Lesson of April 10, 2024

Question 1

Translate:

Ça fait 2 mois que je paie mon brocoli 2,99$ au Avril.

Answer 1

I’ve been paying my broccoli $2.99 for one month at Avril.

Question 2

What is “à ma surprise” in English?

Answer 2

To my surprise

Surprisingly

Question 3

What is “tendinite” in English?

Answer 3

tendinitis

Question 4

What is “hanche” in English?

Answer 4

hip

Question 5

What is “J’ai mal au dos” in English?

Answer 5

My back is sore.

I have a sore back.

Question 6

What is “J’ai de la misère à…” in English?

Exemple: J’ai de la misère à soulever quelque chose de plus de 10 livres.

Answer 6

I have a hard time + verb in “ing”

Example: I have a hard time lifting something heavier than 10 pounds.

Question 7

What is “plancher pelvien” in English?

Answer 7

Pelvic floor

Question 8

How do we pronounce “posture”?

Answer 8

PÂS-tcher

Question 9

What is “je suis allée prendre une marche” in English?

Answer 9

I went for a walk.

Question 10

What is “boue” and “boueux” in English?

Example:
The trails are full of …………
The trails are ………….

Answer 10

mud
muddy

Example:
The trails are full of mud.
The trails are muddy.

Question 11

What is “poussette” in English?

Answer 11

Stroller

Question 12

What is “rein” in English?

Answer 12

kidney

Question 13

What is “démissionner” and “démission” in English?

Answer 13

resign

resignation

Question 14

What is “ancienneté” in English?

Answer 14

seniority

Question 15

What is “payant” in English?

Exemple: Son travail est payant.

Answer 15

pay a lot

Example: Her job pays a lot.

Question 16

What is “difficile” in the sense of “hard to please” in English?

Answer 16

picky

Question 17

What is “salle d’urgence” in English?

Answer 17

Emergency room (ER)

Question 18

What is “Unité des soins intensifs” in English?

Answer 18

Intensive Care Unit
ICU

Question 19

What is a “ward” in a hospital?

Answer 19

A department, a room

Example: She works in the maternity ward.

Question 20

What does CBC stand for in medical terms?

Answer 20

Complete blood count
(A complete blood test which checks white cells, red celles and platelets)

Question 21

What do they do at the hospital to check if a person has broken a bone?

Answer 21

X-RAY

Question 22

What test do they do in a clinic to check the state of your bones, muscles and tendons?

Answer 22

MRI
(Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

Question 23

What is “échantillon” as in “échanillon de sang” and “échantillon d’urine”?

Answer 23

sample
Blood sample
Urine sample

Question 24

When patients have a lot of pain, the doctors prescribe………………? (=anti-douleur in French)

Answer 24

painkillers

Pain relievers

Question 25

If you break your leg, the doctor will put it in a ……………. for around 6 weeks.

Answer 25

cast

Question 26

What is “blessure” in English?

Answer 26

If it’s open = wound

It it’s not open = injury

Question 27

What is “guérir” in English?

Answer 27

heal