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C2  ·  21 words

Geriatrics in French

The branch of medicine in which the diagnosis almost never comes alone.

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Le potentiel de récupération is the rehabilitation potential, and the noun inside it belongs to a verb far larger in French than its English lookalike. « Recuperate » is narrow, formal and medical: a person recuperates after an illness, and that is very nearly the whole of it. It takes no object either — nobody in English recuperates a set of keys. Récupérer is one of the workhorses of everyday French, and objects are exactly what it takes. J’ai récupéré mes clés is I got my keys back. Je te récupère à la gare is I will pick you up at the station. Du bois de récupération is salvaged timber, and faire de la récup is the whole business of building things out of what other people threw away. La récupération politique d’un mouvement is a party helping itself to somebody else’s cause, for which English has to reach for « co-opt » or « hijack ». The two words meet in one place only, il récupère vite après l’effort — which is the sense this list needs, and the reason a reader never notices the rest of the verb.

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Noun (f) (10)

Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une

l’évaluation gériatrique globalethe comprehensive geriatric assessmentNoun (f)C2
L’évaluation gériatrique globale dure plus longtemps qu’une consultation.The comprehensive geriatric assessment takes longer than a consultation.
la polypathologiemultimorbidityNoun (f)C2
La polypathologie rend chaque traitement plus difficile.Multimorbidity makes every treatment harder.
la charge anticholinergiquethe anticholinergic burdenNoun (f)C2
La charge anticholinergique s’additionne sur toute l’ordonnance.The anticholinergic burden adds up across the whole prescription.
la vitesse de marchethe gait speedNoun (f)C2
La vitesse de marche annonce beaucoup en peu de temps.The gait speed foretells a great deal in very little time.
la sarcopéniesarcopeniaNoun (f)C2
La sarcopénie avance sans douleur.Sarcopenia advances without pain.
la perte de poids involontairethe unintentional weight lossNoun (f)C2
La perte de poids involontaire précède souvent la chute.The unintentional weight loss often comes before the fall.
la confusion aiguëthe acute confusional stateNoun (f)C2
La confusion aiguë apparaît en une nuit.The acute confusional state appears within a single night.
la baisse de l’auditionthe hearing lossNoun (f)C2
La baisse de l’audition passe pour de la confusion.The hearing loss is taken for confusion.
l’évaluation du logementthe home assessmentNoun (f)C2
L’évaluation du logement trouve le tapis qui glisse.The home assessment finds the rug that slips.
la préparation de la sortiethe discharge planningNoun (f)C2
La préparation de la sortie commence le jour de l’entrée.The discharge planning begins on the day of admission.

Noun (m) (11)

Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une

le test d’équilibrethe balance testNoun (m)C2
Le test d’équilibre se fait debout, sans appui.The balance test is done standing, with nothing to hold on to.
le dépistage de la dénutritionthe screening for undernutritionNoun (m)C2
Le dépistage de la dénutrition tient en quelques questions.The screening for undernutrition comes down to a few questions.
le risque d’escarrethe pressure ulcer riskNoun (m)C2
Le risque d’escarre s’évalue dès l’entrée.The pressure ulcer risk is assessed on admission.
le dépistage cognitifthe cognitive screeningNoun (m)C2
Le dépistage cognitif ne remplace pas un diagnostic.The cognitive screening does not replace a diagnosis.
le déficit visuelthe visual impairmentNoun (m)C2
Le déficit visuel explique bien des chutes.The visual impairment explains many a fall.
les actes de la vie quotidiennethe activities of daily livingNoun (m)C2
Les actes de la vie quotidienne se notent un par un.The activities of daily living are recorded one by one.
le mandat de protection futurethe lasting power of attorneyNoun (m)C2
Le mandat de protection future se signe bien avant d’en avoir besoin.The lasting power of attorney is signed long before it is needed.
les objectifs de soinsthe goals of careNoun (m)C2
Les objectifs de soins se discutent avec la famille.The goals of care are discussed with the family.
le potentiel de récupérationthe rehabilitation potentialNoun (m)C2
Le potentiel de récupération se juge sur quelques jours.The rehabilitation potential is judged over a few days.
les méfaits de l’alitementthe harms of bed restNoun (m)C2
Les méfaits de l’alitement se comptent en jours perdus.The harms of bed rest are counted in days lost.
l’âgismeageismNoun (m)C2
L’âgisme se cache derrière des phrases aimables.Ageism hides behind friendly sentences.

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