patient [ˈpeɪʃənt]
patient
patient(
pey
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shihnt
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (calm)
Be patient. You'll get the results soon enough.Tienes que ser paciente. Pronto te llegarán los resultados.
2. (detailed)
a. pormenorizado
He gave us a patient explanation of what to do in such cases.Nos dio una explicación pormenorizada de qué hacer en dichos casos.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
3. (medicine)
a. el paciente (M), la paciente (F)
(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).
(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).
You have to give the patient a sponge bath.Tienes que asear al paciente en la cama.
b. el enfermo (M), la enferma (F)
(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).
(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).
All cancer patients are in this ward.Todos los enfermos de cáncer están en esta sala.
patientNounadjective
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el paciente(M) la paciente(F)
(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).
(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).
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
2. (general)
a. paciente
to be patient with somebodyser paciente con alguien, tener paciencia con alguien
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