санита́р
- 1.
hospital orderly, hospital attendant, medical orderlymedicine
Санита́р помо́г больному встать с крова́ти.
The orderly helped the patient get out of bed.
Low-level hospital staff who help move and care for patients; not a qualified nurse.
- 2.
medic, paramedic, hospital corpsmanmilitary
Санита́ры вы́несли раненого с поля бо́я.
The medics carried the wounded man off the battlefield.
Someone giving first aid in the field; 'hospital corpsman' is the US Navy term.
Usage info
When referring to insects or animals, the term санита́р translates to "nature's cleaner."
Бо́жья коро́вка — настоя́щий санита́р са́да; она́ поеда́ет тлю.
The ladybug is a true sanitarian of the garden; it eats aphids.
Examples
Санитар, забинтовывающий ногу солдату, был спокоен.
The orderly bandaging the soldier’s leg was calm.
Санитар, промывавший рану, работал очень аккуратно.
The medical orderly who was rinsing the wound worked very carefully.
Санитар, забинтовывавший раненого, работал молча.
The orderly who was bandaging the wounded man worked in silence.
Санитар, перебинтовывавший бойца утром, теперь отдыхал.
The medic who rebandaged the soldier in the morning was resting now.
Санитар, перевязывающий солдата, шептал слова утешения.
The orderly bandaging the soldier whispered words of comfort.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | санита́р | санита́ры |
| Gen.Genitive | санита́ра | санита́ров |
| Dat.Dative | санита́ру | санита́рам |
| Acc.Accusative | санита́ра | санита́ров |
| Inst.Instrumental | санита́ром | санита́рами |
| Prep.Prepositional | санита́ре | санита́рах |
Word familyсанита́рPRO
- санита́рhospital orderly; medic
- санитари́яsanitation
- санита́ркаnursing assistant; female medic
- санитарноhygienically
- санита́рныйsanitary
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