bedside

capezzale, lato del letto

Luogo accanto al letto, soprattutto dove ci si siede o si sta per assistere un malato.

In inglese semplice: The place next to a bed, especially where someone sits or stands to care for a sick person.

• There is a lamp by my bedside.
• The nurse stood at the patient’s bedside.
• He refused to leave his daughter’s bedside.

Come si usa: at/by someone’s bedside (Her father sat at her bedside all night.)

Espressioni comuni: at the bedside, by the bedside, leave someone’s bedside

modo di trattare i pazienti

In «bedside manner», il modo in cui un medico parla ai pazienti e li tratta.

In inglese semplice: In “bedside manner”, the way a doctor talks to and treats patients.

• Our doctor has a good bedside manner.
• Patients appreciated her gentle bedside manner.
• His poor bedside manner made me feel nervous.

Espressioni comuni: bedside manner, good bedside manner, poor bedside manner