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hospice

/ˈhɒspɪs/ /ˈhɑspɪs/

Meanings
noun

Hospicio, albergue

A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order.

Examples :

"The monks ran a hospice, providing shelter and food for travelers and the poor. "
Los monjes dirigían un hospicio, proporcionando refugio y comida a los viajeros y a los pobres.
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Related Words

Illustration palliative

palliative noun

/ˈpalɪətɪv/ /ˈpæli.eɪtɪv/

Paliativo

"The radiation and chemotherapy were only palliatives."

La radiación y la quimioterapia solo fueron paliativos.

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

Abuela

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Mi abuela me enseñó a hornear galletas cuando era niño.

Illustration providing

providing verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdɪŋ/

Proveer, ganarse la vida

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

Es difícil ganarse la vida para mi familia trabajando con el salario mínimo.

Illustration specialized

specialized verb

/ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd/ /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪzd/

Especializar, distinguir

"The chef specialized his menu, separating the vegetarian dishes from the meat dishes. "

El chef especializó su menú, separando los platos vegetarianos de los platos de carne.

Illustration provision

provision noun

/pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/

Provisión, suministro

"The family stocked up on provisions for the upcoming camping trip, including canned food and bottled water. "

La familia se aprovisionó de provisiones para el próximo viaje de acampada, incluyendo alimentos enlatados y agua embotellada.

Illustration organization

organization noun

/ˌɔɹɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

Organización

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

Esta pintura muestra poca organización a primera vista, pero poco a poco la estructura se vuelve clara.

Illustration comfortable

comfortable noun

/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/

Edredón, colcha

"My grandmother bought a new comfortable for her bed. "

Mi abuela compró un edredón nuevo para su cama.

Illustration destitute

destitute adjective

/ˈdɛstɪtjuːt/ /ˈdɛstɪtuːt/

Carente de

"The family was destitute of resources, making it difficult to afford food and rent. "

La familia carecía de recursos, lo que dificultaba pagar la comida y el alquiler.

Illustration extraordinary

extraordinary noun

/ɪksˈtɹɔː(ɹ)dɪnəɹi/

Algo extraordinario

"The extraordinary amount of rainfall this week caused significant flooding. "

La cantidad extraordinaria de lluvia de esta semana causó inundaciones significativas.

Illustration travelers

travelers noun

/ˈtrævəlɚz/ /ˈtrævələrz/

Viajeros

"Many travelers in Ireland maintain a traditional nomadic lifestyle, moving from place to place. "

Muchos viajeros en Irlanda mantienen un estilo de vida nómada tradicional, moviéndose de un lugar a otro.

Illustration refraining

refraining verb

/rɪˈfreɪnɪŋ/ /riˈfreɪnɪŋ/

Abstenerse, refrenar

"Sentence: "I am refraining from eating sweets to stay healthy." "

Me abstengo de comer dulces para mantenerme sano.

Illustration terminally

terminally adverb

/ˈtɜːrmɪnəli/ /ˈtɜːrmənəli/

Terminalmente, incurable

"The old computer was terminally broken, so we couldn't fix it anymore. "

La vieja computadora estaba terminalmente rota, así que ya no pudimos arreglarla.