasser مُرَبِّي أو مُرَبِّيَة أطْفال бавачка ama chůva die Kinderfrau barnepige παραμάνα niñera lapsehoidja دایه lastenhoitaja nurse מְטַפֶלֶת वह स्त्री जो शिशु को दूध पिलाने और देख-रेख करने के लिए रखी जाती है या छोटे बच्चों का काम संभालनेवाली स्त्री odgojiteljica nörsz pengasuh anak fóstra balia, bambinaia 乳母 유모, 보모 auklė aukle pengasuh kindermeisje barnepleier; barnepike opiekunka دايه ama bonă няня pestúnka varuška vaspitačica barnsköterska แม่นม dadı 保姆 нянька دايہ cô bảo mẫu 保育员,保姆
verb
1. to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital. He was nursed back to health. sorg, versorg يَعْتَني بالمَرْضى обгрижвам tratar ošetřovat pflegen passe; pleje φροντίζω, νοσηλεύω cuidar põetama پرستارى کردن hoitaa jk terveeksi soigner לְטַפֵּל, לִסעוֹד उपचर्या करना njegovati ápol merawat hjúkra, hlynna að assistere 看護する 치료하다 slaugyti kopt slimnieku merawat verplegen pleie, stelle pielęgnować ساتنه كول tratar a îngriji ухаживать ošetrovať negovati negovati sköta, vårda พยาบาล bakmak 護理 доглядати хворого تيمار داري کرنا chăm sóc 护理
2. to give (a baby) milk from the breast. melk gee يُرْضِع الطِّفْل кърмя amamentar kojit stillen, die Brust geben amme θηλάζω amamantar imetama شير خوردن imettää allaiter לְהֵינִיק दूध पिलाकर बच्चे को पालना dojiti (dijete) szoptat menyusui hafa á brjósti allattare 授乳する 젖을 주다 žindyti, maitinti zīdīt (bērnu) menyusukan zogen amme, gi bryst karmić piersią شودى وركول amamentar a alăpta кормить грудью dojčiť dojiti dojiti amma ให้นม emzirmek, meme vermek 餵奶 вигодовувати دودھ پلانا cho bú 喂奶
3. to hold with care. She was nursing a kitten. vashou, vertroetel يَعْتَني، يَحْمِل بِعِنايَه държа внимателно embalar chovat, laskat hätscheln holde forsigtigt κρατώ με προσοχή acunar, mecer hellitama پرستارى کردن hoivata bercer לְטַפֵּל बच्चों की देखरेख करनेवाली दाई के रूप में कार्य करना या उनका काम समभालना oprezno postupati gondoz merawat halda gætilega á stringere, coccolare 世話する 세심한 주의로 다루다 rūpestingai auginti, prižiūrėti apmīļot, samīļot membelai koesteren holde forsiktig, kjæle med niańczyć, hołubić پالنه كول embalar a avea grijă de нянчить(ся) varovať pestovati gajiti kela med กอด özenle/dikkatle tutmak 照料 няньчити احتياط سے پکڑنا chăm chút 照料
4. to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself. koester يُطَوِّر، يُنَمّي، يُعَزِّز храня alimentar pěstovat, živit (v sobě) hegen nære τρέφω, καλλιεργώ abrigar, guardar hellitama پروراندن hautoa nourrir לְעוֹדֵד nositi u sebi táplál memendam ala með sér nutrire, alimentare いだく (악감정·사상 따위를) 마음에 품다 puoselėti lolot; perināt menaruh harapan koesteren nære, ruge over żywić uczucie لوي ول alimentar a nutri лелеять, таить chovať gojiti gajiti hysa บ่มเพาะ (ความรู้สึก) ในตนเอง teşvik etmek 懷有,蘊釀(情緒,如怒氣,或希望) плекати پوسنا ấp ủ 怀有(情绪,如怒气或希望)
ˈnursery – plural ˈnurseries – noun
1. a room etc for young children. kinderkamer حُجْرَة أطْفال، حَضانَه детска berçário dětský pokoj das Kinderzimmer børneværelse παιδικό δωμάτιο, παιδικός σταθμός cuarto de los niños lastetuba, lastesõim شير خوارگاه lastenhuone chambre d'enfants חֲדָר יְלָדִים पेड़-पौधों को रोपने का स्थान dječja soba gyermekszoba kamar anak-anak barnaherbergi camera dei bambini 育児部屋 육아실 vaikø kambarys bērnistaba taman asuhan kanak-kanak kinderkamer barneværelse; barneparkering żłobek, pokój dziecinny د ماشومانو خونه quarto de criança creşă детская комната detská izba otroška soba zabavište barnkammare ห้องเลี้ยงเด็ก çocuk odası 育兒室 дитяча кімната چھوٹے بچوں کا کمرہ nhà trẻ 托儿所
2. a place where young plants are grown. kwekery مَشْتَل разсадник estufa školka die Baumschule planteskole φυτώριο vivero taimelava گلخانه taimitarha pépinière משתלה rasadnik faiskola persemaian gróðurhús vivaio, serra 苗床 묘목장 daigynas, medelynas dēstu audzētava tapak semaian kwekerij planteskole, hagesenter szkółka ګلخانه viveiro pe­pi­­nieră питомник škôlka drevesnica rasadnik plantskola สถานรับเลี้ยงเด็ก fidanlık 苗圃 розсадник; розплідник باغيچہ، چھوٹے پودوں کا باغ vườn ươm 苗圃
ˈnursing noun
