{"id":29705,"date":"2018-02-12T23:59:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T22:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=29705"},"modified":"2018-02-12T23:59:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T22:59:26","slug":"atchoum-catching-a-cold-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/atchoum-catching-a-cold-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Atchoum! Catching a Cold in French"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that the onomatopoeia (l’onomatop\u00e9e<\/em>) for “achoo” in English is “atchoum’? We’re in the middle of winter here in the northern hemisphere, which means that we’re also in the middle of cold and flu season. Unfortunately, this means that vocabulary about this might just prove useful!<\/p>\n

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One of the first signs that you might have caught a cold ( or\u00a0attraper un rhume)\u00a0<\/em>is to have a stuffy nose, or\u00a0avoir le nez bouch\u00e9\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0avoir le nez pris.\u00a0<\/em>You might also have a runny nose, or\u00a0avoir le nez qui coule.\u00a0<\/em>Sometimes this is accompanied by having a sore throat, or\u00a0avoir mal \u00e0 la gorge.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Hopefully, however, you won’t have a fever (avoir de la fi\u00e8vre)\u00a0<\/em>or catch the flu (attraper la grippe).\u00a0<\/em>Although that’s always a possibility during flu season (la saison de la grippe<\/em>).<\/p>\n

If you’ve got a cough (une toux<\/em>), you might eventually have a sore throat (avoir mal \u00e0 la gorge)\u00a0<\/em>or have a hoarse voice (avoir la voix cass\u00e9e).\u00a0<\/em>Another way of saying you’ve caught a cold is by saying,\u00a0j’ai attrapp\u00e9 un coup de froid<\/em>, which literally means something like “I caught a cold snap.”<\/p>\n

Of course, most of the time you can get recover (gu\u00e9rir<\/em>) from a cold on your own. However, if you do have the flu, you might need to go see a doctor (aller voir un m\u00e9decin).\u00a0<\/em>The doctor might give you a prescription (une ordonnance<\/em>) for a particular medicine (un m\u00e9dicament).<\/em><\/p>\n

You can find more vocabulary below. However, if you’re feeling under the weather, I hope you feel better soon. The best way to express this in French is by saying, Bon r\u00e9tablissement<\/em>!<\/p>\n

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Vocabulary<\/strong><\/p>\n

contagieux\/contagieuse\u00a0<\/em> contagious<\/p>\n

l’infection (f)\u00a0<\/em> \u00a0infection<\/p>\n

l’immunit\u00e9 (f)\u00a0<\/em> \u00a0immunity<\/p>\n

un mal de t\u00eate<\/em>\u00a0 a headache<\/p>\n

les frissons\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em> \u00a0chills<\/p>\n

frissoner\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em> to shiver<\/p>\n

\u00e9ternuer\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em> to sneeze<\/p>\n

une quinte de toux\u00a0<\/em> \u00a0a fit of coughing<\/p>\n

la congestion\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em> congestion<\/p>\n

soigner\u00a0<\/em> \u00a0to treat<\/p>\n

une otite\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>an earache<\/p>\n

des d\u00e9mangeaisons<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 a rash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Did you know that the onomatopoeia (l’onomatop\u00e9e) for “achoo” in English is “atchoum’? We’re in the middle of winter here in the northern hemisphere, which means that we’re also in the middle of cold and flu season. Unfortunately, this means that vocabulary about this might just prove useful! One of the first signs that you…<\/p>\n

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