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French
Etymology
From grabat + -aire.
Pronunciation
Adjective
grabataire (plural grabataires)
- bedridden
- Synonyms: alité, cloué au lit
2018 October 16, “L’Aude meurtrie panse ses plaies et évalue les dégâts”, in Le Monde:« J’ai vu ma grand-mère dans son lit flotter sur l’eau », témoigne Pierre, l’air hagard. Il ne sait toujours pas si cette femme grabataire de 97 ans a survécu.- "I saw my grandmother in her bed floating in the water," reports Pierre, looking distraught. He still doesn't know whether this bed-ridden woman of 97 survived.
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