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nurse

/nɜːs/

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noun

/nɜːs/A1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, обученного ухаживать за больными или немощными, особенно в больнице или медицинском учреждении.

A noun referring to a person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital or healthcare setting.

  1. Healthcare professionalA1formalmedical

    A person trained to care for the sick or infirm, especially in a hospital.

    ruМедицинская сестра

    • The nurse checked my temperature and blood pressure.
    • She has worked as a nurse for over ten years.
    • Nurses play a vital role in patient recovery.

    Synonymsattendantcaregiversister

  2. Childcare providerA2formalbritish

    A person employed to take care of a young child or children.

    ruНяня

    • They hired a nurse to look after their baby.
    • The nurse put the children to bed at eight o'clock.
    • A good nurse is patient and kind with toddlers.

    Synonymsau pairbabysittercaretakergovernessnannynursemaid

Forms
  • nurses plural form
  • nurses' possessive plural form
  • nurse's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

/nɜːrs/B1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по уходу за больным или раненым, или кормления младенца грудным молоком.

A verb used to indicate the act of caring for someone who is ill or injured, or to feed a baby with milk from the breast.

  1. Care for the sickB1formalmedical

    To provide medical care and attention to someone who is ill or injured.

    ruУхаживать

    • She nursed her grandmother back to health after the surgery.
    • The doctors and nurses nursed the patient through the night.
    • He spent weeks nursing his injured leg.

    Synonymsattendcare forlook aftertendtreat

  2. BreastfeedB1formal

    To feed a baby with milk from the breast.

    ruКормить грудью

    • The mother nursed her newborn baby every few hours.
    • She decided to nurse her child for the first six months.
    • Many women choose to nurse their babies in private.

    Synonymsbreastfeedsucklewet nurse

  3. Hold or handle carefullyB2informal

    To hold or treat something gently and carefully, often to protect it.

    ruБережно обращаться

    • He nursed his injured hand while waiting for the doctor.
    • She nursed the fragile vase as she carried it across the room.
    • The mechanic nursed the old engine back to working condition.

    Synonymscherishcradle

    Antonymsabusemishandlemistreatneglectrough

Forms
  • nursed past participle
  • nursed past simple
  • nursing present participle
  • nurses third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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