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bandage

/ˈbændɪdʒ/

Translations

bandagenoun

bandages

/ˈbændɪdʒ/

bandage

She wrapped a bandage around his sprained ankle to provide support.

Elle a enroulé un bandage autour de sa cheville foulée pour la soutenir.

Additional translations

pansementSens figuré : solution temporaire qui ne règle le problème qu’en surface.

Synonyms

bandageverb

bandaged

Past Simple

bandaged

Past Participle

bandaging

Gerund

/ˈbændɪdʒ/

bander

The nurse bandaged the patient's arm after cleaning the wound.

L’infirmière a bandé le bras du patient après avoir nettoyé la plaie.

Synonyms

bandageadjective

/ˈbæn.dɪdʒ/

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to bandages (e.g., "bandage scissors").

Additional translations

à bandageEmploi spécialisé, surtout dans des groupes nominaux comme ciseaux à bandage.

Definitions

bandagenoun

A strip of material used to bind a wound or to protect an injured part of the body.

She wrapped a bandage around his sprained ankle to provide support.

A temporary or makeshift solution intended to address a problem only superficially (figurative).

Offering free coffee is just a bandage for the staff's deeper concerns.

bandageverb

To apply a strip of material to a wound or injury to protect or support it.

The nurse bandaged the patient's arm after cleaning the wound.

bandageadjective

Relating to, designed for, or used with bandages.

The nurse reached for the bandage scissors to cut the gauze.