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adj.1 mental.2 psychic.* * *► adjetivo1 mental* * *adj.* * *ADJ [esfuerzo, salud] mental; [capacidad, trabajo] intellectual* * *adjetivo mental* * *= mental.Ex. We are only making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources.----* aberración mental = mental aberration.* actitud mental = set of mind.* actividad mental = mental activity.* agotamiento físico y mental = attrition.* bloque mental = writer's block.* bloqueo mental = mental block, mental blockage.* bloqueo mental del escritor = writer's block.* capacidad mental = mental capability.* control mental = mind control.* deficiencia mental = mental deficiency.* deficiente mental = mentally deficient.* desequilibrado mental = mentally unstable.* desquiciado mental = out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* diarrea mental = brain spew, spew.* discapacidad mental = mental disability.* enajenado mental = deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* enfermedad mental = mental disease, brain disorder, mental disorder.* enfermo mental = mental patient, mentally ill.* enfermos mentales, los = mentally disturbed, the, mentally handicapped, the, mentally ill, the, insane, the.* en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales = of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fit.* envejecimiento mental = mental aging.* experimento mental = thought experiment.* facultad mental = mental faculty.* habilidad mental = mental ability.* higiene mental = mental hygiene.* lapsus mental = mental lapse.* manipulación mental = mind control.* mapa mental = rich picture.* masturbación mental = mental masturbation.* paja mental = mental masturbation.* personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.* proceso mental = thought process.* retrasado mental = mentally backward.* retrasados mentales, los = mentally retarded, the.* rompecabezas mental = brain teaser, brain tickler.* salto mental = mental leap.* salud mental = mental health.* tener un bloqueo mental = mind + go blank.* trastornado mental = out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* trastorno mental = psychiatric disorder, brain disorder.* * *adjetivo mental* * *= mental.Ex: We are only making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources.
* aberración mental = mental aberration.* actitud mental = set of mind.* actividad mental = mental activity.* agotamiento físico y mental = attrition.* bloque mental = writer's block.* bloqueo mental = mental block, mental blockage.* bloqueo mental del escritor = writer's block.* capacidad mental = mental capability.* control mental = mind control.* deficiencia mental = mental deficiency.* deficiente mental = mentally deficient.* desequilibrado mental = mentally unstable.* desquiciado mental = out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* diarrea mental = brain spew, spew.* discapacidad mental = mental disability.* enajenado mental = deranged, out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* enfermedad mental = mental disease, brain disorder, mental disorder.* enfermo mental = mental patient, mentally ill.* enfermos mentales, los = mentally disturbed, the, mentally handicapped, the, mentally ill, the, insane, the.* en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales = of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fit.* envejecimiento mental = mental aging.* experimento mental = thought experiment.* facultad mental = mental faculty.* habilidad mental = mental ability.* higiene mental = mental hygiene.* lapsus mental = mental lapse.* manipulación mental = mind control.* mapa mental = rich picture.* masturbación mental = mental masturbation.* paja mental = mental masturbation.* personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.* proceso mental = thought process.* retrasado mental = mentally backward.* retrasados mentales, los = mentally retarded, the.* rompecabezas mental = brain teaser, brain tickler.* salto mental = mental leap.* salud mental = mental health.* tener un bloqueo mental = mind + go blank.* trastornado mental = out of + Posesivo + mind, out of + Posesivo + senses.* trastorno mental = psychiatric disorder, brain disorder.* * *‹capacidad› mental, intellectual; ‹cansancio› mentalproceso mental thinking process* * *
mental adjetivo
mental
mental adjetivo mental
' mental' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bloqueo
- cabeza
- cacao
- deficiencia
- desequilibrio
- juicio
- loquería
- manicomio
- mermar
- meter
- paliza
- retrasada
- retrasado
- retraso
- viveza
- cálculo
- crueldad
- deficiente
- desfase
- enfermedad
- facultad
- incapacidad
- loco
- minusvalía
- perturbado
- psiquiátrico
- uso
English:
agony
- anguish
- asylum
- block
- comfortable
- disorder
- distress
- feeble-mindedness
- form
- fortitude
- handicapped
- judgemental
- judgmental
- mental
- mental age
- mentally ill
- pain
- power
- retardation
- strain
- strength
- thought process
- unsound
- can
- comfort
- dimwit
- discomfort
- endurance
- handicap
- intelligence
- interior
- inward
- mentally
- mind
- sanity
- spirit
* * *mental adjmental* * *adj mental* * *mental adj: mental, intellectual♦ mentalmente adv* * *mental adj mental -
3 mental
[ˈmentl] adjective1) of the mind:عَقْليmental illnesses/disorders.
