enfermoa enferma
adjective
(gen) sick person; (en hospital) patient
enfermo/a terminal terminal patient; terminally ill person
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (unhealthy)
c. unwell
El director está enfermo desde el lunes y no pudo hacer el viaje.The director has been unwell since Monday and couldn't make the trip.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
2. (sick person)
a. sick person
Un grupo de voluntarios de la escuela va a visitar a los enfermos del hospital de la zona.A group of volunteers from our school visits sick people at the local hospital.
b. patient
Ya no quedan enfermos de ébola en este hospital.There aren't any Ebola patients left in this hospital.
enfermo
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (general)
a. ill, sick
me pone enfermo su falta de puntualidadhis lack of punctuality gets on my nerves
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
2. (en general)
a. sick person
3. (en el hospital)
a. patient
enfermo de sidaAIDS sufferer
enfermo terminalterminally ill patient
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