French Conversation · Level 187
15 words
French word
hospitaliser
Pronunciation
IPA/ɔspitalize/
Meaning
- verbhospitalize
Example
Le médecin a décidé d'hospitaliser la patiente.
The doctor decided to hospitalize the patient.
More examples
Ils ont dû hospitaliser l'enfant immédiatement.
They had to hospitalize the child right away.
Core concept
Moving a patient into hospital care so treatment or monitoring can continue there.
Common phrases
hospitaliser un patient
hospitalize a patient
hospitaliser un enfant
hospitalize a child
Similar words
admettre: Accept a patient into a hospital as an inpatient.
emmener: Take someone to a hospital or clinic by car or on foot.
soigner: Provide treatment or care for an illness or injury.
Definition in French
Admettre quelqu'un à l'hôpital pour qu'il reçoive des soins ou soit placé sous surveillance médicale.
Word origin
French formed hospitaliser from hôpital and -iser, and hôpital developed from Latin hospitalis through Old French forms referring to lodging or hospitality.
Usage tips
- The passive form être hospitalisé commonly describes a patient's state, while hospitaliser quelqu'un describes the act of admitting that person.
Opposites
- déshospitaliserdischarge from the hospitalverb
Related words
- hospitalisationhospitalizationnoun
- hospitaliséhospitalizedadjective
- hospitalierhospital-basedadjective