Vocab Enrichment 15.3 Flashcards

This deck covers intermediate body and health words. This roughly covers cards 3300-3460 of our 9000+ French vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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anatomy

e.g. Anatomy is the study of the human body and its structure

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l’anatomie

ex. L’anatomie est l’étude du corps humain et de sa structure

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muscular / muscle-related

e.g. muscular pain

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musculaire

ex. des douleurs musculaires

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muscular / brawny / ripped

e.g. He’s very muscular

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musclé / musculeux

ex. Il est très musclé

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a skeleton

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un squelette

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a skull

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un crâne

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my forehead

e.g. Your forehead feels hot

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mon front

ex. Ton front est chaud

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my eyebrow

e.g. She plucks her eyebrows every week

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mon sourcil

ex. Elle s’épile les sourcils toutes les semaines

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my eyelashes

e.g. She has long eyelashes

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mes cils

ex. Elle a de longs cils

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my nostril

e.g. my right nostril

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ma narine

ex. ma narine droite

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my sinuses

e.g. a sinus infection

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mes sinus

ex. une infection des sinus

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mucus / snot / phlegm

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le mucus / la morve

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a booger / a piece of snot

e.g. Eeew, there’s a booger hanging out of your nose!

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une crotte de nez

ex. Ahhh ! il y a une crotte de nez qui pend de ta narine !

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to pick your nose / to fish for boogers

e.g. Stop picking your nose! That’s gross

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se curer le nez / mettre son doigt dans le nez

ex. Arrête de te curer le nez ! C’est dégoûtant

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to snort

e.g. The bulldog snorted as it played

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grogner

ex. Le bulldog grognait en jouant

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to sneeze

e.g. I’m allergic to cats. They make me sneeze

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éternuer

ex. Je suis allergique aux chats. Ils me font éternuer

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a sneeze

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un éternuement

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Bless you! / God bless you! / Gesundheit!

i.e. what you say after a sneeze

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À tes souhaits !

i.e. ce que l’on dit après un éternuement

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my jaw

e.g. I broke my jaw

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ma mâchoire

ex. Je me suis cassé la mâchoire

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my gums

e.g. My gums hurt

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mes gencives

ex. Mes gencives me font mal

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my spine / my backbone

e.g. Her spine is injured

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ma colonne vertébrale

ex. Elle est blessée à la colonne vertébrale

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the abdomen

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l’abdomen

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my ribs

e.g. She’s so skinny that you can see her ribs

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mes côtes

ex. Elle est si maigre qu’on peut voir ses côtes

“Mes côtes” uses the feminine plural form, as “côte” (rib) is a feminine noun in French.

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my belly button / my navel

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mon nombril

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my armpit

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mon aisselle

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my forearm

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mon avant-bras

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my wrist

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mon poignet

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right-handed

e.g. a right-handed boy

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droitier

ex. Un garçon droitier

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left-handed

e.g. My brother is left-handed

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gaucher

ex. Mon frère est gaucher

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a fist

e.g. When I saw his tight fist, I knew he wanted to fight

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un poing

ex. Quand j’ai vu son poing serré, je savais qu’il voulait se battre

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the palm

e.g. the palm of my hand

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la paume

ex. la paume de ma main

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my lap

e.g. to sit on someone’s lap

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mes genoux

ex. s’asseoir sur les genoux de quelqu’un

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my knee

e.g. He bent his knee

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mon genou

ex. Il plia le genou

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my joint

e.g. When you have arthritis, your joints get swollen

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mon articulation

ex. Lorsque tu as de l’arthrite, tes articulations enflent

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my thigh

e.g. my right thigh

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ma cuisse

ex. ma cuisse droite

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my calf

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mon mollet

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my shin

e.g. my left shin

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mon tibia

ex. mon tibia gauche

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my heel

e.g. Achilles’ Heel

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mon talon

ex. le talon d’Achille

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my toe

e.g. my right toe

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mon orteil

ex. mon orteil droit

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my toenails

e.g. I cut my toenails

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mes ongles d’orteils / mes ongles de pieds

ex. J’ai coupé mes ongles d’orteils

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an organ

e.g. Luckily, the bullet missed all vital organs

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un organe

ex. Heureusement, la balle a raté tous les organes vitaux

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the bladder

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la vessie

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my kidney

e.g. She donated a kidney

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mon rein

ex. Elle a donné un rein

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my liver

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mon foie

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my lung

e.g. Smoking is bad for your lungs

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mon poumon

ex. Fumer est mauvais pour tes poumons

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my intestines / my bowels

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mes intestins

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guts / entrails / insides

e.g. The knight was slashed with a sword, and his guts emptied all over the ground

