hospice [ˈhɒspɪs]
hospice(
has
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pihs
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (medicine)
a. el hospital para enfermos terminales (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).
We went to visit my grandmother in hospice yesterday.Ayer fuimos a visitar a mi abuela en el hospital para enfermos terminales.
b. el tratamiento paliativo (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).
The patient was placed in hospice to make his final days more comfortable for him.El paciente fue puesto en tratamiento paliativo para darle alivio en sus últimos días.
2. (archaic) (lodging)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
a. el hospicio (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).
When they saw the pilgrim was weary and weak, the nuns brought him to stay at the hospice.Al ver que el peregrino estaba débil y fatigado, las monjas lo llevaron a quedarse en el hospicio.
hospiceNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (for the terminally ill)
a. el hospital para enfermos terminales(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).
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