Pilot: House (2004) saison 1 épisode 1 : vocabulaire anglais

to take food, drink, or a substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it

Traduction: ingérer

a device that lets you breathe medicine into your lungs

Traduction: inhalateur

a substance made by a cell or gland and released into the body or outside it

Traduction: sécrétion

not important or powerful; low in rank or status

Traduction: modeste; humble

in a way that is not directly stated, but understood from the situation

Traduction: implicitement

a thick, slippery liquid in the nose, throat, and other body parts that helps protect and moisten them

Traduction: mucus

a doctor who specializes in the brain, nerves, and nervous system

Traduction: neurologue

so strong or clear that it settles a question or ends doubt

Traduction: concluant

a small, round, compressed piece of material

Traduction: granulé

the act of pretending or making something seem true when it is not

Traduction: fausse apparence

a person, especially a young person, who breaks the law or behaves badly

Traduction: délinquant

to run faster than someone or something, or to escape by running

Traduction: distancer; échapper à

used to get someone's attention, or to show mild embarrassment or disapproval

Traduction: hum

a small sac in the body that is filled with fluid or soft material

Traduction: kyste

done in a way that is not lawful or fair

Traduction: injuste

relating to rhetoric, or the skill of speaking or writing effectively

Traduction: rhétorique

likely to make people angry or cause trouble

Traduction: inflammatoire

kissing and touching someone in a sexual way

Traduction: pelotage

relating to the nervous system or to neurology

Traduction: neurologique

the hard foot of an animal such as a horse, deer, or cow

Traduction: sabot

the practice of selling unpaid bills to get money before they are paid

Traduction: affacturage

the act of gently rubbing or stroking something

Traduction: caresse

to officially tell someone to take a medicine or treatment

Traduction: prescrire

great skill or ability in doing something

Traduction: brio

a poisonous substance produced by a living thing, especially bacteria

Traduction: toxine

to block a place or path, or make movement difficult

Traduction: obstruer

making quick, sharp movements

Traduction: saccadé

a feeling that you or the room is spinning, often making you unsteady

Traduction: vertige

happening from time to time, with breaks in between

Traduction: intermittent

allowed or prepared according to Jewish religious dietary laws

Traduction: kasher

in a way that is deserved or justified

Traduction: à juste titre

to stop doing or providing something

Traduction: interrompre

the process of getting worse

Traduction: détérioration

locked with a key

Traduction: fermé à clé

covered with breadcrumbs or a similar coating before cooking

Traduction: pané

an area of damaged tissue in the body caused by injury or disease

Traduction: lésion

relating to blood vessels

Traduction: vasculaire

A slang exclamation used to show disbelief, disagreement, or annoyance

Traduction: n’importe quoi

the young form of an insect that hatches from an egg and changes into an adult

Traduction: larve

clean and safe for health

Traduction: sanitaire

a deep, rich sound that continues for a moment

Traduction: résonance

the life or world believed to exist after death

Traduction: l’au-delà

a blockage in an artery in the lungs, usually caused by a blood clot

Traduction: embolie pulmonaire

to seriously damage or weaken something

Traduction: paralyser

past tense and past participle of shoot

Traduction: passé et participe passé de shoot

relating to the lungs

Traduction: pulmonaire

common or widespread in a place or at a time

Traduction: répandu

to do something with full effort or confidence

Traduction: y aller à fond

practical knowledge about how to deal with real-life situations

Traduction: débrouillardise

relating to the brain or to thinking and intelligence

Traduction: cérébral

a false reason or excuse used to hide the real purpose of something

Traduction: faux prétexte

a legal right that protects a person's freedom and equal treatment

Traduction: droit civil

an exclamation used to show laughter, surprise, or mockery

Traduction: hah

the intestines

Traduction: intestin

the installation of cables or a cable system

Traduction: câblage

the act of fastening something with a screw

Traduction: vissage

to openly refuse to obey or accept something

Traduction: défier

mad cow disease, a serious disease that affects cattle and can also affect people

Traduction: maladie de la vache folle

a CT scan

Traduction: scanner

producing fruit

Traduction: fructifère

used to say that something is not surprising

Traduction: pas étonnant

an official who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained

Traduction: coroner

to discover or learn something, especially by asking or checking

Traduction: découvrir

showing or based on a difference

Traduction: différentiel

a person who talks too much, especially by saying things that should be kept private

Traduction: grande gueule

the long tube in your body that takes food from the stomach and absorbs nutrients

Traduction: intestin

to identify an illness or problem by examining the signs and tests

Traduction: diagnostiquer

relating to the abdomen or stomach area

Traduction: abdominal

to dislike someone or something very much and be unable to tolerate them

Traduction: ne pas supporter

a cancerous growth in the brain

Traduction: tumeur cérébrale

methamphetamine, a highly addictive illegal drug

Traduction: méthamphétamine

to make a serious mistake or do something badly

Traduction: gâcher

the edible root of a plant with dark red or purple flesh

Traduction: betterave