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les tripes / les entrailles / les viscères

ex. Le chevalier s’est fait trancher avec une épée, et ses tripes se sont vidées partout sur le sol

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a nerve

e.g. The bullet hit a major nerve, and now he is paralyzed

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un nerf

ex. La balle a touché un nerf important et maintenant il est paralysé

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my metabolism

e.g. I have a slow metabolism

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mon métabolisme

ex. J’ai un métabolisme lent

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hygiene

e.g. She has good hygiene

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l’hygiène

ex. Elle a une bonne hygiène

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a scab

e.g. The scab fell off 2 weeks after the accident

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une croûte

ex. La croûte est tombée deux semaines après l’accident

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a scar

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une cicatrice

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to pee / to urinate / to piss (vulgar)

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faire pipi / uriner / pisser (vulgaire)

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pee / urine

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le pipi / l’urine

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to poop / to defecate / to take a dump

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faire caca / déféquer / faire ses besoins

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poop / feces / excrement

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le caca / les selles / un excrément

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to fart / to pass gas

e.g. Eeew, who farted?

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péter / lâcher un gaz / se lâcher

ex. Beurk, qui a pété ?

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a fart

e.g. a stinky fart

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un pet / un prout / une flatulence

ex. un pet qui pue

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her breasts / her bosom / her bust

e.g. A bra supports the breasts

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ses seins / sa poitrine / son buste

ex. Un soutien-gorge soutient les seins

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a nipple / a teat

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un mamelon

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my butt / my buttocks / my rear

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mes fesses / mon postérieur / mon arrière-train

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my ass

i.e. vulgar name for buttocks

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mon cul

i.e. le nom vulgaire pour les fesses

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a testicle

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un testicule

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menstruation

e.g. For most girls, menstruation starts by age 14

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la menstruation / les règles

ex. Chez la plupart des filles, la menstruation commence vers 14 ans

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her period

e.g. She’s on her period this week

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les règles

ex. Elle a ses règles cette semaine

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a tampon

e.g. She prefers using a tampon to a sanitary napkin

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un tampon

ex. Elle préfère utiliser un tampon plutôt que des serviettes hygiéniques

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pregnant / expecting

e.g. She’s pregnant

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enceinte

ex. Elle est enceinte

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a pregnancy

e.g. This is her first pregnancy

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une grossesse

ex. C’est sa première grossesse

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to get pregnant / to get knocked up

e.g. She got pregnant when she was only 16

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tomber enceinte / être en cloque

ex. Elle est tombée enceinte alors qu’elle n’avait que 16 ans

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my complexion / my skin

e.g. All the teenage girls were jealous of her perfectly clear complexion

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mon teint / ma peau

ex. Toutes les jeunes filles étaient jalouses de son teint parfaitement clair

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the color of your skin

e.g. I never judge a man just by the color of his skin

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la couleur de ta peau / ta couleur de peau

ex. Je ne juge jamais un homme uniquement par sa couleur de peau

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dark-skinned / dark

e.g. He’s pretty pale, but his sister is more dark-skinned

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qui a la peau foncée / brun

ex. Il est assez pâle, mais sa soeur a la peau plus foncée

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light-skinned

e.g. The light-skinned girl got badly sunburned at the beach

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blanc / qui a la peau claire / de peau blanche

ex. La fille à la peau blanche a attrapé un très mauvais coup de soleil à la plage

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pale / white

e.g. a pale face

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pâle / blanc

ex. un visage pâle

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a sunburn

e.g. You should put some aloe on that sunburn

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un coup de soleil

ex. Tu devrais mettre de l’aloe vera sur ce coup de soleil

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to get sunburnt / to get sunburned / to get burned

e.g. I got badly sunburned when I went to Jamaica

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prendre un coup de soleil / attraper un coup de soleil / brûler

ex. J’ai pris un sérieux coup de soleil quand je suis allé en Jamaïque

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sunblock / sunscreen

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la crème solaire

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to have a tan / to be tan

e.g. Wow, you look so tan! Were you at the beach?

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être bronzé

ex. Oh, tu es si bronzé ! Es-tu allé à la plage ?

