The French Experience - Health and fitness
Forme et santé
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Body parts
People talking about the part of their body that they look after the most. As well as how you can go to the pharmacy and ask for a remedy to a health problem.
Healthy living
What you need to do to keep fit. Various people say what they do to keep healthy. They provide a range of ideas.
A health holiday
The aim of this spa in the Pyrenees is to relax its clients and make them feel healthy.
Doctors abroad
Details on what Médecins Sans Frontières do, how people are encouraged to apply and what the job entails, including what qualifications are needed.
- FrançaisEnglish
- la jambeleg
- la mainhand
- le visageface
- l'espritmind (m)
- les poumonslungs (m)
- les yeuxeyes (m)
- Quelle est la partie de votre corps que vous soignez le plus ?Which part of your body do you look after most?
- Je soigne mes jambesI look after my legs
- J'aime bien ...I like ... a lot
- FrançaisEnglish
- efficaceeffective
- la pastille à sucerpastille, lozenge
- la fièvrefever, temperature
- la gorgethroat
- le suppositoiresuppository
- de l'aspirineaspirin
- avalerto swallow
- vaporiserto spray
- Je crois que ...I think that ...
- J'ai un rhumeI have a cold
- J'ai mal à la gorgeI have a sore throat
- J'ai un peu de fièvreI have a slight fever
- Qu'est-ce que vous me conseillez ?What do you recommend?
- Vous avez du mal à ... ?Do you have trouble ...?
- Je vais vous donner...I am going to give you...
- Si ça ne va pas mieux...If it doesn't get better...
- Il faut aller voir un médecinYou'll have to go and see a doctor
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Talking about your body
Talking to a chemist
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