2) done or made by the mind:ذِهْني، فِكْريa mental picture.
3) for those who are ill in mind:عَقْلي، للأمْراض العَقْلِيَّهa mental hospital.
4) suffering from an illness of the mind:عَقلي، مُصاب بِمَرَضٍ عَقْليa mental patient.
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5 enfermo mental
m.mental patient, mental defective.* * *(adj.) = mental patient, mentally illEx. The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.Ex. Howerver, unlike a drunk, a person who is mentally ill or mentally handicapped will not normally be able to ratify a contract.* * *(adj.) = mental patient, mentally illEx: The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.
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6 psykiatrisk pasient
mental patient -
7 умноболник
mental patient -
8 مريض نفسي
mental patient -
9 חולה-נפש
mental patient, insane, mad -
10 akıl hastası
"mental patient; mad" -
11 enfermo
adj.sick, ill, ailing, diseased.f. & m.sick person, patient, sufferer.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: enfermar.* * *► adjetivo1 sick, ill► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 sick person2 (paciente) patient\caer enfermo,-a to be taken illponer enfermo,-a a alguien figurado to make somebody sick, make somebody illponerse enfermo,-a to be taken ill* * *1. (f. - enferma)nounsick person, patient2. (f. - enferma)adj.ill, sick* * *enfermo, -a1. ADJ1) ill, sick, unwellestar enfermo de gravedad o peligro — to be seriously o dangerously ill
caer o ponerse enfermo — to fall ill (de with)
2)estar enfermo — (=encarcelado) Cono Sur ** to be in jail
3) Cono Sur*2.SM / F [gen] sick person; [en hospital] patientenfermo/a terminal — terminal patient, terminally ill person
* * *I- ma adjetivoa) (Med) ill, sickgravemente enfermo or enfermo de gravedad — seriously ill
está enferma de los nervios — she suffers with o has trouble with her nerves
cayó or se puso enfermo — he fell o got ill, he got sick (AmE)
poner enfermo a alguien — (fam) to get on somebody's nerves (colloq), to get somebody (colloq)
b) (CS euf) ( con la menstruación)IIestoy enferma — I've got my period, it's the time of the month (euph)
- ma masculino, femeninoquiere cuidar enfermos — she wants to care for sick people o the sick
* * *2 = poor health, sick, ill, poorly.Ex. Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.Ex. Do not use the negative (e.g. use sick instead of not healthy).Ex. Leforte asked said Leforte with much curiosity and concern, 'Is anything wrong? Are you ill? Is there anything I can do?'.Ex. Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.----* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* enfermo crónico = chronically ill.* enfermo de amor = lovesick, lovestricken.* enfermo físico = physically ill.* enfermo incurable = incurably ill.* enfermo mentalmente = mentally ill.* estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.* fingir estar enfermo = malinger.* hacerse el enfermo = malinger.* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.* * *I- ma adjetivoa) (Med) ill, sickgravemente enfermo or enfermo de gravedad — seriously ill
está enferma de los nervios — she suffers with o has trouble with her nerves
cayó or se puso enfermo — he fell o got ill, he got sick (AmE)
poner enfermo a alguien — (fam) to get on somebody's nerves (colloq), to get somebody (colloq)
b) (CS euf) ( con la menstruación)IIestoy enferma — I've got my period, it's the time of the month (euph)
- ma masculino, femeninoquiere cuidar enfermos — she wants to care for sick people o the sick
* * *enfermo11 = patient, sufferer.Ex: A record is a complete unit of information about a person, item, product, book, patient, chemical, etc.
Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.* enfermo de Alzheimer = Alzheimer's patient.* enfermo de lepra = leper.* enfermo diabético = diabetic patient.* enfermo en fase terminal = terminally ill patient.* enfermo mental = mental patient, mentally ill.* enfermos crónicos, los = chronically ill, the.* enfermos en fase terminal, los = terminally ill, the.* enfermos mentales, los = mentally disturbed, the, mentally handicapped, the, mentally ill, the, insane, the.* enfermos terminales, los = terminally ill, the.* enfermo terminal = terminal patient, terminally ill patient.* los enfermos = sick, the.* visita a los enfermos = work round.2 = poor health, sick, ill, poorly.Ex: Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.
