No. 806 in Portuguese
paciente
"Paciente" in English means "patient" (a person receiving medical care or someone showing tolerance).
In a sentence
O médico atendeu ao paciente com muita atenção.
The doctor attended to the patient attentively.
In this sentence, 'paciente' refers to a person receiving medical care, exemplifying its noun usage.
É importante ser paciente em situações difíceis.
It is important to be patient in difficult situations.
'Paciente' here is an adjective describing the quality of being tolerant or enduring.
O enfermeiro reconheceu sua paciente do dia anterior.
The nurse recognized her patient from the previous day.
Here, 'paciente' is used as a noun, specifically referencing a female person receiving medical care due to the context and grammar of the sentence.
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