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to get a tan / to tan

e.g. Let’s lay on the roof and get a tan

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bronzer / se faire bronzer

ex. Allons nous allonger sur le toit et bronzer

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a tanning bed

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une cabine de bronzage

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to get pierced

e.g. She got her ears pierced when she was 13 years old

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se faire percer

ex. Elle s’est fait percer les oreilles à 13 ans

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a piercing / a body piercing

e.g. The punk rocker had lots of tattoos and piercings

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un piercing

ex. Le rocker punk avait de nombreux tatouages et piercings

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a tattoo

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un tatouage

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to bleed

e.g. Help, I’m bleeding!

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saigner

ex. Au secours, je saigne !

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bloody

e.g. a bloody glove

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ensanglanté / en sang

ex. un gant ensanglanté

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a nosebleed

e.g. She had a nosebleed

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un saignement de nez

ex. Elle a eu un saignement de nez

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a wound / a cut / a lesion

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une plaie / une coupure / une lésion

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to get sick / to come down with something / to fall ill

e.g. My throat hurts and I feel achy. I think I’m coming down with something

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tomber malade / couver quelque chose

ex. Ma gorge me fait mal et j’ai des douleurs. Je pense que je couve quelque chose

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to suffer from / to have

e.g. He suffers from Alzheimer’s

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souffrir de / être atteint de / avoir

ex. Il souffre de la maladie d’Alzheimer

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to be sore / to ache / to be achy

e.g. My arms are sore from the exercise I did yesterday

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faire mal / être endolori / être douloureux

ex. Mes bras me font mal à cause de l’exercice que j’ai fait hier

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a backache

e.g. I have a backache

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un mal de dos

ex. J’ai un mal de dos

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to fracture / to break

e.g. He fractured a rib in the accident

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se fracturer / se rompre / se casser

ex. Il s’est fracturé une côte dans l’accident

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a fracture

e.g. a hairline fracture on his femur

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une fracture / une fêlure

ex. Une fracture légère du fémur

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congestion

e.g. nasal congestion

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congestion

ex. la congestion nasale

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congested / stuffed up

e.g. I feel very stuffed up because of my allergies

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congestionné / avoir le nez bouché

ex. Je me sens très congestionné à cause de mes allergies

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to throw up / to vomit / to puke

e.g. The baby threw up all over the table

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vomir / régurgiter / rendre

ex. Le bébé a vomi partout sur la table

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nausea

e.g. This medicine may cause nausea

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la nausée

ex. Ce médicament peut provoquer des nausées

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a concussion

e.g. The boxer was hit on the head so hard that he had a concussion

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une commotion cérébrale

ex. Le boxeur a été frappé à la tête si fort qu’il a eu une commotion cérébrale

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heartburn / acid reflux

e.g. Every time I eat fried food at night, I get heartburn

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des brûlures d’estomac / un reflux acide

ex. Chaque fois que je mange des aliments frits le soir, j’ai des brûlures d’estomac

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constipated

e.g. I might be in the bathroom for awhile. I’m constipated

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constipé

ex. Il se peut que je sois aux toilettes pendant un certain temps. Je suis constipé

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diarrhea

e.g. She has diarrhea, which explains why she’s running to the bathroom every 30 minutes

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la diarrhée

ex. Elle a la diarrhée, ce qui explique pourquoi elle court à la salle de bain toutes les 30 minutes

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a rash

e.g. a skin rash

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une éruption

ex. une éruption cutanée

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a blister

e.g. After having walked for three hours, I had blisters on my feet

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une ampoule

ex. Après avoir marché pendant trois heures, j’avais des ampoules aux pieds

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to catch a cold / to get a cold

e.g. When I’m on a crowded airplane, I always catch a cold

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attraper un rhume / prendre froid

ex. CLorsque je suis dans un avion bondé, j’attrape toujours un rhume.

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to cough

e.g. I’ve been coughing for two weeks. I might have pneumonia

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tousser

ex. Ça fait deux semaines que je tousse. J’ai peut-être une pneumonie

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a cough

e.g. A cough is a symptom of a cold

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une toux

ex. La toux est un symptôme du rhume

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a symptom

e.g. Shoulder pain is a symptom of a heart attack

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un symptôme

ex. Une douleur à l’épaule est un symptôme d’une crise cardiaque

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a virus

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un virus

108
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an infection

e.g. If you don’t clean that wound, you could get an infection

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une infection

ex. Si tu ne nettoies pas cette blessure, tu pourrais avoir une infection

109
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infectious

e.g. an infectious disease

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infectieux

ex. une maladie infectieuse

110
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contagious

e.g. Don’t come near me. My flu is contagious

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contagieux

ex. Ne t’approche pas de moi. Ma grippe est contagieuse

111
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a germ / a microbe

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un germe / un microbe

112
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bacteria

A

les bactéries

113
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swollen

e.g. My feet are swollen

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enflé / gonflé / boursouflé

ex. Mes pieds sont enflés

114
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inflammation / swelling

e.g. Swelling is a symptom of an infection

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une inflammation / une enflure

