placebo

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pləˈsiːbəʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/pləˈsiboʊ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(plə sē′bō for 1; plä chā′bō for 2)


Inflections of 'placebo' (n):
placebos
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placeboes
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
placebo n (medication without active ingredient)placebo nm
 When the drug trial was over, I found out that I was in the group that received the placebo.
placebo n as adj (medication: having psychological effect only)paliativo/a adj
  de efecto placebo loc adj
 To ensure accuracy of the results, half of the subjects were given placebo injections.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
placebo effect n (of medication)efecto placebo loc nom m
 He really believed the pills he was taking were working but it was just a placebo effect.
 Él realmente creía que las píldoras que estaba tomando funcionaban, pero era solamente el efecto placebo.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'placebo' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
dummy pill - sham treated
Spanish:
placebo


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