the profession of a nurse who cares for the sick. verpleging تَمْريض мед. сестринство enfermagem ošetřovatelství die Krankenpflege sygepleje το επάγγελμα του νοσοκόμου profesión de enfermera, enfermería põetamine پرستار hoitotyö profession d'infirmier/-ière סיעוד उपचयी, उपचार njega (beteg)ápolás perawatan hjúkrunarstörf (professione d'infermiere) 看護 간호 slauga, slaugymas kopšana merawat pesakit verpleging sykepleie pielęgniarstwo نرس enfermagem nursing, asistenţă medi­cală профессия медицинской сестры ošetrovateľstvo bolničarski poklic negovanje sjuksköterskeyrket การพยาบาล hastabakıcılık, hemşirelik 護理 няня تيمار داري sự điều dưỡng 护理
ˈnursemaid noun
a nurse who looks after small children. kinderoppasser مُرَبِّيَة أطْفال бавачка ama-seca vychovatelka, slečna k dětem das Kindermädchen barnepige παραμάνα niñera, aya lapsehoidja دايه؛ دختر پرستار lastenhoitaja bonne d'enfants מְטַפֶּלֶת dadilja gyermeklány perawat anak barnfóstra bambinaia 子もり 아이 보는 여자 auklė aukle pengasuh kanak-kanak kindermeisje barnepike niańka دايه ama-seca bonă няня vychovávateľka pestunja medicinska sestra koja se brine o maloj deci barnflicka, barnjungfru ผู้หญิงที่เลี้ยงดูเด็ก dadı 保姆,奶媽 няня دايہ cô bảo mẫu 保姆,育婴女佣
ˈnurseryman noun
a person who runs, or works in, a nursery for plants. kweker صاحِب مَشْتَل، عامِل في مَشْتَل работник в разсадник sementeiro školkař der Pflanzenzüchter planteskolemand εργάτης φυτωρίου horticultor taimekoolipidaja باغبان؛ پرورنده گياهان puutarhuri pépiniériste בַּעַל מִשתָלָה संवर्धक व्यक्ति vrtlar u rasadniku műkertész pengurus tanaman garðyrkjumaður vivaista 苗木屋 묘목업자 daigyno/medelyno savininkas/darbininkas dēstu audzētavas dārznieks/strādnieks penjaga tapak semaian kweker planteskoleeier szkółkarz د بوټو پالونكى sementeiro persoană care munceşte într-o pepinieră садовник в питомнике škôlkar drevesničar čovek koji radi u rasadniku plantskolechef คนทํางานในเรือนเพาะชําต้นไม้หรือสถานที่เพาะปลูกต้นไม้ fidanlık bahçivanı 苗圃業者,苗圃工人 садівник у розсаднику نرسري والا، باغيچہ والا người trông nom vườn ươm 苗木工人
nursery rhyme
a short, simple poem for children. kinderrympie قَصيدَه أو نَشيد مُقَفّى للأطْفال стихотворение за деца rima infantil dětská říkanka der Kinderreim børnerim παιδικό τραγούδι poema infantil lastesalmike اشعار مخصوص کودکان loru comptine שִׁיר יְלָדִים बच्चों का गीत pjesmica za malu djecu gyermekvers puisi anak-anak barnavísa/-gæla filastrocca 子もり歌 동료, 자장가 vaikiškas eilėraštukas bērnu dzejolītis; skaitāmpantiņš lagu dan puisi kanak-kanak kinderversje barnerim rymowanka نوع شعر براى اطفال quadra infantil poezii pentru copii детские стишки detská riekanka otroška pesmica dečija pesmica barnkammarrim เพลงกล่อมเด็ก çocuk şiiri/şarkısı 童謠 дитячий віршик بچوں کي نظم thơ ca dành cho trẻ nhỏ 童谣
nursery school
a school for very young children. kleuterskool دار حِضانَه للأطْفال детска градина jardim de infância mateřská školka der Kindergarten børnehave νηπιαγωγείο parvulario lasteaed کودکستان lastentarha jardin d'enfants, école maternelle גַן יְלָדִים छोटे बच्चों का विद्यालय, शिशु पाठशाला dječji vrtić óvoda taman kanak-kanak leikskóli, dagheimili asilo infantile; scuola materna 保育園 보육원 vaikų darželis bērnudārzs taman bimbingan kanak-kanak peuterklas barnehage przedszkole ابتدايه ښونځى،وړكتون jardim de infância grădiniţă детский сад materská škôlka, jasle otroški vrtec zabavište lekskola, förskola โรงเรียนสําหรับเด็กอายุ 2 - 5 ปี yuva, ana okulu 托兒所 дитячий садок چھوٹے بچوں کا اسکول vườn trẻ 幼儿园
ˈnursing-home noun
a small private hospital. versorgingskliniek مُسْتَشْفى خاص للعَمَلِيّات الجِراحِيَّه والوِلادَه والنَّقاهَه частна клиника casa de saúde sanatorium die Privatklinik plejehjem κλινική clínica de reposo erahaigla بيمارستان خصوصى yksityissairaala clinique מוֹסָד סִיעוּדִי उपचार-गृह starački dom (magán)szanatórium rumah sakit kecil einkaspítali, klíník (clinica privata) 私立病院 작은 사설 병원 privati ligoninė, slaugos namai privātklīnika rumah penjagaan verpleeghuis privatklinikk; pleiehjem prywatna klinika خصوصى روغتون casa de saúde clinică particulară частная лечебница sanatórium privatna bolnišnica; dom privatna bolnica vårdhem, privatklinik สถานดูแลคนชราหรือคนไม่แข็งแรง bakım evi, huzur evi, şifa yurdu 看護院所 приватна лікарня چھوٹا پرائيويٹ اسپتال nhà thương 私人医院
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nurse

