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"Physical" is an adjective which is often translated as "físico", and "physic" is a noun which is often translated as "la medicina". Learn more about the difference between "physical" and "physic" below.
physical(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. físico
Isn't clinical depression a physical ailment after all?¿No es la depresión clínica después de todo una dolencia física?
2. (tangible)
a. físico
A physical theory is a system of mathematical propositions.Una teoría física es un sistema de proposiciones matemáticas.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (medicine)
a. el chequeo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I made an appointment with my doctor for a physical.Hice cita con mi médico para un chequeo.
b. el examen físico (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
To get into the police force, you have to pass a physical exam.Para entrar en el cuerpo de policía, tienes que superar un examen físico.
c. el reconocimiento médico (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
From the age of 60 onwards, it's advisable to have a physical annually.A partir de los 60 años, es aconsejable hacerse un reconocimiento médico anualmente.
physic(
fih
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (archaic) (science)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
a. la medicina (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Hank chose to study physic at Oxford after surviving the plague.Hank eligió estudiar medicina en Oxford después de sobrevivir a la peste.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (archaic) (medicine)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
a. medicar
With such a virulent outbreak of the pox, the doctor had to acknowledge that he was not in a position to physic an entire village in one evening.Con un brote tan virulento de la viruela, el médico tuvo que reconocer que no estaba en condiciones de medicar a un pueblo entero en una noche.