Ex: Do not use the negative (e.g. use sick instead of not healthy).Ex: Leforte asked said Leforte with much curiosity and concern, 'Is anything wrong? Are you ill? Is there anything I can do?'.Ex: Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* enfermo crónico = chronically ill.* enfermo de amor = lovesick, lovestricken.* enfermo físico = physically ill.* enfermo incurable = incurably ill.* enfermo mentalmente = mentally ill.* estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.* fingir estar enfermo = malinger.* hacerse el enfermo = malinger.* ponerse enfermo = get + sick.* * *1 ( Med) ill, sickno ha venido porque está enfermo he hasn't come because he's ill o unwell o sickestá gravemente enfermo or enfermo de gravedad he's very sick, he's seriously illestá enferma de los nervios she suffers with o has trouble with her nervesponer enfermo a algn ( fam); to get on sb's nerves ( colloq), to get sb ( colloq), to bug sb ( colloq)2(CS euf) (con la menstruación): estoy enferma I have got my period, it's the time of the month ( euph)masculine, femininese pasó la vida cuidando enfermos she spent her whole life caring for sick peopleenfermos del corazón people with heart troublecamas para los enfermos de cáncer beds for cancer sufferers o patients, beds for people suffering from canceres un enfermo del Dr Moliner he's one of Dr Moliner's patients* * *
Del verbo enfermar: ( conjugate enfermar)
enfermo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
enfermó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
enfermar
enfermo
enfermar ( conjugate enfermar) verbo intransitivo
to fall ill, get sick (AmE)
enfermarse verbo pronominal
enfermo◊ -ma adjetivo
está enfermo del corazón he has heart trouble;
está enferma de los nervios she suffers with her nerves;
se puso enfermo he fell o got ill, he got sick (AmE);
poner enfermo a algn (fam) to get on sb's nerves (colloq), to get sb (colloq)b) (CS euf) ( con la menstruación):
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( en hospital) patient;◊ quiere cuidar enfermos she wants to care for sick people o the sick;
enfermos del corazón people with heart trouble;
enfermos de cáncer cancer sufferers
enfermar
I verbo intransitivo to become o fall ill, get sick: enfermaron de tuberculosis, they caught tuberculosis
II verbo transitivo
1 (poner enfermo) to make ill: este calor me va a enfermar, this heat's going to make me ill
2 fam (irritar, disgustar) me enferma el desorden, untidiness makes me sick
enfermo,-a
I adjetivo ill, sick: se puso enferma, she fell ill
II sustantivo masculino y femenino sick person
(paciente) patient
En general, puedes usar ill o sick. Pero recuerda que ill no se emplea delante de sustantivos (un niño enfermo, a sick boy) pero sí con el verbo to feel (me encuentro mal, I feel ill), ya que I feel sick significa tengo ganas de vomitar. Sick también se emplea para indicar un disgusto: Estoy harto de él. I'm sick of him. Esa gente me pone enfermo. Those people make me sick.
