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Le cabinet médical
Whether you have a chronic illness or come down with a common cold, you might have to visit le médecin during your travels. Here’s some essential vocabulary for talking to doctors and getting the help you need.
at the doctor’s office | chez le médecin * | |
appointment | un rendez-vous | |
doctor | un médecin | |
doctor’s office | le cabinet médical | |
~ insurance card | la carte vitale | |
nurse | un infirmier une infirmière |
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patient | un patient une patiente |
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specialist | un/e spécialiste | |
waiting room | la salle d’attente |
* In French, it’s typical to use chez + job title to refer to some places of business – learn more.
Ailments | Maladies | |||
to be | allergic to … * | être | allergique à … * | |
to have | arthritis | avoir | de l’arthrite | |
to have | asthma | être | asthmatique | |
to be | cold | avoir | froid | |
to have | a cold | être | enrhumé | |
to be | constipated | être | constipé | |
to have | diabetes | être | diabétique | |
to have | diarrhea | avoir | la diarrhée | |
to be | dizzy | avoir | le vertige | |
to have | an earache | avoir | mal à l’oreille ** | |
to have | a fever | avoir | de la fièvre | |
to have | the flu | avoir | la grippe | |
to have | frostbite | avoir | des engelures | |
to have | a hangover | avoir | la gueule de bois | |
to have | hay fever | avoir | un rhume des foins | |
to have | a headache | avoir | mal à la tête ** | |
to have | a heart attack | avoir | une crise cardiaque, un infarctus | |
to have | heartburn | avoir | des brûlures d’estomac | |
to have | hemorrhoids (piles) | avoir | des hémorroïdes | |
to have | high blood pressure | faire | de l’hypertension | |
to be | hot | avoir | chaud | |
to be | infected | être | infecté | |
to have | an infection | avoir | une infection | |
to have | insomnia | être | insomniaque | |
to be | jet lagged | être | fatigué dû au décalage horaire | |
to have | low blood pressure | faire | de l’hypotension | |
to have | motion sickness | avoir | le mal des transports | |
to be | pregnant | être | enceinte | |
to have | a runny nose | avoir | le nez qui coule | |
to be | seasick | avoir | le mal de mer | |
to be | sick | être | malade | |
to have | sinusitis | avoir | de la sinusite | |
to have | a stomachache | avoir | mal à l’estomac ** | |
to have | a stroke | avoir | une attaque | |
to be | sunburnt | être | brûlé par le soleil | |
to be | tired | être | fatigué | |
to have | a toothache | avoir | mal aux dents ** | |
to need … | avoir besoin … | |||
an inhaler | d’un inhalateur | |||
a prescription | d’une ordonnance | |||
stitches | de points de suture | |||
surgery | de chirurgie | |||
treatment | de traitement | |||
an ultraound | d’une échographie | |||
an x-ray | d’une radio | |||
Verbs | Verbes (click for conjugations) | |||
to ache all over | avoir mal partout | |||
to bandage | panser | |||
to bleed | saigner | |||
to break (one’s arm, leg) | se casser (le bras, la jambe) | |||
to catch a cold | s’enrhumer | |||
to cough | tousser | |||
to faint | s’évanouir | |||
to feel sick | se sentir malade | |||
to sneeze (response: bless you) |
éternuer (à tes souhaits / à vos souhaits) |
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to throw up | vomir |
* Allergic to something? See vocab for medicines and food.
** For other aches and pains, see French body parts.

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