medicine

medicine
noun
1) no pl., no art. (science) Medizin, die
2) (preparation) Medikament, das; Medizin, die (veralt.)

give somebody a dose or a taste of his/her own medicine — (fig.) es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

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['medsin]
noun
1) (a substance, especially a liquid for swallowing, that is used to treat or keep away disease or illness: a dose of medicine.) die Medizin
2) (the science of curing people who are ill, or making their suffering less (especially by means other than surgery): He is studying medicine.) die Medizin
- academic.ru/45939/medicinal">medicinal
- medicinally
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medi·cine
[ˈmedsən, AM -dɪsən]
n
1. no pl (for illness) Medizin f, Medikamente pl
to take [one's] \medicine [seine] Medizin einnehmen
2. (substance) Medikament nt
cough \medicine Hustenmittel nt
3. no pl (medical science) Medizin f
herbal/natural \medicine Kräuter-/Naturheilkunde f
preventive \medicine Vorsorgemedizin f
to practise [or AM practice] \medicine den Arztberuf ausüben
4. (fig: remedy) Heilmittel nt fig
5.
to get a dose [or taste] of one's own \medicine es mit gleicher Münze heimgezahlt bekommen
to take one's \medicine in den sauren Apfel beißen fam
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['medsIn, 'medIsIn]
n
1) Arznei f, Medizin f (inf); (= one particular preparation) Medikament nt

to take one's medicine (lit)seine Arznei einnehmen; (fig) die bittere Pille schlucken, in den sauren Apfel beißen

to give sb a taste of his own medicine (fig) — es jdm mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen or zurückzahlen

now we'll see how you like a taste of your own medicine — jetzt werden wir sehen, wie es dir schmeckt, wenn dir das passiert

2) (= science) Medizin f

medicine — den Arztberuf ausüben

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medicine [ˈmedsın; US ˈmedəsən]
A s
1. Medizin f, Arznei f (auch fig):
take one’s medicine
a) seine Medizin (ein)nehmen,
b) fig in den sauren Apfel beißen, die (bittere) Pille schlucken (beide umg);
he was given a taste (oder dose) of his own medicine fig er bekam es in oder mit gleicher Münze heimgezahlt
2. a) Heilkunde f, Medizin f, ärztliche Wissenschaft: practice C 2
b) innere Medizin (Ggs Chirurgie)
3. obs (Zauber)Trank m
4. Zauber m, Medizin f (bei den Indianern):
medicine bag Zauberbeutel m, Talisman m;
he’s bad medicine US sl dem geht man am besten aus dem Weg;
it’s big medicine US sl es bedeutet (persönliche) Macht
B v/t ärztlich behandeln
m. abk
1. male männl.
2. mare
3. married verh.
4. masculine m
5. medicine Med.
6. meridian
med. abk
1. medical
2. medicine
3. medieval
4. medium
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noun
1) no pl., no art. (science) Medizin, die
2) (preparation) Medikament, das; Medizin, die (veralt.)

give somebody a dose or a taste of his/her own medicine — (fig.) es jemandem mit gleicher Münze heimzahlen

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(medication) n.
Arzneimittel n. n.
Arznei -en f.
Medikament n.
Medizin f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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