grabataire

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French

Etymology

From grabat +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁa.ba.tɛʁ/
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Adjective

grabataire (plural grabataires)

  1. 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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