English-German translation for "bedridden"

"bedridden" German translation

bedridden
, selten bedridadjective | Adjektiv adj

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bettlägerig abgedroschen
  • abgedroschen
    bedridden figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    bedridden figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
bedridden (houseridden)
an das Bett (Haus) gefesselt
bedridden (houseridden)
Die Muskeln seiner Beine haben sich in den sieben Monaten der Bettlägrigkeit zurückgebildt.
The muscles in his legs had atrophied during the seven months he was bedridden.
Source: Tatoeba
Ein Gehirntumor schwächt ihn und zwingt ihn zu Bett.
A brain tumor has left him bedridden and weak.
Source: GlobalVoices
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