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Vocabulary 215
Health, medecine, etc.
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Language - French
09/30/2008
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Term
to be in good health/sick
 Definition
être en bonne santé/malade
Term
to be strong, sturdy/weak
 Definition
etre fort(e), costaud/faible
Term
to be healthy in body and mind
 Definition
etre sain(e) de corps et d'esprit
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to be fat/thin
 Definition
etre gros(se)/mince
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to be active, energetic/lazy

 Definition
etre actif(ive), énergique/parasseux(-euse)
Term
to be muscular/weak
 Definition
etre musclé(e)/faible
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to be fat/thin
 Definition
etre gras(se)/maigre
Term

to be, to feel well/ill

 Definition
aller, se sentir bien/mal
Term
to be well/sick
 Definition
avoir bonne/mauvaise mine
Term

to have a healthy complexion

 Definition
avoir un joli teint
Term
to take care of one's health
 Definition
avoir soin de sa santé
Term
to keep up/maintain one's health
 Definition
conserver, ménager sa santé
Term
to feel a pain
 Definition
ressentir une douleur
Term
to get fat, put on weight
 Definition
grossir, prendre du poids
Term
to be on a diet
 Definition
etre au régime
Term
to put oneself on a diet
 Definition
se mettre au régime
Term
to get thin, to lose weight
 Definition
maigrir, perdre du poids
Term

to wound (oneself)

 Definition
se blesser (à)
Term
to fall (down)
 Definition
tomber
Term
to hurt (oneself)
 Definition
se faire mal
Term
to break a leg
 Definition
se casser la jambe
Term
to sprain
 Definition
se faire une entorse
Term
to sprain an ankle
 Definition
se fouler la cheville
Term
to have an arm in a cast/sling
 Definition
avoir le bras dans le plâtre/ en écharpe
Term
to wear a bandage, to be bandaged
 Definition

porter un bandage, être bandé(e)
Term
to walk with crutches
 Definition
marcher avec des béquilles
Term
to be carried on a stretcher
 Definition
etre porté(e) sur une civière
Term
to undergo a shock
 Definition
subir un choc
Term
to faint, to lose consciousness
 Definition
s'évanouir, perdre connaissance
Term
to poison (oneself)
 Definition
s'empoisonner
Term
to be poisoned by
 Definition
être empoisonné(e) par
Term
to get sick
 Definition
tomber malade
Term
to have a fever
 Definition
avoir de la fièvre
Term
to catch a cold
 Definition
attraper un rhume
Term
to catch the flue
 Definition
attraper la grippe
Term
to catch bronchitis
 Definition
attraper une bronchite
Term
to catch pnemonia
 Definition
attraper une pneumonie
Term
sore throat
 Definition
mal à la gorge
Term
to feel sick/nautious
 Definition
avoir la nausée
Term
to have an allergy
 Definition
avoir une allergie
Term
to be allergic
 Definition
etre allergique
Term
to catch a cold
 Definition
s'enrhumer
Term
to cough
 Definition
tousser
Term
to feel dizzy
 Definition
avoir des étourdissements
Term
doctor
 Definition
le médecin
Term
to examine
 Definition
examiner
Term
sick person
 Definition
le/la malade
Term
to take care of the patient
 Definition
soigner le/la patient(e)
Term
to cure/heal the patient
 Definition
guérir le(la) patient(e)
Term
to ask about the kind of pain
 Definition
demander le genre de douleur
Term
to make a diagnosis
 Definition
faire le diagnostic
Term
to prescribe medicines
 Definition
prescrire les médicaments
Term
to write a prescription
 Definition
délivrer une ordonnance
Term
to give advice
 Definition
donner les consells
Term
to give care (medical)
 Definition
donner des soins (médicaux)
Term
to charge the bill (to the patient)
 Definition
faire payer la note (au patient)
Term
surgeon
 Definition
le chirurgien
Term
to operate on the patient
 Definition

opérer le (la) malade
Term
the nurse
 Definition
l'infirmière
Term
to bandage the wound
 Definition
bander la blessure
Term
to give a shot
 Definition
faire une piqûre
Term
to take (someone's) pulse
 Definition
tâter le pouls (à qqn)
Term

to take (someone's) blood pressure

 Definition
prendre la tension (de qqn)
Term
to take (someone's) temperature
 Definition
prendre la température (de qqn)
Term

