"sick note" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-sick note.ogg [Australia] Forms: sick notes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sick note (plural sick notes)
  1. (UK) A doctor's note that certifies that the patient is ill, and therefore unable to go to work, school, etc. Tags: UK Synonyms: excuse, aegrotat Hypernyms: doctor's note, note Related terms: sicknote [alternative], sick day, sick leave, sick list Translations (note from a doctor certifying a worker's or a student's sickness): neschopenka [feminine] (Czech), ziektebriefje [neuter] (Dutch), ziektebrief [masculine] (Dutch), ziekteattest [neuter] (Dutch), sjúkramelding [feminine] (Faroese), lääkärintodistus (Finnish), sairaustodistus (Finnish), certificat médical [masculine] (French), Krankenschein [masculine] (German), Krankschreibung [feminine] (German), orvosi igazolás (Hungarian), igazolás (Hungarian), zwolnienie lekarskie [neuter] (Polish), atestado [masculine] (Portuguese), atestado médico (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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