Vocab Enrichment 2.3 Flashcards

This deck introduces beginner-level body and health words. This roughly covers cards 600-660 of our 9000+ French vocabulary cards, which Brainscape's linguists have ordered from most fundamental (“hello”) to most esoteric (“fluorescent”).

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the body

e.g. Take care of your body. You only have one

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le corps

ex. Prends soin de ton corps. Tu n’en as qu’un

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my head

e.g. I got hit on the head with a ball

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ma tête

ex. J’ai reçu une balle sur la tête

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my face

e.g. She has a very pretty face

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mon visage

ex. Elle a un très joli visage

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my nose

e.g. He has a big nose

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mon nez

ex. Il a un gros nez

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my mouth

e.g. Don’t talk with food in your mouth

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ma bouche

ex. Ne parle pas la bouche pleine

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my lip

e.g. She has beautiful red lips

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mes lèvres

ex. Elle a des lèvres rouges magnifiques

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my tongue

e.g. I burnt my tongue with hot coffee

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ma langue

ex. Je me suis brûlé la langue avec du café très chaud

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my tooth

e.g. My teeth hurt

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ma dent

ex. J’ai mal aux dents

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a toothbrush

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une brosse à dent

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toothpaste

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le dentifrice

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my chin

e.g. He has a sharp, pointy chin

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mon menton

ex. Il a un menton fin et pointu

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my cheek

e.g. That little baby has the cutest little cheeks!

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ma joue

ex. Ce petit bébé a des joues trop mignonnes !

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my ear / my outer ear

e.g. He has big ears

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mon oreille

ex. Il a de grandes oreilles

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my ear / my inner ear

e.g. My ear hurts

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mon oreille / mon oreille interne

ex. Mon oreille me fait mal

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my eye

e.g. You have beautiful eyes

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mon oeil / mes yeux

ex. Tu as des yeux magnifiques

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my neck

e.g. She has a long neck

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mon cou

ex. elle a un grand cou

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my throat

e.g. My throat hurts

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ma gorge

ex. Ma gorge me fait mal

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my chest

e.g. He has a lot of hair on his chest

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ma poitrine / mon torse

ex. Il a beaucoup de poils sur le torse

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my back

e.g. My lower back hurts

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mon dos

ex. J’ai mal en bas du dos

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my shoulder

e.g. My shoulder hurts

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mon épaule

ex. mon épaule me fait mal

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my arm

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mon bras

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my elbow

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mon coude

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my hand

e.g. Give me your hand

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ma main

ex. Donne-moi la main

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my hip

e.g. I hurt my hip

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ma hanche

ex. Je me suis fait mal à la hanche

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my waist

e.g. She has a small waist

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ma taille

ex. Elle a une petite taille

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my leg

e.g. my left leg

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ma jambe

ex. ma jambe gauche

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my foot

e.g. He has big feet

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mon pied

ex. Il a de grands pieds

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my ankle

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ma cheville

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my voice

e.g. She has a beautiful voice

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ma voix

ex. Elle a une belle voix

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my heart

e.g. Your heart is on the left side of your chest

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mon coeur

ex. Ton cœur est sur le côté gauche de ta poitrine

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the brain

e.g. He needed brain surgery to cure his epilepsy

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le cerveau

ex. Il avait besoin d’une chirurgie du cerveau pour guérir ses épilepsies

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a muscle

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un muscle

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blood

e.g. He gave a sample of his blood

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le sang

ex. Il s’est fait faire une prise de sang

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a bone

e.g. Have you ever broken a bone?

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un os

ex. Est-ce que tu t’es déjà cassé un os ?

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to breathe

e.g. I had to breathe through my mouth

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respirer

ex. Il a fallu que je respire par la bouche

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my stomach / my belly / my tummy

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mon estomac / mon ventre / mon bidon

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a potbelly / a belly

e.g. I need to exercise so I can get rid of this belly

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un bide / un bidon

ex. J’ai besoin de faire de l’exercice pour me débarrasser de mon bide

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a stomachache / a bellyache

e.g. I have a stomachache

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un mal d’estomac / un mal de ventre

ex. J’ai mal au ventre

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hair

e.g. I just love her hair!

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les cheveux

ex. J’adore tout simplement ses cheveux !

