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1 casualty
'kæʒuəltiplural - casualties; noun(a person who is wounded or killed in a battle, accident etc: There were hundreds of casualties when the factory went on fire.) offer; såret eller drept person: casualties) \/ˈkæʒjʊəltɪ\/, \/ˈkæzjʊəltɪ\/1) ulykke2) offer, fallen, forulykket, skadet, såret3) (britisk, også casualty ward eller casualty department) legevakt, akuttmottak, akuttavdelingcasualties ( også) døde og sårete, forulykkede -
2 casualty ward
subst. eller casualty department eller casualtylegevakt, akuttmottak, akuttavdeling -
3 casualty insurance
subst.ulykkesforsikring -
4 casualty officer
subst.forklaring: vakthavende lege på legevakt -
5 casualty department
(a hospital department for treating accidental injuries.) avdeling for øyeblikkelig hjelp; legevakt -
6 clearing hospital
subst. eller clearing station eller casualty clearing station( militærvesen) sorteringsplass for syke og sårede -
7 ward
wo:d1) (a room with a bed or beds for patients in a hospital etc: He is in a surgical ward of the local hospital.) sykehusrom/-avdeling2) (a person who is under the legal control and care of someone who is not his or her parent or (a ward of court) of a court: She was made a ward of court so that she could not marry until she was eighteen.) myndling, barn under formynderskap•- wardervernIsubst. \/wɔːd\/1) ( på sykehus e.l.) avdeling, sal, rom2) ( administrasjon) (by)distrikt, bydel• which electoral ward do you belong to?umyndig person (som domstolen er tilsynsverge for), myndling4) (spesielt jus, gammeldags) formynderskap5) (teknikk, også wards) innsnitt i nøkkelskjegg, låsgang, reif6) ( gammeldags) vakthold, vakt, bevoktning, forvaring7) avdeling i fengsel8) ( gammeldags) vaktmannskap, garde9) ( fekting) paradebe in ward to somebody eller be in the ward of somebody stå under noens formynderskapbe under ward være under bevoktningcasualty ward akuttavdeling, legevaktkeep watch and ward (over) holde vakt (over), vokte påmaternity ward fødeavdeling, barselavdelingterminal ward avdeling for dødende pasienterward (of court) ( jus) umyndig person (som domstolen er tilsynsverge for)ward in chancery ( jus) umyndig person (som domstolen er tilsynsverge for)IIverb \/wɔːd\/1) legge inn på sykehus2) ( gammeldags) bevokte, vokte over3) ( gammeldags) verge, verne, beskytte -
8 casualties
plural; see casualty
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