ex. L’inflammation est un symptôme d’une infection

115
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to limp

e.g. The injured player limped off the field

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boiter

ex. Le joueur blessé est sorti du terrain en boitant

116
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a cramp

e.g. Ow! I can’t move. I have a cramp in my leg

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une crampe

ex. Oh ! Je ne peux pas bouger. J’ai une crampe à la jambe

117
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cramps / menstrual cramps

e.g. She has cramps and is in a bad mood

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les douleurs menstruelles / les crampes menstruelles

ex. Elle a des douleurs menstruelles et est de mauvaise humeur

118
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diabetes

e.g. Obesity and excessive sugar consumption can cause diabetes

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le diabète

ex. L’obésité et la consommation excessive de sucre peuvent causer le diabète

119
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diabetic

e.g. My aunt is diabetic

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diabétique

ex. Ma tante est diabétique

120
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to suffocate / to asphyxiate

e.g. Don’t let babies play with plastic wrappers. They could suffocate

A

suffoquer / s’asphyxier

ex. Ne laisse pas les bébés jouer avec des emballages en plastique. Ils pourraient s’asphyxier

121
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a heart attack

e.g. He had a heart attack when he was only 55

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une crise cardiaque

ex. Il a eu une crise cardiaque quand il avait seulement 55 ans

122
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a disability / an impairment / a handicap

e.g. She has a disability

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un handicap

ex. Elle a un handicap

123
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disabled / handicapped / crippled

e.g. There is a special seat on the bus for handicapped people

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handicapé / infirme

ex. Il y a un siège spécial dans le bus pour les personnes handicapées

124
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cancer

e.g. My grandfather has lung cancer

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un cancer

ex. Mon grand-père a le cancer du poumon

125
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a coma

e.g. He was in a coma for 2 years before he finally died

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un coma

ex. Il a été dans le coma pendant 2 ans avant de finalement décéder

126
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an epidemic / a plague

e.g. The epidemic quickly spread to all 7 continents

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une épidémie / un fléau

ex. L’épidémie s’est rapidement propagée à l’ensemble des 7 continents

127
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an outbreak

e.g. a sudden malaria outbreak

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une flambée / une éclosion

ex. une soudaine flambée épidémique de paludisme

128
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an attack

e.g. an anxiety attack

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une attaque / une crise

ex. une crise d’angoisse

129
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a migraine

e.g. I have a horrible migraine

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une migraine

ex. J’ai une migraine terrible

130
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asthma

A

l’asthme

131
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an inhaler

i.e. a medical device for asthma

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un inhalateur

i.e. un dispositif médical pour traiter l’asthme

132
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a pill / a tablet / a capsule

A

une pilule / un comprimé / un cachet

133
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aspirin

A

l’aspirine (f)

134
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an antibiotic

A

un antibiotique

135
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a pharmacy / a drugstore

A

une pharmacie

136
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a pharmacist

A

un pharmacien

137
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to be on [drugs] / to be taking [medicine]

e.g. My father is on antidepressants

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prendre [des médicaments]

ex. Mon père prend des antidépresseurs

138
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a dose

e.g. He takes one dose of the medicine in the morning, and one dose in the evening

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une dose

ex. Il prend une dose du médicament le matin et une dose le soir

139
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a side effect

e.g. This drug has some nasty side effects

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un effet secondaire

ex. Ce médicament a de graves effets secondaires

140
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curable

e.g. a curable disease

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curable / guérissable

ex. une maladie curable

141
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a remedy / a cure

e.g. Chicken soup is the traditional remedy for a cold

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un remède / un traitement

ex. La soupe au poulet est le remède traditionnel contre le rhume

142
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a first aid kit

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une trousse de premiers soins

