doctor

medico, dottore

Persona formata per curare chi è malato o ferito.

In inglese semplice: A person trained to treat people who are ill or injured.

• I need to see a doctor.
• The doctor checked my ears.
• Have you made an appointment with your doctor?

Sinonimi: physician

Espressioni comuni: see a doctor, family doctor, doctor’s appointment, local doctor

dottore di ricerca

Persona che ha conseguito il dottorato, il più alto titolo universitario in una disciplina.

In inglese semplice: A person who has earned the highest university degree in a subject.

• She is a doctor of philosophy.
• The university awarded him the title of doctor.
• As a doctor of history, she studies ancient cities.

Come si usa: doctor of something (He is a doctor of education.)

Espressioni comuni: doctor of philosophy, doctor of something, become a doctor

curare

Curare una persona malata o ferita in qualità di medico.

In inglese semplice: To treat someone who is ill or injured as a medical professional.

• She doctored the sick villagers.
• He spent years doctoring people in remote towns.
• Who will doctor the injured travelers?

Sinonimi: treat, care for

Espressioni comuni: doctor someone, doctor the sick

conferire un dottorato

Assegnare a qualcuno il più alto titolo universitario e il titolo di dottore di ricerca.

In inglese semplice: To give someone the highest university degree and its title.

• The university doctored the young scholar.
• Several graduates were doctored at the ceremony.
• The college will doctor him in recognition of his research.

Sinonimi: award a doctorate to

Espressioni comuni: doctor a scholar, doctor someone

modificare

Cambiare fisicamente un essere vivente per controllarne la crescita o il comportamento.

In inglese semplice: To physically change a living thing to control how it grows or behaves.

• They doctored the trees to keep them small.
• The gardener doctored the young plants by cutting their roots.
• The farmer had doctored the animal to change its behavior.

Sinonimi: alter, modify

Espressioni comuni: doctor apple trees, doctor an animal

modificare geneticamente

Cambiare i geni di un essere vivente.

In inglese semplice: To change the genes of a living thing.

• Scientists doctored the bacteria to produce a useful substance.
• The team is doctoring the crop’s genes.
• Can researchers doctor this species to resist disease?

Sinonimi: genetically modify

Espressioni comuni: doctor a species, genetically doctor something