infirmary

enfermería

Sala o pequeño centro médico de una escuela, prisión u otra institución para atender a enfermos y heridos.

En inglés sencillo: A room or small medical centre in a school, prison, or other institution for sick or injured people.

• She rested in the school infirmary.
• The prisoner was moved to the infirmary overnight.
• Children with a fever should report to the camp infirmary.

Sinónimos: sickroom, medical room

Expresiones frecuentes: school infirmary, prison infirmary, camp infirmary

enfermería, hospital

Lugar, a menudo un hospital pequeño, donde se atiende a personas enfermas o heridas.

En inglés sencillo: A place, often a small hospital, where sick or injured people receive care.

• The injured man was taken to the infirmary.
• A nurse showed us around the old infirmary.
• The town's infirmary cared for patients from nearby villages.

Sinónimos: hospital

Expresiones frecuentes: local infirmary, the infirmary ward, admitted to infirmary