English–French

“hospitalize” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/ɔspitalize/

Example

Le médecin a décidé d'hospitaliser la patiente.

The doctor decided to hospitalize the patient.

Illustration for hospitaliser (hospitalize)

How to say “hospitalize” in French

“Hospitalize” in French is hospitaliser.

Moving a patient into hospital care so treatment or monitoring can continue there.

Full entry for hospitaliser: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with hospitaliser

Ils ont dû hospitaliser l'enfant immédiatement.

They had to hospitalize the child right away.

Tips for using hospitaliser

  • The passive form être hospitalisé commonly describes a patient's state, while hospitaliser quelqu'un describes the act of admitting that person.

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