infirmary
A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospitalA place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
» You'd better go to the infirmary.
Meaning
2 sensesA place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
Krankenhaus, Krankenstation, Ambulanz
лазаре́тlazarét, медпу́нктmedpúnkt, санча́стьsančástʹ
лазаре́тlazarét, медпу́нктmedpúnkt, санчасти́наsančastýna
A clinic or dispensary within another institution.
Krankenstation
лазаре́тlazarét, кли́никаklínika, диспансе́рdispansɛ́r
- a health facility where patients receive treatment
Examples
19 sentencesYou'd better go to the infirmary.
It's too warm in the infirmary.
deIm Krankenzimmer ist es zu warm.
It was cold in the infirmary.
deIm Krankenzimmer war es kalt.
On the left was the infirmary.
Damiano was taken to the infirmary.
Translations
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Origin
From Medieval Latin infirmaria, from Latin infirmus.From Medieval Latin infirmaria, from Latin infirmus.
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Forms
plural: infirmaries| Singular | infirmary |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a health facility where patients receive treatment:hospital