edificio de consultorios médicos
/edifiθjo de konsultoɾjos medikos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "medical office building" is translated into Spanish as edificio de consultorios médicos.
This phrase refers to a building specifically designed to house the private offices and clinics of healthcare providers.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of edificio (building), de (of), consultorios (offices/consultation rooms) and médicos (medical).
Which one should you use?
you may also see centro médico used as a common alternative to refer to a facility housing various medical offices.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the term centro médico is commonly used to refer to a medical office building.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase edificio de consultorios médicos, the adjective médicos must be plural to agree with the noun consultorios.
Did you know?
- In many Latin American countries, you might hear the term clínica used to describe a single doctor's office building, even if it is not a full-scale hospital.
- The word edificio shares a common ancestor with the English word ' edifice', both tracing back to the Latin 'aedificium'.
- While consultorio is the standard term for a medical office, using the word oficina in this context would sound like you are referring to the billing or secretarial area, not the doctor's clinic.
Examples in context
- Voy al edificio de consultorios médicos para mi cita.I'm going to the medical office building for my appointment.
- El nuevo edificio de consultorios médicos es enorme.The new medical office building is huge.
- Trabajo en un edificio de consultorios médicos cerca de aquí.I work in a medical office building near here.
- Busco la dirección del edificio de consultorios médicos.I am looking for the address of the medical office building.
Example conversation
Mateo and María are discussing where María's new job is located.
- Mateo¿Dónde está tu nueva oficina, María?Where is your new office, María?
- MaríaEstá en un edificio de consultorios médicos en el centro.It is in a medical office building downtown.
- MateoParece un lugar muy profesional para trabajar.It sounds like a very professional place to work.
- MaríaSí, el edificio de consultorios médicos es muy moderno.Yes, the medical office building is very modern.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, edificio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
