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nurse /nɜːs/ noun infermiere, -a mf;
children's ~ bambinaia f transitive verb curare

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'nurse' found in these entries:

English:

agency-nurse - auxiliary nurse - charge nurse - district nurse - male nurse - sister - student nurse - wet-nurse

Italian:

assistere - crocerossina - infermiere

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
nurse	n	(medicine: patients) medicina	infermiera nf
The patient called for the nurse.
Il paziente ha chiamato l'infermiera.
nurse	vtr	(tend to the sick)	curare vtr ⇒
She was able to nurse the bird back to health.
Lei è riuscita a curare l'uccello fino a farlo tornare in salute.
Additional Translations
nurse	n	(child care person)	bambinaia nf
		colloquiale	tata nf
		antiq	balia nf
The children spend most of the day with their nurse.
I bambini trascorrono la maggior parte della giornata con la bambinaia.
nurse	vi	(baby eating)	prendere il latte vi
		colloquiale	ciucciare vtr ⇒
		colloquiale	poppare vtr ⇒
The baby nursed for twenty minutes from each breast.
Il bambino ha preso il latte venti minuti da ciascun seno.
nurse	vtr	(take care of illness)	curare vtr ⇒
He nursed his cold for two weeks.
Ha curato il suo raffreddore per due settimane.
nurse	vtr	(give milk to baby)	allattare vtr ⇒
The mother nursed the baby till he was six months old.
La madre ha allattato il bambino fino ai sei mesi.
nurse	vtr	figurative (drink slowly)	sorseggiare vtr ⇒
He nursed his beer for two hours.
Ha sorseggiato la sua birra per due ore.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
army nurse corps			infermieri militari
graduate nurse			infermiera diplomata
licensed practical nurse			infermiera diplomata
nurse shark		squalo nutrice	squalo nm
nurse's aide			aiuto infermiera
practical nurse			infermiere professionale
registered nurse			infermiere laureato
registered nurse			infermiere specializzato
school nurse			assistente socio-sanitario scolastico
staff nurse		(med.)	paramedico
trained nurse			infermiera diplomata
visiting nurse			infermiera che visita i malati a domicilio nf
wet nurse			fare da balia a
wet-nurse			relativo all'azione di fare da balia a
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'nurse' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'nurse':

as within the province of a nurse
Dimensions of the Current Staff Nurse Role
enrolled nurse
I'm nurse X
Nurse case management
Nurse ratched
nurse station
nurse-led
Nusery nurse
practice nurse
said the little nurse looking up, still unsmilingly, from her professional bag.
scheduling nurse
Student nurse (veterinary)
Technical nurse
The school nurse made him wash with an anti-lice shampoo.
triage nurse

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