relapse
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (medicine)
a. la recaída (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).
He was doing well after the treatment, but then he had a relapse.Se iba encontrando mejor con el tratamiento, pero luego sufrió una recaída.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (medicine)
a. recaer
There is always a risk that addicts participating in drug rehabilitation programs will relapse.Siempre existe el riesgo de que los adictos que participan en programas de rehabilitación recaigan.
b. sufrir una recaída
A small proportion of patients relapse some months after a successful course of treatment.Un pequeño porcentaje de pacientes sufre una recaída varios meses después de un tratamiento exitoso.
a. volver a sumirse en (silence or a depression)
The conversation was awkward. She would just answer my questions and then relapse into silence.La conversación fue incómoda. Ella se limitaba a responder a mis preguntas y luego volvía a sumirse en el silencio.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Casey sometimes relapses into his Southern accent when he's had a few drinks.A veces, cuando ha tomado unas copas, Casey vuelve a hablar con acento sureño.
The moment I'm not watching her, my daughter relapses into overeating.En el momento en que dejo de vigilarla, mi hija empieza otra vez a comer en exceso.
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