nurse

nə:s 1. noun

1) (a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital: She wants to be a nurse.) sykepleier/-søster

2) (a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children: The children have gone out with their nurse.) barnepleier; barnepike

2. verb

1) (to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital: He was nursed back to health.) pleie, stelle

2) (to give (a baby) milk from the breast.) amme, gi bryst

3) (to hold with care: She was nursing a kitten.) holde forsiktig, kjæle med

4) (to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself.) nære, ruge over

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- nursery

- nursing
- nursemaid
- nurseryman
- nursery rhyme
- nursery school
- nursing-home

amme

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subst. \/nɜːs\/

1) (syke)pleier, sykesøster

2) (historisk, i velstående familier) barnepasser, barnepleier

3) amme

4) (overført) noe(n) som pleier, noe(n) som fostrer

State Registered Nurse (offentlig godkjent) sykepleierske

II

verb \/nɜːs\/

1) være pleier for (barn eller syke)

2) pleie, stelle, pusle rundt

• the old lady upstairs is always nursing her plants

3) amme, gi bryst

4) kjæle med, klappe, holde i sine armer

• the boy nursed the kitten

5) pleie, skjøtte, passe

• my brother is home nursing a cold

broren min er hjemme og pleier forkjølelsen sin

6) være forsiktig med, spare, skåne

• you need to nurse your weak ankle

du må være forsiktig med den svake ankelen din

• nurse your strength for the last kilometres

spar kreftene til de siste kilometerne

7) ta seg av, beskytte, fremme

8) nære

• he nurses feelings of revenge

nurse a constituency holde sine velgere varme

nurse a grudge against somebody ha et horn i siden til noen

nurse a plan (også) klekke ut en plan

nurse the fire passe ilden sitte tett inntil ilden