Vocabulary
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Bettgitter
/ˈbɛtˌɡɪtɐ/· noun· Pl. die Bettgitter
bed rail, cot side
Bettgitter are the rails on the sides of a hospital or care bed. Raised to stop a patient getting up, they count as a restraint (freiheitsentziehende Maßnahme), which needs consent and, if used regularly, a court's approval — and for someone who climbs over them they also raise the fall height.
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- Singular
- das Bettgitter
- Plural
- die Bettgitter
- Genitiv
- des Bettgitters
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Bettgitter
bed rail, cot side
Der Nachtdienst hat die Bettgitter hochgezogen.
The night shift raised the bed rails.
Word family
Bettgitterdas Bettbeddas Gitterbars, grille, raildas Niedrigflurbettlow-floor beddas Pflegebettcare bed
Common combinations
- das Bettgitter hochziehen / herunterlassento raise / lower the bed rail
- über das Bettgitter kletternto climb over the bed rail
- das Bettgitter als freiheitsentziehende Maßnahmethe bed rail as a restraint
Common learner mistakes
- Wir machen das Bettgitter zu.Wir ziehen das Bettgitter hoch.Bed rails go up and down: hochziehen (raise) and herunterlassen (lower).
Real examples
- In der dritten Nacht hat sie versucht, über das Bettgitter zu klettern.On the third night she tried to climb over the bed rail.
- Bettgitter erhöhen bei Menschen, die darüberklettern, die Fallhöhe.For people who climb over them, bed rails increase the height they fall from.
- Beim Waschen lassen wir das Bettgitter kurz herunter.When we wash her we lower the bed rail for a moment.
