health

la salud

health(hehlth)

noun

1. (of a person)

a. la salud

(F)

She is in excellent health.

Tiene una salud excelente.

2. (of a population)

a. la salud

(F)

The factory poses a public health risk.

La fábrica representa un peligro para la salud pública.

3. (of a company or organization)

a. la salud

(F)

The economy is in good health.

La economía goza de buena salud.

adjective

4. (related to health)

a. sanitario

The country has an excellent health care system.

El país cuenta con un excelente sistema de asistencia sanitaria.

b. de sanidad

This year's health budget is one million dollars higher than the previous year.

El presupuesto de sanidad de este año supera en un millón de dólares al del año anterior.

c. médico

To be treated at this center, you need to have health insurance.

Para ser tratado en este centro, necesita tener un seguro médico.

d. de salud

Becky is very young, but she already has many health problems.

Becky es muy joven, pero ya tiene muchos problemas de salud.

health

Noun

1. (general)

a. la salud

(F)

to be in good/poor healthestar bien/mal de salud

the economy is in good healthla economía goza de buena salud

the Department of Healthel Ministerio de Sanidad

to drink (to) somebody's healthbrindar a la salud de alguien, brindar por alguien

health careatención sanitaria

health centercentro de salud, ambulatorio m

2. (finance)

a.

health covercobertura sanitaria

health farmclínica de adelgazamiento

health foodcomida integral

health hazard or riskpeligro para la salud

3. (finance)

a.

health insuranceseguro de enfermedad

health resortcentro de reposo

the Health Serviceel sistema de sanidad pública británico

health visitorenfermero(a) visitante

health [helθ]

noun

salud (f)

to be in good/bad health estar bien/mal de salud; he was granted early retirement on grounds of ill health le concedieron la jubilación anticipada por razones de salud; good health! ¡(a tu) salud!; to drink (to) sb's health beber a la salud de algn; brindar por algn; Minister of Health MinistroaMinistra (m) (f) de Sanidad;a Ministra Ministry of Health Ministerio (m) de Sanidad

Secretaría $ de Salud >

Department of Health and Human Services (US) Ministerio (m) de Sanidad y Seguridad Social

modifier

health authority (n) administración (f) sanitaria

health benefit (n) (US) subsidio (m) de enfermedad

health care (n) asistencia (f) sanitaria; atención (f) sanitaria

health centre health center (US) (n) centro (m) de salud; centro (m) médico

health club (n) gimnasio (m)

health education (n) educación (f) sanitaria

health farm (n) centro (m) de adelgazamiento

health food(s) (n) alimentos (m) dietéticos; alimentos (m) naturales

health food shop (n) tienda (f) de alimentos dietéticos; herbolario (m)

health hazard (n) peligro (m) para la salud; riesgo (m) para la salud

it's a health hazard presenta un peligro or un riesgo para la salud

health insurance (n) seguro (m) de enfermedad; seguro (m) médico

health problem (n) (personal) problema (m) de salud; (public) problema (m) sanitario

health resort (n) (spa) balneario (m); (in mountains) sanatorio (m)

Health Service (n) (Britain) Servicio (m) de Sanidad; Servicio (m) de Salud Pública

national

Health Service doctor (n) médico (m) de la Seguridad Social

health spa (n) balneario (m)

The package includes free use of the hotel's health spa facilities

health visitor (n) auxiliar (m) sanitarioasanitaria en asistencia domiciliaria;a sanitaria (en asistencia domiciliaria)

on cigarette packets, adverts There have been suggestions, for example, that sweets should carry a health warning, like cigarettes I think you should put a health warning at the beginning of such prose alerting asthmatics to the danger of reading such stuff without an inhaler to hand

professional