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medicine

medicine(
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
1. (science or practice)
a. la medicina
(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).
(F)
She went to Guadalajara to study medicine.Ella se fue para Guadalajara a estudiar medicina.
2. (drugs)
a. la medicina
(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).
(F)
The medicine I use for headaches is in the cabinet.La medicina que uso para los dolores de cabeza está en el armario.
b. el medicamento
(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).
(M)
The doctor gave her a prescription for new medicine.El médico le dio una receta para un medicamento nuevo.
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medicine
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (science)
a. la medicina
(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).
(F)
to practice medicineejercer la medicina
to study medicineestudiar medicina
2. (drugs)
a. el medicina f, medicamento
(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).
(M)
3. (fig)
a.
to give somebody a taste of his own medicinepagar a alguien con su misma moneda
medicine chest or cabinet(armario del) botiquín m
medicine manhechicero m (de la tribu), chamán m
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medicine [ˈmedsɪn] [ˈmedɪsɪn]
noun
1 (drug) medicina (f); medicamento (m)
to give sb a dose or taste of his own medicine pagar a algn con la misma moneda
to take one's medicine cargar con or arrostrar las consecuencias
2 (science) medicina (f)
modifier
medicine ball (n) (Dep) balón (m) medicinal
medicine box medicine cabinet medicine chest (n) botiquín (m)
medicine man (n) hechicero (m)
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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