botiquín
botiquín
botiquín(
boh
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tee
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keen
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (box of medicine)
La profesora fue a buscar el botiquín para curar la herida de un niño.The teacher went for the first aid kit to heal the child's wound.
2. (cupboard for medicine)
En los estantes del botiquín solo quedaban un par de tiritas.There were only a couple of bandages left on the medicine cabinet shelves.
b. medicine chest
Siempre me gusta tener vendas en el botiquín de casa.I always like to have some bandages in the medicine chest at home.
3. (first aid post)
a. nurse's office
¿Te sientes mal, Juanito? - Sí, señorita Jones. ¿Puedo ir al botiquín?Do you feel sick, Juanito? - Yes, Miss Jones. Can I go to the nurse's office?
b. sick bay
Tuve que esperar en el botiquín hasta que vino a atenderme una enfermera.I had to wait in the sick bay until a nurse came to see me.
botiquínNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (caja)
a. first-aid kit
2. (mueble)
a. first-aid cupboard
3. (enfermería)
a. sick bay
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