Μαθαίνουμε και κανένα καινούργιο αγγλικό από τις ταινίες (αυτό από το αγγλικό Broken).
section /ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n/
verb [with object]
1 divide into sections: she began to section the grapefruit
(section something off) separate an area from a larger one: parts of the curved balcony had been sectioned off with wrought-iron grilles
Biology cut (animal or plant tissue) into thin slices for microscopic examination: the specimens were embedded and serially sectioned
Surgery divide by cutting: it is common veterinary practice to section the nerves to the hoof of a limping horse
2 British commit (someone) compulsorily to a psychiatric hospital in accordance with a section of a mental health act: should she be sectioned and forced back into hospital? | (from the film Broken) If a patient's been sectioned, they have the right to keep them in as long as they see fit.
(Δική μου η προσθήκη.) Το OED αναφέρει πρώτη χρήση στο έτος 1984.
section /ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n/
verb [with object]
1 divide into sections: she began to section the grapefruit
(section something off) separate an area from a larger one: parts of the curved balcony had been sectioned off with wrought-iron grilles
Biology cut (animal or plant tissue) into thin slices for microscopic examination: the specimens were embedded and serially sectioned
Surgery divide by cutting: it is common veterinary practice to section the nerves to the hoof of a limping horse
2 British commit (someone) compulsorily to a psychiatric hospital in accordance with a section of a mental health act: should she be sectioned and forced back into hospital? | (from the film Broken) If a patient's been sectioned, they have the right to keep them in as long as they see fit.
(Δική μου η προσθήκη.) Το OED αναφέρει πρώτη χρήση στο έτος 1984.