Engelsk adjektiv: patient | |||
1. | patient enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A patient smile. Was patient with the children. An exact and patient scientist. Please be patient. | ||
Uttrykk med lignende betydning | diligent, enduring, forbearing, long-suffering, longanimous, patient of, persevering, tolerant, unhurried | ||
Se også | tolerant, uncomplaining | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | impatient | ||
Engelsk substantiv: patient | |||
1. | patient (om person) a person who requires medical care | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The number of emergency patients has grown rapidly. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | case, diseased person, sick person, sufferer | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | alexic, analysand, arthritic, hypertensive, hypochondriac, hypotensive, index case, inmate, inpatient, outpatient, vaccinee | ||
Tilhører disse overordnede uttrykkene | doctor-patient relation, nurse-patient relation | ||
2. | patient (om kommunikasjon) the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | affected role, patient role | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | participant role, semantic role | ||