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bereaved [2 records]

Record 1 2015-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Funeral Services
DEF

Deprived by death of a near relative, or of one connected by some endearing tie.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Pompes funèbres
DEF

En deuil.

PHR

Orphelin endeuillé, parent endeuillé, veuve endeuillée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Sociology of Human Relations
DEF

A person who has suffered the death of a loved one.

OBS

bereaved: the plural form is "bereaved."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
CONT

Les endeuillés : Dans le sillage direct des soins palliatifs, tout un mouvement médical et para-médical [...] tente de formaliser une «aide aux endeuillés». [...] il est statistiquement démontré qu’on rencontre dix fois plus de pathologies graves chez les personnes ayant eu un deuil l’année précédente [...]

Spanish

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