What does hospital in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word hospital in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use hospital in Portuguese.

The word hospital in Portuguese means hospital, hospital, hospital, hospital militar, falecido antes de chegar ao hospital, hospital residencial, navio hospital, hospital psiquiátrico, hospital psiquiátrico, hospital psiquiátrico, hospital público. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hospital

hospital

substantivo masculino (instalação médica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hospital

noun (institution for sick people)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Ele estava no hospital após ter um ataque cardíaco.
He was in hospital following a heart attack.

hospital

noun (written, abbreviation (hospital)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

hospital militar

noun (military medical facility) (militar)

The wounded were taken to the army hospital.

falecido antes de chegar ao hospital

adjective (dead before reaching hospital)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
He was rushed to the hospital but was dead on arrival.

hospital residencial

noun (care home for the terminally ill) (para doentes terminais)

The local hospice sent volunteer workers to care for Brenda's sick mother.

navio hospital

noun (vessel used as medical facility)

After the naval battle the wounded were taken to the hospital ship for treatment.

hospital psiquiátrico

noun (dated (psychiatric institution) (desusado: hospício)

In the past people with psychiatric disorders were locked away in mental hospitals. He spent the last years of his life in a mental hospital after he was diagnosed as schizophrenic.

hospital psiquiátrico

noun (dated (psychiatric hospital) (desusado: hospício)

She was completely mad and had to be committed to a mental institution.

hospital psiquiátrico

noun (institution treating mental disorders) (instituição que trata desordem mental)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

hospital público

noun (government-owned medical facility) (instalação médica)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

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