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internado

een-tehr-NAH-doh/interˈnaðo/

boarding school

Also: residential school
NounmB1
A large brick school building with many windows and students carrying backpacks walking toward the entrance.

📝 In Action

Sus padres decidieron enviarlo a un internado en Inglaterra.

B1

His parents decided to send him to a boarding school in England.

La vida en el internado era muy estricta.

B2

Life at the boarding school was very strict.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • colegio mayor (residence hall / college)

Antonyms

  • escuela externa (day school)

Common Collocations

  • internado para varones – all-boys boarding school
  • internado mixto – co-ed boarding school

admitted, hospitalized

Also: interned
A person resting comfortably in a clean hospital bed with a small bedside table and a window.

📝 In Action

El paciente sigue internado en la unidad de cuidados intensivos.

B2

The patient remains admitted in the intensive care unit.

Ella estuvo internada durante tres días por una infección.

B1

She was hospitalized for three days due to an infection.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • hospitalizado (hospitalized)
  • ingresado (admitted (to hospital))

Antonyms

  • dado de alta (discharged (from hospital))

Common Collocations

  • quedar internado – to be admitted/stay overnight

internship

Also: residency
NounmB2formal
A young doctor in a white coat and stethoscope talking kindly to a patient in a clinic.

📝 In Action

Los estudiantes de medicina deben completar un año de internado rotatorio.

C1

Medical students must complete a year of rotating internship.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • pasantía (internship (general))
  • prácticas (work placement)

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Quick Quiz: internado

Question 1 of 2

If a student lives at the school where they study, they are in a/an:

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📚 Etymology▼

From the Spanish verb 'internar' and the adjective 'interno', which come from the Latin 'internus', meaning 'within' or 'inside'. The suffix '-ado' indicates a state or a place associated with that action.

First recorded: 18th century

Cognates (Related words)

French: internatEnglish: interned

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does 'internado' mean the same as 'pasantía'?

Not exactly. 'Pasantía' is a general internship for any career (like marketing or law). 'Internado' is more specific to medical students or the physical school building where students live.

Is 'internado' used for prisons?

While it can mean 'interned' or 'confined,' the most common word for a prison inmate is 'interno.' 'Internado' almost always refers to a school or a hospital admission.