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Health And Medicine Flashcards

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Une maladie cardiaque

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A coronary disease, a heart condition

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La défaillance cardiaque

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Heart failure

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Une crise cardiaque

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Heart attack

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L’hypertension

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High blood pressure

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L’hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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La cirrhose (du foie)

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Cirrhosis (of the liver)

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Le cancer

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Cancer

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Une tumeur

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A tumour

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La myopathie

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Myopathy

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L’hépatite A/B/C

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Hepatitis A B C

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L’asthme

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Asthma

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La tuberculose

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Tuberculosis

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La stérilité

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Sterility

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Palpiter, battre la chamade

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Thump

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Être essoufflé

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To be out of breath

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Avoir du mal à respirer, haleter

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Gasp

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Étouffer, manquer d’air

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Choke, stifle

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Saigner

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Bleed

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Être pris d’un malaise

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To feel faint

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S’évanouir

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To pass out

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Tomber dans le coma

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To go to into a coma

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Cloué au lit, alité

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Bedridden

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Chronique

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Chronic

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Infectueux

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Infectious

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Contagieux

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Contagious,catching

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Congénital

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Congenital

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Incurable

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Incurab

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Gravement malade

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Seriously ill

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Mortel

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Terminal, fatal, lethal

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Perdu, condamné

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Past cure, past recovery

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Un microbe

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A germ

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Un virus

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A virus

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Une infection

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An infection

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La contamination

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Contamination

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Une épidémie

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Anepidemic

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Une pandémie

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a pandemic

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Le système immunitaire

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the immune system

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La septicémie

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blood poisoning

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39
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Une maladie vénérienne

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a venereal disease

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Les maladies sexuellement transmissibles

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sexually transmitted disease (STDs)

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41
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Le SIDA

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A.I.D.S.

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Populations à risque

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high-risk populations

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Infecter,contaminer

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infect, contaminate

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44
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se révéler positif au contrôle de

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test positive for

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être porteur d’un virus

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harbour/carry a virus

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transmettre un virus

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pass on a virus

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contracter une maladie

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contract a disease

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contenir une épidémie

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contain/control an epidemic

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se déclarer

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break out

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spread

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se propager

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51
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être séropositif

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to be HIV positif

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52
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microbien

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microbic

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viral

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viral

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54
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infecté, contaminé par

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infected, contaminated

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55
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l’autisme

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autism

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l’angoisse, l’anxiété

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anxiety

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une phobie

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a phobia

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la névrose

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neurosis

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la psychose

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psychosis

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la schizophrénie

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schizophrenia

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la paranoïa

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paranoia

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l’hystérie

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hysteria

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une dépression

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a depression

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une dépression nerveuse

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a nervous breakdown

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la sénilité (précoce)

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(premature) senility

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la démence (sénile)

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dementia

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un fou, un aliéné

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a mad person, a lunatic

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un obsédé (sexuel)

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a (sex) maniac

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un névrosé

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a neurotic

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un paranoïaque

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a paranoid, a paranoiac

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un schizophrène

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a schizophrenic

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un mégalomane

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a megalomaniac

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une malformation

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a malformation

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un handicap

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a disability, a handicap

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75
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le nanisme

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dwarfism

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un invalide

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a cripple, an invalid

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la claudication

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lameness

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le zozotement

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lisping

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le begaiement

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stuttering

80
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la cécité

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blindness

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une personne aveugle

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a blind person

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l’hypermétrie, la presbytie

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long-sightedness

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la myopie

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short-sightedness

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la surdité

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deafness

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un sourd

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a deaf person

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le mutisme

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mutisme

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troubles de la parole et du langage

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speech and language difficulties

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autiste

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autistic

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phobique

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phobic

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hystérique

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hysterical

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dépressif

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depressive

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déprimé

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depressed

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anxieux

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anxious

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qui souffre d’une deficience psychologique