→ مـُمَرِضَةٌ zdravotní sestra sygeplejerske Krankenschwester νοσοκόμος enfermero sairaanhoitaja infirmière medicinska sestra infermiere 看護師 간호사 verpleegster sykepleier pielęgniarka enfermeiro медсестра sjuksköterska นางพยาบาล hemşire y tá 护士
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

nurse

n. enfermero-a;
chief ___, head ___ → jefe-a de ___ -s;
community health ___ → ___ de salud pública;
___ aid → asistente de ___;
___ anesthetist → ___ anestesista;
___ practitioner → practicante de ___;
surgical ___ → ___ de cirugía;
v. [care] cuidar a una persona enferma; [breast-feeding] amamantar, dar el pecho, dar de mamar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

nurse

n enfermero -ra mf; charge — enfermero jefe (de sala or de turno); home health — enfermero domiciliario, enfermero que hace visitas a la casa; licensed vocational — enfermero vocacional con licencia; — supervisor enfermero supervisor; registered — enfermero registrado; vt (to breastfeed) amamantar, lactar, dar el pecho, dar de mamar; (to care for patients) cuidar; vi (to suckle) mamar
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it is useless to tell me that you have your old nurse. She is too old; she is not in your rank of life--there is no sufficient protection in the companionship of such a person for a lady in your position.
'You don't mean to say that nurse has got a legacy?'
The persons are, Captain Arnault, of the French army; Surgeon Surville, of the French ambulance; Surgeon Wetzel, of the German army; Mercy Merrick, attached as nurse to the French ambulance; and Grace Roseberry, a traveling lady on her way to England.
They were now comfortably laid at rest in the kitchen, under the care of the French surgeon and the English nurse attached to the ambulance.
A CANDIDATE canvassing his district met a Nurse wheeling a Baby in a carriage, and, stooping, imprinted a kiss upon the Baby's clammy muzzle.
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In the hall the two doctors, the nurse, and Miss Polly stood talking.
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The nurse led Miss Halcombe to a distant part of the property, which was prettily laid out, and after looking about her a little, turned into a turf walk, shaded by a shrubbery on either side.
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They gave the baby medicine, and it turned out that the baby was simply hungry: the nurse had no milk, sir."
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We heard voices in the room in which she lay, and presently the nurse returned to say that the patient refused to see anyone.
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"He's having one of those tantrums the nurse called hysterics.
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The King's son, however, hardly ever stopped crying from the time he had been taken from his mother on the deck of the ship, although he had always been such a good child before, so that at last the King had to get a nurse for him--one of the maids of the Court.
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Suddenly her door opened softly and her old nurse, Praskovya Savishna, who hardly ever came to that room as the old prince had forbidden it, appeared on the threshold with a shawl round her head.
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