Meaning
health service; sick leave
- the public health insurance system or national health service
- period of paid sick leave certified by a doctor
In a sentence
Marco è in mutua da tre giorni a causa dell'influenza.
Marco has been on sick leave for three days because of the flu.
Devo andare dal medico della mutua per farmi prescrivere le analisi.
I need to go to my GP to get a prescription for blood tests.
La visita specialistica è convenzionata con la mutua.
The specialist visit is covered under the public health service.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mutua | feminine · singular |
| mutue | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Informal: colloquial shorthand for 'Servizio Sanitario Nazionale' or statutory sick leave.
- The idiom 'essere in mutua' means to be off work on sick leave.