143
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to get over / to recover from / to feel better

e.g. After 3 weeks, she finally got over the flu

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se remettre de / récupérer / se sentir mieux

ex. Après 3 semaines, elle s’est finalement remise de la grippe

144
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a recovery

e.g. a speedy recovery

A

un rétablissement

ex. un prompt rétablissement

145
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to hospitalize

e.g. My uncle was hospitalized after suffering a stroke

A

hospitaliser

ex. Mon oncle s’est fait hospitaliser après avoir eu une congestion cérébrale

146
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an ambulance

A

une ambulance

147
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a cast

e.g. When I broke my arm, I had to wear a cast for 8 weeks

A

un plâtre

ex. Quand je me suis cassé le bras, j’ai dû porter un plâtre pendant 8 semaines

148
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crutches

e.g. After the accident, she was on crutches for several weeks

A

des béquilles (f)

ex. Après l’accident, elle a eu des béquilles pendant plusieurs semaines

149
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a band-aid / a bandage

e.g. Do you want a band-aid for that paper cut?

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un pansement

ex. Veux-tu un pansement pour cette coupure ?

150
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a bandage / a dressing

e.g. After the accident, both legs were covered in bandages for 3 weeks

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un bandage / un pansement

ex. Après l’accident, les deux jambes étaient couvertes de bandages pendant 3 semaines

151
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to bandage / to put a bandage on

e.g. The nurse bandaged the patient

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bander / mettre un pansement sur / mettre un bandage sur

ex. L’infirmière banda le patient

152
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to stitch / to suture / to stitch up

A

recoudre / faire des points de suture

153
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stitches / sutures

e.g. I got 10 stitches on my forehead

A

des points de suture

ex. J’ai eu 10 points de suture sur le front

154
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a brace / a support

e.g. a knee brace

A

une attelle

ex. une attelle au genou

155
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healthcare

e.g. Healthcare is always a sensitive political topic

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les soins de santé / les services médicaux

ex. Les soins de santé sont toujours un sujet sensible en politique

156
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treatment / medical treatment / medical care

e.g. She is receiving treatment for her rare medical condition

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un traitement / un traitement médical / les soins médicaux

ex. Elle reçoit un traitement médical pour sa maladie rare

157
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to treat

e.g. The doctor is treating me for anemia

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traiter / soigner

ex. Le médecin me traite pour de l’anémie

158
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a check-up / a physical examination / a physical

A

un examen médical / un check-up

159
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to screen for / to test for / to scan for

e.g. to screen for cancer

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faire passer des tests de dépistage / faire des analyses / faire des examens

ex. faire passer à quelqu’un des tests de dépistage du cancer

160
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a screening / an examination / a test

e.g. I went to the doctor for a blood test

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une analyse / un examen / un test

ex. Je suis allé chez le médecin pour un test sanguin

161
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to inject

e.g. The doctor injected him with a vaccine

A

injecter

ex. Le docteur lui a injecté le vaccin

162
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a shot / an injection

e.g. My son cries every time he has to get a shot at the doctor’s office

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une piqure / une injection

ex. Mon fils pleure à chaque fois qu’il doit recevoir une piqûre chez le médecin

163
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a vaccine / a vaccination

e.g. There is still no vaccine for AIDS

A

un vaccin

ex. Il n’existe toujours pas de vaccin contre le sida

164
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to vaccinate

e.g. The volunteers vaccinated all the poor children, to protect them from polio

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vacciner

ex. Les volontaires ont vacciné tous les enfants pauvres, pour les protéger contre la polio

165
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to operate / to perform surgery

e.g. The doctors operated on him to remove the tumor

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opérer / effectuer une opération chirurgicale

ex. Les docteurs l’ont opéré pour retirer la tumeur

166
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surgery

e.g. This will require surgery to heal fully

A

la chirurgie

ex. Ceci va nécessiter de la chirurgie pour guérir complètement

167
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a surgery / an operation

e.g. He had a brain operation done

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une intervention chirurgicale / une opération

ex. Il a subi une opération du cerveau

168
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a surgeon

A

un chirurgien

169
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plastic surgery / cosmetic surgery

e.g. He’s studying plastic surgery so he can make people look more attractive

A

la chirurgie esthétique / la chirurgie plastique

ex. Il étudie la chirurgie plastique, afin de pouvoir rendre les gens plus beaux

170
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a massage / a backrub

e.g. My shoulders are sore. Can you give me a backrub?

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un massage

ex. Mes épaules sont douloureuses. Peux-tu me faire un massage ?

171
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a gynecologist

i.e. a women’s health doctor

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un gynécologue

i.e. un médecin de la santé des femmes