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psychologially deficient

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déséquilibré

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mentally unbalenced

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handicapé, infirme

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handicapped

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handicapé physique

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disabled

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estropié

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crippeld

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boiteux, éclopé

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lame

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daltonien

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colour blind

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la gêne, le malaise

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discomfort

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une douleur

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an ache, a pain

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un élancement

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a twinge

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la souffrance

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suffering

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la souffrance atroce

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agony

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démanger

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itch

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piquer

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sting

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souffrir

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be in pain

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faire souffrir, avoir mal

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ache

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faire mal

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hurt

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souffrir le martyre

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suffer agonies

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tenace

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persistent

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récurrent

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recurrent

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douloureux

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painful, sore

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(douleur) lancinante, aigüe

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shooting (pain)

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(douleur) effroyable, atroce

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agonizing, excruciating pain

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insupportable

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unbearable

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un médecin

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a physician

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un docteur (en)

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a doctor (of)

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un généraliste

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a general practitioner, a G.P.

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un médecin bénévole

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a volunteer doctor

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un spécialiste

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a specialist

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un cardiologue

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a heart specialist

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un chirurgien

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a surgeon

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un anesthésiste

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an anaesthetist

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un radiologue

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a radiologist

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un pédiatre

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a paedatrician

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un psychiatre

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a psychiatrist

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un dentiste

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a dentist

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une sage-femme

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a midwife

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une infirmière

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a nurse

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un infirmier

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a male nurse

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un ambulancier

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an ambulance man

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un secouriste

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a first-aid worker

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un pharmacien

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a chemist

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un examen médical

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a medical examination

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une ordonnace

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a prescription

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une piqûre, une injection

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a shot, an injection

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une perfusion, un goutte-à-goutte

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a drip

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une transfusion (sanguine)

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a (blood) transfusion

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une intervention chirurgicale

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a surgical operation

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un avortement

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an abortion

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une radiographie

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an X-ray

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un scanner

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a scanner

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une échographie

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an ultrasound scan

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une analyse (de sang)

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a (blood) test

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un stéthoscope

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a stethoscope

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un bistouri

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a lancet

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un point de suture

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a stitch

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rendre visite à

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visit

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examiner, vérifier

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check

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prendre le pouls

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take the pulse

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ausculter

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sound the chest, ausculate

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détecter

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detect

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être en observation

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be under observation

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faire une injection

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give a shot

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préscrire

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prescibe

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pratiquer un avortement

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carry out an abortion

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panser une plaie

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dress a wound

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soigner, s’occuper de

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nurse

161
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être de garde

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be on duty

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clinique

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clinical

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complet, consciencieux

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thorought

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erroné

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faulty

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stérile

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sterile

166
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un cabinet (médical)

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a (GP’s) surgery

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un hôpital

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a hospital

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une clinique

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a private hospital, a nursing home

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une salle

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a ward

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un service de soins intensifs

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an intensive-car unit (ICU)

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un bloc operatoire

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a surgical unit, an operating theatre

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un laboratoire

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a laboratory

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une banque d’organes

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an organ bank

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un hôpital psychatrique

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a mental health hospital

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un centre de rééducation

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a rehabilitation center

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être hospitalisé

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be hospitalized

177
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entrer à l’hopital

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go into hospital, be admitted to hospital

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hospitaliser un malade

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keep a patient

179
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interner

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intern

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la sécurité sociale

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social security

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les dépenses de santé

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health spending

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le coût de la santé/de la médecine

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health/medical costs

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l’assurance maladie

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social/sickness/health insurance

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la couverture sociale

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health-care coverage

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les prestations de la sécurité sociale

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health-care/social security benefits

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un assuré social

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a health-care beneficiary

187
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une mutuelle

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a mutual benefit insurance compagny

188
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un congé maladie

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sick leave

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les tarifs conventionnés

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fixed medical costs

190
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les soins non conventionnés

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out-of-pocket health care

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avoir droit à

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be entitled to

192
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être couvert

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be covered

193
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perdre ses droits

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lose cover

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se voir refuser des soins

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be denied care

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(ne pas) être assuré

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be (un)insured

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se faire rembourser

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be reimbursed

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