Lesson of April 29, 2024

Question 1

What is “civière” in English?

Example: They put the patient on a ………… and took her to the hospital.

Answer 1

stretcher

Example: They put the patient on a stretcher and took her to the hospital.

Question 2

What is “chair de poule” in English?

Example: Hearing this gives me ………………..

Answer 2

Goosebumps

Example: Hearing this gives me goosebumps.

Question 3

What is “porter plainte” in English?

Answer 3

File a complaint

Question 4

What is “Mes sympathies” or “Mes condoléances” in English?

Answer 4

My sympathies.

My condolences.

Question 5

How do we pronounce “specialization”?

Answer 5

spè-showl-lee-ZAY-shinn

spè-showl-laï-ZAY-shinn

Question 6

What is “employés en soins de première ligne” in English?

Answer 6

frontline caregivers

Question 7

What is “formation” in the sense of “formation professionnelle”?

Answer 7

training
(not “formation”)

Question 8

How do we pronounce “cardiology” and “cardiologist”?

Answer 8

car-dee-Â-lâ-djist

car-dee-Â-lâ-djee

Question 9

What is “GMF” in English?
(Groupe de médecine familiale)

Answer 9

FMG
(Family Medicine Group)

Question 10

What is “conseiller” in English?

Exemple: Les infimières peuvent conseiller les patients.

Answer 10

advise

Example: Nurses can advise patients.

Question 11

What is “test sanguin complet” in English?

Answer 11

CBC
(complete blood count)

Question 12

What is “secteur privé” in English?

Answer 12

Private sector

Question 13

What is “décideurs” in English?

Answer 13

decision makers

Question 14

What is “à l’époque” in English?

Example: I didn’t have a doctor………………

Answer 14

back then
at the time

Example: I didn’t have a doctor back then.

I didn’t have a doctor at the time.