to take an x-ray

 Definition
prendre une radiographie
Term
to make an appointment
 Definition
prendre, faire un rendez-vous
Term
to consult a generalist, a specialist
 Definition
consulter un généraliste, un spécialiste
Term
to complain (of) a pain
 Definition
se plaindre (de) une douleur
Term
to feel a pain
 Definition
éprouver une douleur
Term
to take an aspirin, vitamins
 Definition
prendre de l'aspirine, des vitamines
Term
to relax
 Definition
se détendre
Term

to rest

 Definition

se reposer
Term

to get well

 Definition

se guérir
Term
the dentist
 Definition

le dentiste
Term
to detect a cavity
 Definition
détecter la carie
Term
to fill teeth
 Definition

plomber les dents
Term
to pull teeth
 Definition
arracher les dents
Term
to extract teeth
 Definition
extraire les dents
Term
to clean teeth
 Definition
nettoyer les dents
Term

lung

 Definition
le poumon
Term
 Definition
Term
heel
 Definition
le talon
Term
muscle
 Definition
le muscle
Term
thumb
 Definition
le pouce
Term
elbow
 Definition
le coude
Term
waist
 Definition
la taille
Term
thigh
Definition
la cuisse
Term
calf
 Definition
le mollet
Term
ankle
 Definition
la cheville
Term
big toe
 Definition
un orteil
Term
rear end
 Definition
le dos
Term
back
 Definition
le dos
Term

buttock

 Definition

la fesse
Term
 Definition
Term
skeleton
 Definition
le squelette
Term

vein

 Definition
la veine
Term
blood
 Definition
le sang
Term

skin

 Definition
la peau
Term
flesh
 Definition
la chair
Term
forearm
 Definition
l'avant-bras
Term
side
 Definition
le côté
Term
artery
 Definition
l'artère
Term
liver
 Definition
le foie
Term
body hair
 Definition
le poil
Term
nerve
 Definition
le nerf
Term
torso
 Definition
le torse
Term
pedestrian
 Definition
un piéton, une piétonne
Term
to go down
 Definition
descendre
Term
the street
 Definition
 la rue
Term
to go up
 Definition
monter
Term
to cross
 Definition
traverser
Term
pavement
 Definition
la chaussée
Term
to take a walk (on)
 Definition
se promener (sur)
Term
boulevard
 Definition
le boulevard
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to stroll

 Definition
flâner
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sidewalk
 Definition
le trottoir
Term
address
 Definition
l'adresse
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the way

 Definition
le chemin
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to indicate
 Definition
indiquer
Term
to lose one's way
 Definition
perdre son chemin
Term
the driver
 Definition
le conducteur, la conductrice
Term
to drive along
 Definition
rouler
Term
to pass
 Definition
passer
Term
to pass the DL test
 Definition
passer le permis de conduire
Term
to take out insurance
 Definition
prendre une assurance
Term
to start the car
 Definition
démarrer la voiture
Term
to drive
 Definition
conduire
Term
to accelerate/slow down
 Definition
accélérer/ralentir
Term
to brake
 Definition
freiner
Term
to park
 Definition
garer, stationner
Term
to pass another car
 Definition
dépasser/doubler une autre voiture
Term
to catch up with
 Definition
rattraper
Term
a truck
 Definition
un camion
Term
to skid
 Definition
déraper
Term
to honk
 Definition

klaxonner
Term
to pick up a hitchhiker
 Definition
prendre un auto-stoppeur
Term
to have a breakdown
 Definition
avoir une panne
Term
to have a puncture
 Definition
avoir une crevaison
Term
police officer, cop
 Definition
l'agent de police, le flic
Term
to get lost
 Definition
se perdre, s'égarer
Term
to give a traffic ticket
 Definition
donner la contravention
Term
to make out a traffic ticket
 Definition
dresser la contravention
Term
people who direct traffic
 Definition
le C.R.S.
Term
to direct traffic
 Definition
diriger la circulation, le trafic
Term
to attend to a bottleneck
 Definition
s'occuper (de) l'embouteillage
Term
car-free area
 Definition
la zone piétonne
Term
car-free street
 Definition
la rue piétonne
Term
one-way street
 Definition
la voie à sens unique
Term
wrong way
 Definition
le sens interdit
Term
flat tire
 Definition
le pneu crevé
Term
dashboard
 Definition
le tableau de bord
Term
mileage indicator
 Definition

