rehabilitation
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rehabilitation
The restoration of a person's physical or mental health and abilities after an illness, accident, or addiction. This often happens through targeted medical and therapeutic measures.
Nach seiner Knieoperation musste der Patient für mehrere Wochen in die Rehabilitation.
After his knee operation, the patient had to go into rehabilitation for several weeks.
rehabilitation
The restoration of the reputation, honor, or civil rights of a person who was wrongly convicted or socially ostracized. This often relates to political or legal contexts.
Die politische Rehabilitation der Opfer des Regimes erfolgte erst viele Jahre später.
The political rehabilitation of the regime's victims took place only many years later.
redevelopment / restoration
The renovation or restoration of buildings, districts, or technical facilities in order to make them usable or functional again.
Die Rehabilitation des alten Fabrikgeländes wird mehrere Millionen Euro kosten.
The redevelopment of the old factory site will cost several million euros.
The word ends in '-ation', which is typical for nouns that describe a process or a result. It is derived from the verb 'rehabilitieren' (to rehabilitate/restore).
Die Rehabilitation des Patienten dauert voraussichtlich drei Monate.
The patient's rehabilitation is expected to take three months.
In everyday language, the short form 'die Reha' (rehab) is almost always used for medical rehabilitation. This form is very common and sounds more natural in spoken language.
Mein Arzt hat mir eine Reha verschrieben.
My doctor prescribed rehab for me.
To express movement, you use 'in die Rehabilitation' (into rehabilitation) with the accusative. To describe a stay, you use 'in der Rehabilitation' (in rehabilitation) with the dative.
Er geht nächste Woche in die Rehabilitation.
He is going into rehabilitation next week.
You can recognize the meaning from context: if it is about patients and illnesses, medical recovery is meant. In connection with politics or justice, it is about restoring honor. With buildings or areas, redevelopment is meant.
Die Rehabilitation des Sportlers verlief erfolgreich.
The athlete's rehabilitation was successful.
renovation / restructuring / remediation
Sanierung and Rehabilitation can both make a building usable again. Sanierung emphasizes renovation and modernization to improve the building's condition. In this context, Rehabilitation is a more specific term for restoring an existing structure or facility so that it functions again.
Die Rehabilitation des alten Bahnhofsgebäudes macht die lange ungenutzte Anlage wieder funktionsfähig.
The rehabilitation of the old railway station makes the facility, which had long been unused, functional again.
Durch die Sanierung erhält das alte Bahnhofsgebäude ein neues Dach und moderne Räume.
The renovation gives the old railway station a new roof and modern rooms.
