care home
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care home
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (residential facility for elderly people) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
a. la maison de retraite (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Margaret moved into a care home after she could no longer live alone.Margaret a emménagé dans une maison de retraite quand qu'elle n'a plus pu vivre seule.
b. l'EHPAD (M) (acronym for "établissement d'hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes") (France)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Regionalism used in France.
The new care home provides daily meals and medical supervision.Le nouvel EHPAD fournit des repas quotidiens et une surveillance médicale.
c. la résidence pour aînés (F) (Québec)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Regionalism used in Québec.
My grandma has been at a care home for five years now.My grand-mère vit dans une résidence pour aînés depuis cinq ans maintenant.
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