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hôpital

hospital

noun oh-pee-TAL Common

Usage Note

Hôpital has an irregular plural hôpitaux (like all nouns ending in -al). The circumflex on the ô marks a historical s that was dropped (hospitalis). The French public hospital system is called l'hôpital public and is largely funded by social security.

Examples

"Il est soigné à l'hôpital."

Natural Translation

He is being treated at the hospital.

Literal Translation

He is treated at-the-hospital

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