on the patch

Definition

Definition of on the patch - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

work

Rare

present in one's area of responsibility or work

Rare

The reporter is on the patch covering local news.

on duty

Adjective

medical

TECH.

using a medicated patch for treatment or prevention

TECH.

She is on the patch to quit smoking.

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Expressions with patch

patch up

mend or repair something that is torn or damaged

She managed to patch up her old jeans quite nicely..

rough patch

difficult period in life or situation

They are going through a rough patch in their marriage.

bad patch

period of difficulty or hardship

After losing his job, he went through a bad patch.

one's patch

area someone is responsible for or knows well

He doesn't like strangers working on his patch.

a patch of blue sky

small area of clear sky among clouds

After the storm, we saw a patch of blue sky.

hit a rough patch

experience a difficult period

They hit a rough patch in their marriage last year.

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bib

animal marking

patch of color on the throat or chest of an animal

Examples of on the patch in a sentence

Doctors are on the patch at the hospital tonight.
Many patients here are on the patch for pain relief.
He went on the patch after his doctor recommended it.

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French:sur le terrain, sous patch, ...
German:vor Ort, mit Pflastertherapie, ...
Italian:sul territorio, con il cerotto, ...
Spanish:en su zona, en tratamiento con parche, ...
Portuguese:na sua área, a usar o adesivo, ...
Chinese:在负责的区域, 贴片治疗的, ...
Japanese:担当エリアで, パッチを使用している, ...
Arabic:في نِطاقِ عَمَلِهِ, يَسْتَخْدِم اللِّصْقَة الطِّبِّيَّة, ...
Hebrew:בַּשָּׁטַח, עַל מַדְבֵּקָה רְפוּאִית, ...
Russian:на своем участке, на пластыре, ...
Ukrainian:на місці, на пластирі, ...
Hindi:अपने क्षेत्र में, पैच पर, ...
Bengali:দায়িত্বের এলাকায়, ওষুধযুক্ত প্যাচ ব্যবহাররত, ...
Catalan:a la zona de responsabilitat, amb pegat, ...
Czech:ve svém přiděleném rajónu, náplasťový, ...
Danish:på sit område, på plaster, ...
Dutch:in zijn werkgebied, op de pleister, ...
Greek:στη ζώνη ευθύνης, με επίθεμα, ...
Hungarian:terepen, tapaszos, ...
Khmer:កំពុងស្ថិតនៅក្នុងតំបន់ ឬវិស័យការងារដែលខ្លួនទទួលខុសត្រូវ, កំពុងប្រើបន្ទះបិទស្បែកដែលមានថ្នាំសម្រាប់ព្យាបាល ឬបង្ការ, ...
Korean:현장에서, 패치를 사용하는, ...
Persian:در حوزه کاری, دارویی, ...
Polish:na swoim terenie, stosujący plaster, ...
Portuguese (BR):na área, usando adesivo, ...
Romanian:pe teren, cu plasture, ...
Swedish:ute på sitt område, med plåster, ...
Thai:ประจำพื้นที่, ใช้แผ่นแปะยา, ...
Turkish:saha görevinde, ilaçlı bant kullanan, ...
Vietnamese:tác nghiệp tại địa bàn, dùng miếng dán, ...

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