The Portuguese word for nurse is
enfermeira
Plural
The plural of enfermeira is enfermeiras.Portuguese Definition
| nurse | |
| 1. (tu) tratas | |
| 2. (nós) tratamos | |
| 3. tratar | |
| 4. enfermeiro |
Translations for nurse and their definitions
| amamentar | |
| 1. v. breastfeed (feed a baby milk via the breasts) |
| tratar | |
| 1. v. (indtr, direct=1, qualdirect=more common) to treat (to handle, deal with or behave towards in a specific way) | |
| Vi um senhor tratando seus filhos muito mal. - I saw a gentleman treating his children very badly. | |
| 2. v. (indtr, direct=1, qualdirect=more common) to treat (to apply medical care to a person) | |
| A enfermeira tratou as vítimas da explosão. - The nurse treated the victims of the explosion. | |
| 3. v. (indtr, direct=1, qualdirect=more common) to treat (to apply medical care in order to eliminate a condition) | |
| O oncologista quis que eu usasse químio para tratar o câncer. - The oncologist wanted me to use chemo to treat the cancer. | |
| 4. v. to treat (to subject to a chemical or other action) | |
| Tratei o meu cabelo com um xampu importado. - I treated my hair with an imported shampoo. | |
| 5. v. (indtr, com, -a reciprocal pronoun) to treat; to negotiate with | |
| Nós nos tratamos pela Internet. - We negotiated with one another via the Internet. | |
| 6. v. (indtr, por, como, ditr=1) to address someone with a specific form of address | |
| Reis devem ser tratados como “Vossa Majestade”. - Kings must be addressed as “Your Majesty”. | |
| 7. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to behave (to conduct oneself in a given way) | |
| Seus filhos se trataram bem no funeral. - Your children behaved well in the funeral. | |
| 8. v. (indtr, direct=1, qualdirect=more common) to take care of; to care for (to attend to the needs of) | |
| Depois que ficou velho, mandou o filho tratar do negócio da família. - After he got old, he told his son to care for the family business. | |
| 9. v. (indtr, .takes a reflexive pronoun) to be about; to have as its subject | |
| Este artigo se trata da guerra. - This article is about the war. | |
| 10. v. (indtr, de) to talk about; to discuss | |
| O professor tratou de matrizes. - The professor discussed matrices. | |
| 11. v. (indtr, aux=impersonal infinitive) to do something promptly; usually used to emphasise orders | |
| Trate de terminar suas tarefas. - Finish your chores once and for all. | |
| 12. v. (Brazil, transitive) to feed (to give someone, especially an animal, food to eat) | |
| O gato miava alto para que eu o tratasse. - The cat was meowing loudly so that I would feed him. |
| enfermeiro | |
| 1. n-m. nurse |
| babá | |
| 1. n-f. (Brazil) nanny; babysitter (child’s nurse) |
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