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hair / body hair

e.g. He has lots of hair on his back

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les poils

ex. Il a beaucoup de poils dans le dos

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bald

e.g. I’m losing my hair. In a few years, I’ll be totally bald

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chauve

ex. Je perds mes cheveux. Dans quelques années, je serai complètement chauve

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skin

e.g. She has beautiful clear skin

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la peau

ex. elle a une belle peau nette

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a lotion / a moisturizer / a cream

e.g. a body lotion

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une lotion / une crème hydratante / une crème

ex. de la lotion pour le corps

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medical

e.g. a medical procedure

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médical

ex. une procédure médicale

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medication / medicine / drugs

e.g. I have to take my medicine twice a day

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un médicament

ex. Je dois prendre mes médicaments deux fois par jour

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medicine

e.g. He works in the field of medicine

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la médecine

ex. Il travaille dans la médecine

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to hurt / to be hurting

e.g. My arm hurts

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avoir mal à / faire mal / faire souffrir

ex. J’ai mal au bras

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pain

e.g. I can’t stand this pain!

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la douleur

ex. Je ne supporte plus cette douleur !

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a pain / an ache

e.g. I have a sharp pain in my neck

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une douleur / un mal de

ex. J’ai une douleur aigüe dans la nuque

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painful

e.g. a painful injury

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douloureux

ex. une blessure douloureuse

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an injury

e.g. The goalie can’t play today, because of his injury

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une blessure / une lésion

ex. Le gardien ne peut pas jouer aujourd’hui, à cause de sa blessure

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a headache

e.g. I have a headache

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un mal de tête / un mal de crâne

ex. J’ai un mal de tête

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to cure / to heal

e.g. The miracle drug cured her illness

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guérir

ex. Le médicament miracle a guéri sa maladie

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to get better / to heal / to recuperate

e.g. I was sick for almost two weeks, but then I got better

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se sentir mieux / guérir / récupérer

ex. J’étais malade pendant presque deux semaines, mais ensuite je me suis senti mieux

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to be allergic to

e.g. I am allergic to nuts

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être allergique à

ex. Je suis allergique aux noisettes

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an allergy

e.g. Peanut allergies are very common

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une allergie

ex. Les allergies aux noisettes sont très courantes

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weight

e.g. I check my weight on my scale every morning

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le poids

ex. Je me pèse pour contrôler mon poids tous les matins

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height

e.g. The nurse measured the child’s height with a giant ruler

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la taille / la hauteur

ex. L’infirmière a mesuré la taille de l’enfant avec une règle énorme

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sick / ill

e.g. I’m sick, so I can’t go to work today

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malade

ex. Je suis malade, donc je ne peux pas aller au travail aujourd’hui

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a disease / an illness / a sickness

e.g. AIDS is a serious disease

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une maladie

ex. Le SIDA est une maladie sérieuse

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a cold

e.g. I’m not terribly sick. It’s just a cold

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un rhume / un coup de froid

ex. Je ne suis pas super malade. C’est juste un rhume

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the flu / influenza

e.g. She is home in bed with the flu

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la grippe

ex. Elle est au lit avec la grippe

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fever

e.g. She has a very high fever. Feel her forehead

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la fièvre

ex. Elle a une forte fièvre. Touche son front

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health

e.g. This policy promotes public health

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la santé

ex. Cette mesure encourage la santé publique

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healthy

e.g. a healthy baby

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sain / en bonne santé

ex. un bébé en bonne santé

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healthy / good for you / good for your health

e.g. Vegetables are good for you

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sain / bon pour toi / bon pour la santé

ex. Les légumes sont bons pour la santé

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unhealthy / bad for you

e.g. an unhealthy meal

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malsain / mauvais pour toi / mauvais pour la santé

ex. un repas mauvais pour la santé

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a doctor / a physician

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un docteur / un médecin / un toubib

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a hospital / an infirmary

e.g. That wound looks serious, I think you need to go to a hospital

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un hôpital / une infirmerie / une clinique

ex. Cette blessure a l’air sérieuse, Je pense que tu devrais aller à l’hôpital

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a nurse

e.g. The nurse took my temperature before the doctor came in

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une infirmière / une aide-soignante

ex. L’infirmière a pris ma température avant la visite du docteur

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a patient

e.g. a hospital patient

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un patient

ex. un patient dans un hôpital

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physical

e.g. a physical change, such as weight gain

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physique

ex. un changement physique, comme prendre du poids