Food, Health Terminology in English

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What is the English translation of 'Négliger / la négligence / négligent(e)'?

To neglect / neglect / neglectful

What is 'La tension' in English?

Blood pressure

Translate 'Accuser qq'un de (ne pas) faire qq ch' into English.

To accuse sbd of + nom ou (not) Ving

What does 'En vouloir à qq'un pour qq ch ou V' mean in English?

<p>To blame sbd for + nom ou (not) Ving</p> Signup and view all the answers

How would you translate 'Beaucoup de + singulier (ou indénombrable)' into English?

<p>Much</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Trop/trop (de) + singulier ou nom indénombrable)?'

<p>Too + adj / too much + singuler (ou indénombrable)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does '(trop) peu de + singulier ou nom indénombrable)' mean in English?

<p>(too) little</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'Fruits à coque' in English?

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Translate 'Les légumes secs = les haricots' into English

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What is the English translation of 'Le pain complet'?

<p>Wholemeal bread</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Les britanniques /1 britannique' mean in English?

<p>The Brits / Britons / British people / a British man / woman</p> Signup and view all the answers

Translate '(in)abordable' into English.

<p>(un)affordable</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Avait l'habitude de + V'?

<p>Subject + used to + BV</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'La faim' in English?

<p>hunger</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Une perte'?

<p>A loss / losses (pluriel)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'Bien/mal nourri' in English?

<p>Well/ill-nourished</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Bien/mal traité' mean in English?

<p>Well / ill-treated (= mistreated)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is '28ème sur 100' in English?

<p>28th out of a hundred</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Un échantillon'?

<p>A sample</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Sauter un repas' mean in English?

<p>To skip a meal</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'Un régime alimentaire' in English?

<p>The diet</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'Les autorités locales' in English?

<p>The local council (GB)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Une enquête chiffrée'?

<p>A survey</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Un enquête de police' mean in English?

<p>An investigation /to investigate</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'Joindre les efforts' in English?

<p>To team up</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Augmenter rapidement'?

<p>To surge / to skyrocket</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Une croyance / des croyances' mean in English?

<p>A belief / beliefs</p> Signup and view all the answers

Translate 'Augmenter de... %/ diminuer de %' into English.

<p>To increase by... % / To decrease by.. %</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'La morbidité' in English?

<p>morbidity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'De la nourriture industrielle'?

<p>Processed food</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'Le diabète' in English?

<p>diabetis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Reprocher à qq'un de (ne pas faire qq ch' mean in English?

<p>To reproach sbd for + nom ou (not)Ving</p> Signup and view all the answers

Translate 'Les produits laitiers' into English.

<p>Dairy products</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Beaucoup de + pluriel'?

<p>many</p> Signup and view all the answers

How would you translate 'Trop de + pluriel' into English?

<p>Too many</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does (trop) peu de + pluriel / moins de + pluriel mean in English?

<p>(too) few + pluriel / fewer + pluriel</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'La volaille' in English?

<p>Poultry (a rooster/ a hen / a chick / a duck / a duckling / a goose / geese (pluriel irreg)...</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Une diminution / compression / réduction'?

<p>A cutback</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Les fruits de mer' mean in English?

<p>Sea food</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'Un(e) anglais' in English?

<p>An Englishman / English woman</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Avoir l'habitude de (ne pas) + V (à tous les temps)'?

<p>(not) to be used to + Ving</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Manger à sa faim' mean in English?

<p>To eat to one's fill</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Faire sans / se passer de'?

<p>To go without + nom ou Ving</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Perdre' mean in English?

<p>To lose / lost / lost</p> Signup and view all the answers

Translate 'Bien/mal élevé.' into English.

<p>Well-educated / badly-educated</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'Se classer N°' in English?

<p>To rank number...</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Un sur cinq'?

<p>One in five</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Pertinent / significatif = qui manque de pertinence' mean in English?

<p>Relevant = irrelevant</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'Le revenus' in English?

<p>The income</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Closure'?

<p>La fermeture</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Vider complètement'?

<p>To drain</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Une enquête d'opinion' mean in English?

<p>A poll</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'Les performances (scolaires)' in English?

<p>Tha attainment</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Un local / les locaux'?

