nurse

Krankenpfleger, Krankenschwester, Pflegefachkraft

Ausgebildete Person, die kranke oder verletzte Menschen versorgt.

In einfachem Englisch: A trained person who looks after people who are ill or injured.

• The nurse checked my temperature.
• Two nurses helped him into bed.
• Is there a nurse on duty tonight?

Häufige Wendungen: hospital nurse, school nurse, nurse on duty, qualified nurse

Betreuer, Pflegeperson

Person, die einen kranken oder verletzten Menschen betreut, unabhängig davon, ob sie dafür ausgebildet ist.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone who looks after an ill or injured person, whether trained or not.

• My sister was my nurse at home.
• He became his wife’s nurse during her illness.
• Our neighbor acted as nurse while I recovered from surgery.

Synonyme: carer, caregiver

Häufige Wendungen: act as nurse, someone’s nurse, devoted nurse

Kindermädchen

Frau, die angestellt ist, um die Kinder einer anderen Familie zu betreuen.

In einfachem Englisch: A woman employed to look after another family’s children.

• The nurse put the children to bed.
• Their nurse took them out each morning.
• A wealthy family employed her as a nurse for their baby.

Synonyme: nanny, nursemaid

Häufige Wendungen: children’s nurse, family nurse, nurse and children

Amme

Frau, die das Baby einer anderen Person mit ihrer eigenen Muttermilch stillt.

In einfachem Englisch: A woman who feeds another person’s baby with milk from her own breasts.

• The baby was fed by a wet nurse.
• They hired a nurse when the mother could not feed her child.
• The nurse fed both her own infant and the family’s baby.

Synonyme: wet nurse

Häufige Wendungen: wet nurse, hire a nurse

pflegen

Sich um einen kranken oder verletzten Menschen oder ein solches Tier kümmern.

In einfachem Englisch: To look after someone or an animal that is ill or injured.

• She nursed her sick father.
• We nursed the injured bird back to health.
• He stayed home to nurse his wife through her illness.

So benutzt man es: nurse someone back to health (They nursed the injured dog back to health.); nurse someone through something (Her mother nursed her through a long illness.)

Synonyme: care for, look after, tend

Häufige Wendungen: nurse someone back, nurse a patient, nurse someone through something

schonen

Einen schmerzenden oder verletzten Körperteil schützen und ruhen lassen.

In einfachem Englisch: To protect and rest a painful or injured part of your body.

• He is nursing a sore knee.
• She stayed home to nurse her injured ankle.
• Several players are still nursing injuries from the last match.

Häufige Wendungen: nurse an injury, nurse a sore ankle, nurse a bad back

stillen

Ein Baby mit Milch aus der eigenen Brust ernähren.

In einfachem Englisch: To feed a baby with milk from your breasts.

• She nurses her baby every morning.
• The mother sat down to nurse.
• How often does your newborn need to nurse?

Synonyme: breastfeed, suckle

Häufige Wendungen: nurse a baby, nurse your child, nurse at night

hegen

An einem unangenehmen Gefühl festhalten und immer wieder daran denken.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep thinking about an unpleasant feeling instead of letting it go.

• He still nurses a grudge.
• She nursed her resentment for years.
• They quietly nursed their anger after the unfair decision.

Synonyme: harbor, cherish

Häufige Wendungen: nurse a grudge, nurse resentment, nurse bitter feelings