' enfermo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- caer
- consumirse
- curar
- desahuciar
- desahuciada
- desahuciado
- descomponerse
- enferma
- enfermar
- estar
- excitarse
- fastidiada
- fastidiado
- interna
- interno
- mala
- malo
- pachucha
- pachucho
- ponerse
- rehabilitar
- rehabilitación
- salir
- sanar
- simular
- trasladar
- traslado
- última
- último
- velar
- agravar
- aislar
- arropar
- bañar
- conocer
- considerar
- consumir
- cuidar
- curación
- decaer
- dopar
- embromado
- evolución
- evolucionar
- fregado
- grave
- incorporar
- indispuesto
- jodido
English:
add to
- bad
- badly
- cancel
- critically
- desperately
- diseased
- dizzy
- get-well card
- grim
- ill
- inpatient
- isolate
- live
- lovesick
- mental
- mentally ill
- nose
- not
- rally
- report
- rush
- seriously
- settle
- sick
- sickbed
- sicken
- sickroom
- spoon-feed
- stretcher case
- sufferer
- unwell
- ailing
- fall
- go
- hear
- infirm
- make
- malinger
- mentally
- take
* * *enfermo, -a♦ adjill, sick;cuidaba de gente enferma he looked after sick people o people who were ill;está enferma con paperas she's ill with mumps;caer enfermo to fall ill;Espponerse enfermo to fall ill, to get sick;Espse puso enfermo del estómago he got a stomach complaint;poner enfermo a alguien [irritar] to drive sb up the wall;su actitud me pone enfermo his attitude really gets to me♦ nm,f[en general] sick person; [bajo tratamiento] patient;los enfermos the sick;los enfermos de este hospital the patients in this hospital;los enfermos de Parkinson Parkinson's sufferers, people with o suffering from Parkinson's (disease);un enfermo del hígado a person with a liver complaintenfermo mental [en general] mentally ill person; [bajo tratamiento] mental patient;enfermo terminal terminally ill person/patient;los enfermos terminales the terminally ill* * *I adj sick, ill;gravemente enfermo seriously ill;ponerse enfermo get sick, Br fall illII m, enferma f sick person;enfermo mental mentally ill person* * *enfermo, -ma adj: sick, illenfermo, -ma n1) : sick person, invalid2) paciente: patient* * *enfermo1 adj illenfermo2 n (paciente) patient -
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m, f mental patient; Pl. the mentally ill (Pl.)* * *Geis|tes|kran|ke(r)mf decl as adjmentally ill persondie Géísteskranken — the mentally ill
* * *Geis·tes·kran·ke(r)f(m) dekl wie adj mentally ill person, mental patient* * *der/die mentally ill person; (im Krankenhaus) mental patient* * ** * *der/die mentally ill person; (im Krankenhaus) mental patient -
13 malato
1. adj illessere malato di cuore have heart problemsmalato di mente mentally ill2. m, malata f ill person* * *malato agg.1 sick; ill (pred.): un bimbo malato, a sick child; è malato di fegato, di cuore, he has got (o suffers from) liver, heart trouble; è gravemente malato, he is dangerously ill; cadde malato di polmonite, he was taken ill with pneumonia2 (di piante) diseased: questa pianta è malata, this plant is diseased; un olivo malato, a diseased olive3 (fig.) (turbato, esaltato) sick, unhealthy, unsound, morbid: aveva un'immaginazione malata, he had an unhealthy imagination; ha una sensibilità malata, she has a morbid sensibility; ha una mente malata, he's mentally ill; è malato di gelosia, he's sick with (o he suffers from) jealousy; è malata d'amore, she's lovesick; io credo sia malato in testa, I think he's sick in the head (o he's mad)4 (fig.) (in cattivo stato) sick; (in difficoltà) lame: economia malata, sick economy◆ s.m.1 sick person, invalid, patient: malato grave, cronico, terminale, seriously, chronically, terminally ill person; malato di mente, mental patient (o case); negli ospedali non c'era più posto per i malati, there was no more room for patients in the hospitals2 (entusiasta) maniac: è un malato della musica, dei computer, he's a music, computer maniac.* * *[ma'lato] malato (-a)1. agg(persona) ill, sick, unwell, (organo, pianta) diseasedessere malato di cuore — to have heart trouble o a bad heart
una mente/fantasia malata — a sick mind/morbid imagination
darsi malato — (sul lavoro ecc) to go sick
2. sm/f(infermo) sick person, (paziente) patient* * *[ma'lato] 1.2) (in cattive condizioni) [impresa, società] ailing2.malato di mente — brainsick person, mental patient
* * *malato/ma'lato/v. la voce ammalato.1 [ persona] ill mai atrib., sick; [ animale] sick; [albero, polmoni, mente] diseased; essere malato to be ill; ho visitato la nonna -a I visited my sick grandmother; essere malato di cuore to suffer from heart trouble2 (in cattive condizioni) [ impresa, società] ailing( f. -a) sick personmalato immaginario hypochondriac; malato di mente brainsick person, mental patient. -
14 demente
adj.1 mad.2 demented, crazy, batty, dementing.f. & m.1 mental patient (medicine).2 insane person, madman, lunatic, demented person.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: dementar.* * *► adjetivo1 mad, insane1 (persona enferma) mental patient2 (loco, chalado) lunatic* * *adj.* * *1.ADJ mad, demented2.SMF lunatic; (Med) mental patient* * *Iadjetivo insaneIImasculino y femenino insane personsólo a un demente se le ocurre... — (fam) only a madman o lunatic would...
