recovering

• Descreve uma pessoa que está em processo de retorno ao estado normal de saúde, equilíbrio mental ou forças após doença, lesão ou dependência.

Describes a person who is in the process of returning to a normal state of health, mind, or strength after an illness, injury, or addiction.

1. Returning to healthB1formal

   In the process of becoming healthy again after an illness or injury.

   Em recuperação

   • She is recovering from a severe flu.
   • The recovering patient was allowed to leave the hospital.
   • He is still recovering after his surgery.

   Sinônimosconvalescenthealingmending

   Antônimosfailingworsening

2. Returning to normal stateB2formal

   In the process of returning to a normal condition after a difficult period.

   Em recuperação

   • The economy is recovering from the recession.
   • The recovering city is rebuilding after the earthquake.
   • The team is recovering from a series of losses.

   Sinônimoshealingimprovingmendingrallying

   Antônimosrelapsingworsening

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de voltar a ter saúde, ânimo ou forças, ou de reaver a posse ou o controle de algo perdido ou roubado.

A verb used to indicate the act of returning to a normal state of health, mind, or strength, or to regain possession or control of something lost or stolen.

1. Regain healthB1formalmedical

   To return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength after illness, injury, or shock.

   Recuperar-se

   • She is recovering from a severe flu.
   • It took him several weeks to recover after the surgery.
   • The patient is expected to make a full recovery.

   Sinônimosconvalescehealimprovemendrallyrecuperate

   Antônimosdeclinedeterioratelanguishrelapsesickenworsen

2. Get back something lostB1formal

   To find or regain possession of something that was lost, stolen, or taken away.

   Recuperar

   • The police recovered the stolen jewelry.
   • He recovered his wallet from the lost and found.
   • They managed to recover the data from the damaged hard drive.

   Sinônimosfindget backreclaimrecoupregainrepossessretrievewin back

   Antônimosforfeitlose

3. Return to a normal stateB1formal

   To return to a normal condition after a setback, difficulty, or disruption.

   Recuperar-se

   • The economy is slowly recovering from the recession.
   • She recovered her composure after the embarrassing moment.
   • The team recovered from a poor start to win the game.

   Sinônimosbounce backhealimproverallyrecuperaterevive

   Antônimosdeteriorateregressrelapseworsen