ward

a room or part of a hospital where patients are treated and looked after

habitación, sala de hospital

• be in/on a ward

Collocations emergency ward · surgical ward

• She was admitted to the emergency ward.

  Fue admitida en la sala de emergencias.

an area that is protected or controlled by someone, especially a police officer or soldier

área protegida, jurisdicción

• be in somebody's ward

Collocations ward of the court · police ward

• The area is under police protection.

  El área está bajo protección policial.

a person who is protected by a guardian, especially because they are too young to look after themselves

persona tutelada, menor bajo tutela

• be in somebody's ward

Collocations ward of the court · legal guardian

• She is a ward of the court.

  Ella es una persona tutelada por el tribunal.

to move someone to another room or area in a hospital

mover, trasladar

• [transitive], T + obj + to

Collocations take someone to another ward · move a patient to intensive care

• They took her to the intensive care unit.

  La trasladaron a la unidad de cuidados intensivos.

to move someone's responsibility from one person or area to another

transferir, cambiar la responsabilidad

• [transitive], T + obj + to

Collocations take a case to another ward · move responsibility from one department to another

• The case was taken to the criminal division.

  El caso fue transferido al departamento de crimen.