-
1 convalecer
v.1 to convalesce.2 to recuperate from sickness, to convalesce, to gradually recover good health after illness or operation.Los chicos convalecen en su casa The boys convalesce at home.3 to recover legal efficacy.El abogado convaleció al fin The lawyer recovered legal efficacy at last.* * *1 to convalesce (de, after), recover (de, from)* * *VI to convalesce, recover (de from)* * *verbo intransitivo to convalesce* * *verbo intransitivo to convalesce* * *convalecer [E3 ]vito convalesceestá convaleciendo de una enfermedad she's recovering from o convalescing after an illnessconvalecer de una intervención quirúrgica to convalesce after an operation* * *
convalecer vi Med to convalesce: aún esta convaleciendo de aquella caída, she's still recovering from that fall
' convalecer' also found in these entries:
English:
convalesce
* * *convalecer vito convalesce;estar convaleciendo de una enfermedad to be convalescing o recovering from an illness* * *v/i convalesce;convalecer de recover from* * *convalecer {53} vi: to convalesce, to recover
См. также в других словарях:
convalesce — con|va|lesce [ˌkɔnvəˈles US ˌka:n ] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: convalescere, from com ( COM ) + valescere [i] to grow strong ] to spend time getting well after an illness = ↑recover ▪ the time needed to convalesce after an operation … Dictionary of contemporary English
convalesce — verb (I) to spend time getting well after an illness: After her operation my wife was sent abroad to convalesce … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
convalesce — UK [ˌkɒnvəˈles] / US [ˌkɑnvəˈles] verb [intransitive] Word forms convalesce : present tense I/you/we/they convalesce he/she/it convalesces present participle convalescing past tense convalesced past participle convalesced to spend time resting… … English dictionary
convalesce — [[t]kɒ̱nvəle̱s[/t]] convalesces, convalescing, convalesced VERB If you are convalescing, you are resting and getting your health back after an illness or operation. [FORMAL] After two weeks, I was allowed home, where I convalesced for three… … English dictionary
convalesce — con|va|lesce [ ,kanvə les ] verb intransitive to spend time resting after an illness or operation in order to become healthier or stronger … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
improve — 1 Improve, better, help, ameliorate are comparable when denoting to mend or correct in part or in some de gree. Improve, the general term, and better, more vigorous and homely, apply both to objects and to states or conditions that are not of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Vasectomy — Diagram showing the usual location of a vasectomy. Background Birth control type Sterilization First use 1899 (experiments fro … Wikipedia
pull round — verb continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) He survived the cancer against all odds • Syn: ↑survive, ↑pull through, ↑come through, ↑make it • Ant: ↑succumb ( … Useful english dictionary
Tom Bradby — is a journalist and novelist. He has been political editor for ITV News since July 2005. He was born in Malta in 1967 and was educated in Britain at Westbourne House School, Sherborne School and the University of Edinburgh. He joined ITN as an… … Wikipedia
Emmy Noether — Amalie Emmy Noether Born 23 March 1882(1882 03 23) … Wikipedia
Northern Pacific Railway — The Northern Pacific Railway system map … Wikipedia
