Vocabulary of February 12, 2024

Question 1

What is “électrocardiogramme” in English?

Answer 1

Electrocardiogram

Question 2

What is “électrodes” in English?

Example: An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) records the electrical signal from the heart to check for different heart conditions. …………………….. are placed on the chest to record the heart’s electrical signals, which cause the heart to beat.

Answer 2

electrodes

Question 3

How do we pronounce “discipline” and “disciplined”?

Answer 3

DIS-si-plinn

DIS-si-plinnd

Question 4

What is “otite” in English?

Answer 4

Ear infection

Otitis

Earache

Question 5

What is “tympan” in English?

Answer 5

eardrum

Question 6

How do we pronounce “antibiotics”?

Answer 6

ann-tee-baï-Â-diks

Question 7

What is “dégoûtant” in English?

Answer 7

disgusting

Question 8

What is “roman” in English?

Answer 8

Novel

(pronounced NÂ-vowl)

Question 9

What is “apprendre” when speaking about news?

Answer 9

learn

find out (about)

discover

hear (about)

Example:
I learned the bad news last Friday.
I found out about the bad news last Friday.
I discovered the bad news last Friday.
I heard about the bad news last Friday.

Question 10

What is “à mi-chemin” in English?

Example:
Let’s meet ……………. between Montreal and Sherbrooke!

She’s ……………. into her treatment.

Answer 10

halfway

Example:

Let’s meet halfway between Montreal and Sherbrooke!

She’s halfway into her treatment.

Question 11

What is “triage” in English, as in an emergency room?

Answer 11

Triage
(pronounced TREE-âj)

Question 12

What is “se moucher” in English?

Answer 12

Blow one’s nose

Example:
When we produce a lot of mucus, we have to blow our nose more often.

Question 13

Put the following sentence in the past:

I could help you. (=Je pourrais t’aider.)

Answer 13

I could have helped you.

Question 14

Put the following sentence in the past:

I could speak to him.

Answer 14

I could have spoken to him.

Question 15

Put the following sentence in the past:

I could learn Spanish.

Answer 15

I could have learned Spanish.

Question 16

Put the following sentence in the past:

I could help you.

Answer 16

I could have helped you.

Question 17

Put the following sentence in the past:

I could send you the document.

Answer 17

I could have sent you the document.