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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesenfermaria
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ẽ.feʁ.ma.ˈɾi.a
"Os alunos foram levados à enfermaria após se sentirem mal durante a aula."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially in a hospital or a school.
"The students were taken to the infirmary after feeling unwell during the class." - 2
A hospital or medical facility, particularly one associated with a specific institution.
"The infirmary at the university provides medical services to all enrolled students."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'infirmary' originates from the Latin 'infirmus', meaning 'weak' or 'sick'. It evolved through Middle English, where it referred to a place for the sick, particularly in monasteries during the medieval period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Infirmary" is said worldwide
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infirmerie
Transliteration: ɛ̃.fiʁ.me.ʁi
"Les étudiants ont été emmenés à l'infirmerie après s'être sentis mal en classe."
Krankenhaus
Transliteration: ˈkʁaŋkənˌhaʊs
"Die Studenten wurden ins Krankenhaus gebracht, nachdem sie sich im Unterricht unwohl gefühlt hatten."
infermeria
Transliteration: in-fer-me-ri-a
"Gli studenti sono stati portati all'infermeria dopo essersi sentiti male durante la lezione."
infirmaria
Transliteration: in-fir-ma-ria
"Los estudiantes fueron llevados a la infirmaria después de sentirse mal durante la clase."
enfermaria
Transliteration: ẽ.feʁ.ma.ˈɾi.a
"Os alunos foram levados à enfermaria após se sentirem mal durante a aula."
अस्पताल
Transliteration: aspataal
"छात्रों को कक्षा के दौरान अस्वस्थ महसूस करने के बाद अस्पताल ले जाया गया।"
医务室
Transliteration: yīwùshì
"学生们在课堂上感到不适后被带到医务室。"
의무실
Transliteration: uimu-sil
"학생들은 수업 중 불편함을 느낀 후 의무실로 옮겨졌습니다."
診療所
Transliteration: shinryōsho
"学生たちは授業中に気分が悪くなった後、診療所に運ばれました。"
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