* * *= demented, crazed, certifiable, basket case, insane, maniac.Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.Ex. Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.Ex. The article is entitled ' certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.Ex. They are seen as basket cases, 'damaged goods', the vulnerable children of the world who need the help and protection of the UN, NGOs and armies of therapists from the West.Ex. Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.* * *Iadjetivo insaneIImasculino y femenino insane personsólo a un demente se le ocurre... — (fam) only a madman o lunatic would...
* * *= demented, crazed, certifiable, basket case, insane, maniac.Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.Ex: The article is entitled ' certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.Ex: They are seen as basket cases, 'damaged goods', the vulnerable children of the world who need the help and protection of the UN, NGOs and armies of therapists from the West.Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.* * *insane¿es que estás demente? ( fam); are you crazy o mad?, are you out of your mind?insane personsólo a un demente se le ocurre … ( fam); only a madman o lunatic would …* * *
demente adjetivo
insane
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
insane person
demente
I adj Med insane, demented
(desequilibrado) mad
II mf Med insane person
(desequilibrado) (hombre) madman, (mujer) madwoman
' demente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trastornada
- trastornado
English:
certifiable
- certify
- demented
- insane
- mad
* * *♦ adjmad♦ nmf1. [que padece demencia] mental patient2. [loco] lunatic* * *I adj demented, crazyII m/f mad person* * *demente adj: insane, maddemente nmf: insane person -
15 enfermo1
1 = patient, sufferer.Ex. A record is a complete unit of information about a person, item, product, book, patient, chemical, etc.Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.----* enfermo de Alzheimer = Alzheimer's patient.* enfermo de lepra = leper.* enfermo diabético = diabetic patient.* enfermo en fase terminal = terminally ill patient.* enfermo mental = mental patient, mentally ill.* enfermos crónicos, los = chronically ill, the.* enfermos en fase terminal, los = terminally ill, the.* enfermos mentales, los = mentally disturbed, the, mentally handicapped, the, mentally ill, the, insane, the.* enfermos terminales, los = terminally ill, the.* enfermo terminal = terminal patient, terminally ill patient.* los enfermos = sick, the.* visita a los enfermos = work round. -
16 agité
agité, e [aʒite]adjectivea. [personne] ( = ayant la bougeotte) restless ; ( = troublé) agitated* * *
1.
agitée aʒite adjectif [mer] rough; ( moins fort) choppy; [malade] agitated; [rue] bustling; [vie] hectic; [esprit, sommeil] troubled; [période] turbulent; [nuit] restless
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nom masculin, féminin1) Médecine2) ( indiscipliné) troublemaker, disruptive element* * *aʒite adj agité, -e1) (élève, enfant) fidgety, restlessLes élèves sont agités. — The pupils are restless.
2) (sommeil)3) (journée, semaine) hectic4) (mer, eaux) rough* * *A pp ⇒ agiter.B pp adj1 ( en mouvement) [mer] rough; ( moins fort) choppy; [malade, patient] agitated; [rue] bustling; [vie] hectic;C nm,f1 Méd agitated mental patient; les agités the mentally disturbed;2 ( indiscipliné) troublemaker, disruptive element.————————, agitée [aʒite] nom masculin, nom féminin2. [excité] -
17 Geisteskrankheit
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18 душевнобольной
уст.1) сущ. скл. как прил. mental case, mental patient, mentally sick patient, lunatic2) прил. insane, deranged -
19 психически больной
1. прил.mentally diseased, mentally ill, unsound2. м. скл. как прил.mental patient, mentally sick patient, mental case, lunatic -
20 psychicznie
adv. [wyczerpany, załamany] mentally, psychologically- chory psychicznie mentally a. psychologically ill- przygotować pacjenta psychicznie do operacji to prepare a patient mentally for an operation* * ** * *adv.mentally, psychically; chory psychicznie mentally ill; ( pacjent) mental patient; niezrównoważony psychicznie mentally l. emotionally disturbed; skrzywiony psychicznie mentally twisted; przygotowywać się/kogoś psychicznie na coś psych o.s./sb up for sth; załamać się psychicznie suffer a mental breakdown; pot. crack up.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > psychicznie
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