Parler de sa santé (1) - Activités de vocabulaire

Vocabulary flashcards covering health, personal hygiene, minor injuries, and common remedies from Chapter 16 of Communication progressive du français.

Un peigne

A comb; a toothed grooming device used for detangling and smoothing hair (associated with the reflexive verb 'se peigner').

Le dentifrice

Toothpaste; a paste or gel used with a toothbrush to clean teeth (associated with 'se brosser les dents').

Un plâtre

A plaster cast; a hard, protective casing applied to support and immobilize a broken bone (e.g., on an arm).

Le lavabo

A washbasin or bathroom sink; a plumbing fixture used for washing hands (associated with 'se laver les mains').

Le shampooing

Shampoo; a liquid cleansing agent used for washing one's hair (associated with 'se laver les cheveux').

Un sirop

A medicinal syrup; a thick, sweet liquid medicine commonly prescribed for a cough ('contre la toux').

Des gouttes

Drops; liquid medication administered in small drop doses (e.g., for eyes, ears, or nose).

La toux

A cough; a sudden and noisy expulsion of air from the lungs caused by irritation.

Une écorchure

A scrape, graze, or minor surface scratch on the skin.

Un pansement

A bandage or adhesive plaster; a protective covering applied to minor wounds or scrapes ('écorchures').

Comprimés

Tablets or pills; a solid compressed form of oral medication (e.g., 'aspirine en comprimés').

Pastilles

Lozenges or throat pastilles; medicated tablets meant to dissolve slowly in the mouth to soothe a sore throat ('mal à la gorge').

Une pommade

An ointment or salve; a topical medicinal cream applied to soothe and treat skin injuries such as burns ('brûlures').

Une brûlure

A burn; an injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, or chemical contact.

Se blesser

To injure oneself or get wounded (e.g., 's'est gravement blessé à la main').

Avoir mal aux muscles

To have muscle pain or muscle soreness.

Avoir mal à la gorge

To have a sore throat.

Tousser

To cough; to expel air from the respiratory tract (e.g., 'Le client tousse').