convalescence

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French convalescence, from Late Latin convalēscentia (“regaining of health”), from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere (“to become strong or well”); see convalesce.

Pronunciation

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Noun

convalescence (countable and uncountable, plural convalescences)

1. A gradual healing after illness or injury.
2. The period of time spent healing.

Related terms

terms derived from the same Latin verb

• convalescency (noun) (dated)
• convalescent (adjective/noun)
• convalesce (verb)

 

Translations

gradual healing

• Arabic: نَقَاهَة m (naqāha)
• Bulgarian: оздравяване (bg) n (ozdravjavane)
• Czech: rekonvalescence (cs) f, zotavení (se) n, uzdravení (se) n
• Esperanto: resaniĝo
• Finnish: toipuminen (fi)
• German: Erholung (de) f, Genesung (de) f, Gesundung (de) f, Konvaleszenz f, Rekonvaleszenz (de) f, Wiedergenesung f
• Greek: ανάρρωση (el) f (anárrosi)
• Hindi: उल्लाघ (hi) (ullāgh)
• Icelandic: afturbati (is) m, bati (is) m
• Kannada: ಚೇತರಿಕೆ (kn) (cētarike), ಚೇತರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ (kn) (cētarisikoḷḷuvike), ಗುಣಹೊಂದುತ್ತಿರುವಿಕೆ (kn) (guṇahonduttiruvike), ಗುಣಮುಖವಾಗಿರುವಿಕೆ (kn) (guṇamukhavāgiruvike)
• Malayalam: സുഖപ്പെടൽ (sukhappeṭal)
• Persian: بهگرائی (fa)
• Romanian: convalescență (ro) f
• Russian: выздоровле́ние (ru) n (vyzdorovlénije), выздора́вливание (ru) n (vyzdorávlivanije)
• Scottish Gaelic: ath-shlàinte f
• Swedish: konvalescens (sv) c
• Tagalog: dahung-malilong

healing period

• Arabic: نَقَاهَة f (naqāha), فَتْرَةُ نَقَاهَة f (fatratu naqāha)
• Bulgarian: възстановяване (bg) n (vǎzstanovjavane)
• Finnish: toipilasaika
• German: Erholungszeit f, Genesungszeit (de) f, Nachkur f, Schonzeit (de) f
• Icelandic: afturbataskeið n
• Maori: mātūtūtanga
• Polish: rekonwalescencja (pl) f
• Scottish Gaelic: ath-shlàinte f
• Swedish: konvalescens (sv), konvalescensperiod

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin convalēscentia (“regaining of health”), from Latin convalēscō (“regain health, grow strong”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.va.lɛ.sɑ̃s/, /kɔ̃.va.le.sɑ̃s/

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Noun

convalescence f (plural convalescences)

1. convalescence

See also

• recouvrer la santé

Further reading

• “convalescence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.