Health issues Flashcards

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maladie = = =

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a disease, an illness, a sickness

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souffrir d’une maladie

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to suffer from a disease

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mourir d’une maladie = =

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to die of, to die from a disease

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une maladie grave

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a serious disease

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être dans un état critique

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to be critically ill

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un microbe, un germe

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a germ

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des bactéries

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bacteria

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attraper la grippe

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to go down with the flu

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un danger pour la santé

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a health hazard

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un fléau = = =

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a curse, a plague, a scourge

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le cancer du poumon, du sein, de la peau

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lung, breast, skin cancer

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cancérigène

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carcinogenic

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le diabète

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diabetes

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l’hépatite

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hepatitis

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la malaria, le paludisme

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malaria

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une maladie sexuellement transmissible

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a sexually transmitted disease (STD)

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une maladie vénérienne (MST)

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a venereal disease

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avoir une crise cardiaque

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to have a heart condition

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maladie neurodégénérative

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a neurodegenerative disease

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un symptôme

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a symptom

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toucher, affecter un pays

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to affect a country

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toucher 20% de la population

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to afflict 20% of the population

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la zone la plus durement touchée

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the hardest-hit area

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éradiquer

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to eradicate

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endémique
endemic
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le SIDA
AIDS
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contracter le SIDA
to develop AIDS
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un malade du SIDA
an AIDS sufferer / patient
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séropositif
HIV-positive
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faire passer un test de dépistage
to screen sb for AIDS
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un centre de dépistage du SIDA
an HIV screening centre
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un test de dépistage
a screening test
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le sperme = =
sperm, semen
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avoir des rapports non protégés
to have unprotected sex
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un préservatif
a condom
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l'abstinence
abstinence
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la fidélité
faithfulness
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une aiguille
a needle
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un traitement médical
a medical treatment
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secret médical
medical confidentiality
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une bactérie multi-résistance
a superbug
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prescrire
to prescribe
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une ordonnance
a prescription
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un médecin généraliste
a general practitioner (GP)
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un chirurgien
a surgeon
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se faire opérer = = =
to have surgery, go through surgery, to have an operation
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diagnostiquer
to diagnose
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un diagnostic
a diagnosis
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guérir un patient
to cure a patient
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un remède = =
a remedy, a cure
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un médicament = = =
a drug, a medicine, a medication
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un médicament générique
a generic drug
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antalgique (antidouleur)
a painkiller
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un effet secondaire
a side effect
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une piqûre = =
an injection, a shot
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prendre des antibiotiques, être sous antibiotiques
be on antibiotics
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un laboratoire pharmaceutique
a pharmaceutical laboratory
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des produits pharmaceutiques
pharmaceuticals
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un vaccin
a vaccine
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se rétablir, guérir
to recover
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guérison, rétablissement
recovery
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rechuter
to relapse
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une alerte à l'intoxication alimentaire
a food scare
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un péril sanitaire, une alerte aux risques sanitaires
a health scare
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les soins médicaux / services de santé
health care
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la santé publique
public health
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les responsables de la santé publique
public health officials
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les autorités sanitaires
the health authorities
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le système de santé
the health (care) system
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les services de santé
health services
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les dépenses de santé
health expenses
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il vaut mieux prévenir que guérir
prevention is better than cure
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se porter comme un charme
to be fit as a fiddle
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ne pas être dans son assiette = =
to be under the weather = to be off-colour
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avoir un chat dans la gorge
to have a frog in your throat
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être bien vivant
to be alive and kicking
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être à l'article de la mort
to be at death's door
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l'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt
early to bed, early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise
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OMS
World Health Organization (WHS)
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variole
smallpox
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encourager
to boost
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répandu
widespread
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se flétrir
to shrivel
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protester
speak out
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dépourvu
destitute
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imprécis
fuzzy
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grisant
heady
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compenser
to trump
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nocif
harmful
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diriger
to head
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Sécurité sociale
National Health Service (NHS)
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Le plus longtemps... / Plus + GV + longtemps... plus...
The longer..., the more
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effets néfastes
harmful effects
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Plus (je travaille)... plus (je progresse)
The more + sujet + verbe (pas will dans première prép)... the more (the less) sujet + verbe
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Lutter (figuré)
To combat Ø
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modaux
may, can, must, shall, will, dare (oser), need ==> tjr à la BV pour le verbe suivant, auxiliaire modal tjr premier, qu'un seul modal par GV,
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persuadé
persuaded
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se faire tester
to get tested
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empêcher qqn de
prevent sb from + V-ING
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transmettre une maladie à
to pass on a disease to
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Il arrive que
Sometimes
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être mis sur le marché
be marketed
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être évalué sérieusement
be assessed seriously
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soins
medical care
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beaucoup plus abordable
much more affordable
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réputé
renowned
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revue
journal
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accuser de
to accuse OF + V-ING
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déformer
to disrupt
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données scientifiques
scientific evidence
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preuve
evidence
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ont plus de chance, ont plus de risques de...
are more likely to + BV
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l'âge adulte
adulthood
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Médecins Sans Frontières
Doctors Without Borders
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recevoir le Prix Nobel de la paix
be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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résultat de ses analyses
result of his test
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s'améliorer
to improve
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Un demi-million d'enfants
Half a million children
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manquer
to lack
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vitamine
vitamin
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chaque
each
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chaque année
each year
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la moitié d'entre-eux
half of them
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en l'espace de 12 moins
within 12 months
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trouble alimentaire
eating disorder
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épidémie / explosion, flambée
an outbreak
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augmentation de
climbing rates of
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soutenir, maintenir, perpétuer
to sustain
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