miscarriage
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mis·car·riage
(mĭs′kăr′ĭj, mĭs-kăr′-)n.
1. The spontaneous, premature expulsion of a nonviable embryo or fetus from the uterus. Also called spontaneous abortion.
2.
a. Bad administration; mismanagement: the miscarriage of the enterprise.
b. A failure of administration or management: a miscarriage of justice.
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miscarriage
(mɪsˈkærɪdʒ)n
1. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) spontaneous expulsion of a fetus from the womb, esp prior to the 20th week of pregnancy
2. an act of mismanagement or failure: a miscarriage of justice.
3. (Commerce) Brit the failure of freight to reach its destination
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mis•car•riage
(mɪsˈkær ɪdʒ; for 1 also ˈmɪsˌkær ɪdʒ)n.
1. the expulsion of a fetus before it is viable, esp. between the third and seventh months of pregnancy; spontaneous abortion.
2. failure to attain the just, right, or desired result: a miscarriage of justice.
3. failure of something sent, as a letter, to reach its destination.
[1605–15]
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Miscarriage
of justices: company of judges of magistrates—Daily Telegraph, 28 June, 1984.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | miscarriage - failure of a plan failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure" |
2. | miscarriage - a natural loss of the products of conception abortion - termination of pregnancy habitual abortion - repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason) imminent abortion, threatened abortion - the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception incomplete abortion, partial abortion - termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception |
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miscarriage
noun
1. spontaneous abortion, still birth She wanted to get pregnant again after suffering a miscarriage.
2. failure, error, breakdown, mismanagement, undoing, thwarting, mishap, botch (informal), perversion, misfire, mischance, nonsuccess The report concluded that no miscarriage of justice had taken place.
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Translations
إجْهاض عَفَوياسْقَاطٌفَشَل، خَطَأ
potratjustiční omyl
abortjustitsmordspontan abort
keskenmeno
spontani pobačaj
fósturlátmistök; réttarmorî
流産
유산
persileidimas
kļūdapriekšlaicīgas dzemdībasspontāns aborts
justičný omyl
missfall
การแท้งบุตร
adlî hatabaşarısızlıkçocuk düşürmedüşük yapmadüşük yapmak
sự sảy thai
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miscarriage
[ˈmɪskærɪdʒ] n → fausse couche fthe risks of a miscarriage in early pregnancy → les risques de fausse couche dans les premiers temps de la grossesse
to have a miscarriage → faire une fausse couchemiscarriage of justice n → erreur f judiciaire
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miscarriage
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
miscarriage
[ˌmɪsˈkærɪdʒ] na. (Med) → aborto spontaneo
b. miscarriage of justice (fig) → errore m giudiziario
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miscarriage
(ˈmiskӕridʒ)1. in pregnancy, the loss of the baby from the womb before it is able to survive.
2. a failure. a miscarriage of justice
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miscarriage
→ اسْقَاطٌ potrat spontan abort Fehlgeburt αποβολή aborto espontáneo keskenmeno fausse couche spontani pobačaj aborto spontaneo 流産 유산 miskraam spontanabort poronienie aborto espontâneo выкидыш missfall การแท้งบุตร düşük yapmak sự sảy thai 流产Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
mis·car·riage
n. aborto, malparto, expulsión del feto por vía natural.
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miscarriage
n aborto espontáneoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.