l'infirmière
feminine
/ɛ̃.fiʁ.mjɛʁ/
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Translation
nurse (female)
Word origin
From infirme ('infirm, sick'), from Latin infirmus ('weak'), from in- ('not') and firmus ('strong'). The infirmière originally cared for the infirm.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- infirmus
- English cognates
- infirm, infirmary
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralinfirmières
Examples
L' température .
The nurse takes the patient's temperature.
.
My sister is a nurse in a large hospital.
L' .
The nurse is working nights this week.
l'.
A nurse greeted us at the entrance.
L' piqûre l'.
The nurse gave the child an injection.
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