<p>A facility / the facilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'La prise de / l'absorption' mean in English?

<p>The uptake</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the English translation of 'Un compatriote'?

<p>A fellow citizen</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Une augmentation / diminution de + nom' mean in English?

<p>An increase in / a decrease in + nom</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is 'Le taux de mortalité' in English?

<p>The mortality rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

To Neglect

To fail to care for properly.

Blood pressure

Pressure of blood in the arteries.

To accuse sbd of (not) Ving

To assign blame to someone regarding an action or situation.

To blame sbd for (not) Ving

To fault someone for something.

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Much

A large quantity.

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Too many

More than enough.

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Processed food

Food that has been altered from its natural state.

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Diabetes

A disease in which the body's ability to produce or respond to insulin is impaired.

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Dairy products

Products made from milk.

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Study Notes

  • Terminology related to food issues, UK, animal rights, and general English language usage

Food and Dietary Terms

  • Processed food: De la norriture industrielle
  • Diabetes: Le diabète
  • Dairy products: Les produits laitiers
  • Poultry: La volaille; Includes rooster, hen, chick, duck, duckling, goose, and plural geese
  • Sea food: Les fruits de mer
  • Wholemeal bread: Le pain complet
  • Beans = green beans: Les légumes secs = les haricots

Health and Medical

  • Blood pressure: La tension
  • To neglect / neglect / neglectful: Négliger / la négligence / négligent(e)
  • To accuse sbd of + nom ou (not) Ving: Accuser qq'un de (ne pas) faire qq ch
  • To reproach sbd for + nom ou (not) Ving: Reprocher à qq'un de (ne pas faire qq ch
  • To blame sbd for + nom ou (not) Ving: En vouloir à qq'un pour qq ch ou V
  • Well/ill-nourished: Bien/mal nourri
  • Well / badly-fed: Bien/mal traité
  • Hunger: La faim
  • Well-educated / badly-educated: Bien/mal élevé
  • Morbidity: La morbidité
  • The diet: Un régime alimentaire

Quantity and Degree

  • Much: Beaucoupe de + singulier (ou indénombrable)
  • Too + adj / too much + singuler (ou indénombrable): Trop/trop (de) + singulier ou nom indénombrable)
  • (too) little: (trop) peu de + singulier ou nom indénombrable)
  • Many: Beaucoup de + pluriel
  • Too many: Trop de + pluriel
  • (too) few + pluriel: (trop) peu de + pluriel
  • Fewer + pluriel: moins de + pluriel

Actions, States, and Conditions

  • To skip a meal: Sauter un repas
  • To eat to one's fill: Manger à sa faim
  • To go without + nom ou Ving: Faire sans / se passer de
  • To lose / lost / lost: Perdre

Surveys and Investigations

  • A survey: Une enquête chiffrée
  • An investigation /to investigate: Un enquête de police
  • A poll: Une enquête d'opinion

Miscellaneous Vocabulary

  • Nuts: Fruits à coque
  • The Brits / Britons / British people/ a British man / woman: Les britanniques /1 britannique
  • (un)affordable: (in)abordable
  • (not) to be used to + Ving: Avoir l'habitude de (ne pas) + V (à tous les temps)
  • A loss / losses (pluriel): Une perte
  • 28th out of a hundred: 28ème sur 100
  • A sample: Un échantillon
  • To team up: Joindre les efforts
  • To surge / to skyrocket: Augmenter rapidement
  • A belief / beliefs: Une croyance / des croyances
  • To increase by... %/ To decrease by.. %: Augmenter de... %/ diminuer de %
  • A cutback: Une diminution/ compression / réduction
  • The income: Le revenus
  • Closure: Vider complètement
  • Tha attainment: Les performances (scolaires)
  • A facility / the facilities: Un local/les locaux
  • The uptake: La prise de / l'absorption
  • A fellow citizen: Un compatriote
  • Relevant = irrelevant: Pertinent / significatif = qui manque de pertinence
  • One in five: Un sur cinq
  • The local council (GB): Les autorités locales
  • To rank number...: Se classer N°
  • An Englishman / English woman: Un(e) anglais
  • An increase in / a decrease in + nom: Une augmentation / diminution de + nom
  • The mortality rate: Le taux de mortalité

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