le compteur
Term
gas station
 Definition
la station-service
Term
gas pump
 Definition
la pompe à essence
Term

gas tank

 Definition
le réservoir
Term
to fill up the tank
 Definition
faire le plein
Term
to wash the car windows
 Definition
faire les vitres
Term
to check the oil, oil level
 Definition
vérifier l'huile, le niveau d'huile
Term
unleaded gas
 Definition

l'essence sans plomb
Term
speed limit
 Definition
limit de vitesse
Term
end of speed limit
 Definition
fin de limitation de vitesse
Term
no u-turn
 Definition
demi-tour interdit
Term

no right turn

 Definition
défence de tourner à droite
Term
no left turn
 Definition
défence de tourner à gauge
Term
no parking
 Definition
défence de stationner
Term
no stopping zone
 Definition
défence de s'arréter
Term
no passing zone
 Definition
interdiction de dépasser
Term
the seat
 Definition
le siège
Term
windscreen
 Definition
le pare-brise
Term
window-wiper
 Definition
l'essuie-vitre
Term
the hood
 Definition
le capot
Term
the motor
 Definition
le moteur
Term
headlight
 Definition
la phare
Term
bumper
 Definition
le pare-chocs
Term
the wheel
 Definition
la roue
Term
the steering wheel
 Definition
la volant
Term

car door

 Definition
la portière
Term
rear-view mirror
 Definition
le rétroviseur
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the tire
 Definition
le pneu
Term
the trunk
 Definition
le coffre arrière
Term
traveler
 Definition
le voyageur, la voyageuse
Term
to take the train
 Definition
prendre le train
Term
to buy, to get
 Definition
acheter, prendre
Term
ticket (one-way)
 Definition
un billet (simple)
Term
to pay for first-class
 Definition
payer de première classe
Term
to pay for second class
 Definition
payer de second classe
Term
a return ticket
 Definition
un retour
Term
to make a reservation (ahead of time)
 Definition
faire une réservation (á l'avance)
Term
to confirm
 Definition
confirmer
Term

to cancel

 Definition
annuler
Term
to reserve
 Definition
louer
Term
berth in a sleeping car
 Definition
une couchette
Term
to book
 Definition
retenir, réserver
Term
to book a seat
 Definition
retenir une place
Term
to change trains
 Definition
changer de train
Term
to get on the train (car)
 Definition
monter (dans) le train (le wagon)
Term
to get off the express
 Definition
descendre (de) l'express
Term
to miss the high-speed train
 Definition
manqer le TGV
Term
the bus
 Definition
l'omnibus
Term
to take off
 Definition
décoller
Term

the runway

 Definition
la piste
Term
to land
 Definition
atterrir
Term
landing strip
 Definition
le terrain d'atterrissage
Term
passenger
 Definition
un passager, une passagère
Term
by plane
 Definition
en avion
Term
to check in baggage
 Definition
faire enregistrer les bagages
Term
to have weighed
 Definition
faire peser
Term
to wait
 Definition
attendre
Term
waiting room
 Definition
la salle d'attente
Term
to board
 Definition
embarquer, monter à bord (de)
Term
to fasten/unfasten the seatbelt
 Definition
attacher/détacher la ceinture de sécurité
Term
airline company
 Definition
la compagnie aérienne
Term
flight attendant
 Definition
le steward
Term
direct flight
 Definition
le vol (direct)
Term
pilot, co-pilot
 Definition
le pilote, le co-pilote
Term
flight attendant (female)
 Definition
l'hôtesse de l'air
Term
 Definition
Term
 Definition
Term
tourist
 Definition
le touriste, la touriste
Term
to appear at customs
 Definition
se présenter (à) la douane
Term
to go through customs
 Definition
passer (à) la douane
Term
to show one's passport
 Definition
montrer le passeport
Term
to show one's visa
 Definition
montrer le visa
Term
to show one's identy card
 Definition
monrer la carte d'identité
Term
to declare purchases
 Definition
déclarer les achats
Term
to pay duty
 Definition
payer des droits
Term
customs officer
 Definition
le douanier
Term
to rummage/search
 Definition
fouiller
Term
suitcases
 Definition
les valises
Term
to confiscate
 Definition
confisquer
Term
contraband
 Definition
le contrebande