nurse

nurse
nurse [nɜ:s]
1. noun
(in hospital) infirmier m, -ière f ; (at home) garde-malade mf
• male nurse (in hospital) infirmier m
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ person, illness, injury] soigner
• she nursed him through pneumonia elle l'a soigné pendant sa pneumonie
• she nursed him back to health il a guéri grâce à ses soins
• to nurse a cold soigner un rhume
   b. [+ baby] ( = suckle) allaiter ; (British) ( = cradle in arms) bercer (dans ses bras)
   c. [+ hope, ambition] nourrir ; [+ plan, plot] préparer
• to nurse one's wounded pride panser ses plaies
* * *
[nɜːs] 1.
noun
1) Medicine infirmier/-ière m/f

male nurse — infirmier m

2.
transitive verb
1) Medicine soigner [person, cold]
2) (clasp) serrer [object]

to nurse a baby in one's arms — bercer un bébé dans ses bras

to nurse one's drink — faire durer sa boisson

3) (suckle) allaiter [baby]
4) (foster) nourrir [grievance, hope]
3.
intransitive verb
1) (be a nurse) être infirmier/-ière
2) (feed) [baby] têter

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