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en At the doctor   »   fr Chez le médecin

57 [fifty-seven]

At the doctor

At the doctor

57 [cinquante-sept]

Chez le médecin

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I have a doctor’s appointment. J-ai--e--e--vo-s ---z le --ct-u-. J___ r__________ c___ l_ d_______ J-a- r-n-e---o-s c-e- l- d-c-e-r- --------------------------------- J’ai rendez-vous chez le docteur. 0
I have the appointment at ten o’clock. J-a- -e-dez-vou--- d-x heur--. J___ r__________ à d__ h______ J-a- r-n-e---o-s à d-x h-u-e-. ------------------------------ J’ai rendez-vous à dix heures. 0
What is your name? Q----e-t-v---e-----? Q___ e__ v____ n__ ? Q-e- e-t v-t-e n-m ? -------------------- Quel est votre nom ? 0
Please take a seat in the waiting room. Ve-i-l---vous -----ir --n- -- ---l---’a---nt-. V_______ v___ a______ d___ l_ s____ d_________ V-u-l-e- v-u- a-s-o-r d-n- l- s-l-e d-a-t-n-e- ---------------------------------------------- Veuillez vous asseoir dans la salle d’attente. 0
The doctor is on his way. Le-d-cte---v- ar---er. L_ d______ v_ a_______ L- d-c-e-r v- a-r-v-r- ---------------------- Le docteur va arriver. 0
What insurance company do you belong to? O---t-s-vo-- ----ré(e)-? O_ ê________ a________ ? O- ê-e---o-s a-s-r-(-) ? ------------------------ Où êtes-vous assuré(e) ? 0
What can I do for you? Q-----i---- --ir------ v-us ? Q__ p______ f____ p___ v___ ? Q-e p-i---e f-i-e p-u- v-u- ? ----------------------------- Que puis-je faire pour vous ? 0
Do you have any pain? Av---v--- ma- ? A________ m__ ? A-e---o-s m-l ? --------------- Avez-vous mal ? 0
Where does it hurt? Où a-----ou--m-l ? O_ a________ m__ ? O- a-e---o-s m-l ? ------------------ Où avez-vous mal ? 0
I always have back pain. J’a------o-r- m----u----. J___ t_______ m__ a_ d___ J-a- t-u-o-r- m-l a- d-s- ------------------------- J’ai toujours mal au dos. 0
I often have headaches. J----sou-e-----s-m-ux de ---e. J___ s______ d__ m___ d_ t____ J-a- s-u-e-t d-s m-u- d- t-t-. ------------------------------ J’ai souvent des maux de tête. 0
I sometimes have stomach aches. P--f-------ai --l au ven---. P_______ j___ m__ a_ v______ P-r-o-s- j-a- m-l a- v-n-r-. ---------------------------- Parfois, j’ai mal au ventre. 0
Remove your top! E--e-------hau-----i--vous p-----! E______ l_ h____ s___ v___ p____ ! E-l-v-z l- h-u-, s-i- v-u- p-a-t ! ---------------------------------- Enlevez le haut, s’il vous plait ! 0
Lie down on the examining table. Ve-il--z --us ---o--er-s-- -a tabl- -’-x-m-- ! V_______ v___ a_______ s__ l_ t____ d_______ ! V-u-l-e- v-u- a-l-n-e- s-r l- t-b-e d-e-a-e- ! ---------------------------------------------- Veuillez vous allonger sur la table d’examen ! 0
Your blood pressure is okay. La-tensio- e-t-n-r---e. L_ t______ e__ n_______ L- t-n-i-n e-t n-r-a-e- ----------------------- La tension est normale. 0
I will give you an injection. J----i-----s---ire -----i--re. J_ v___ v___ f____ u__ p______ J- v-i- v-u- f-i-e u-e p-q-r-. ------------------------------ Je vais vous faire une piqûre. 0
I will give you some pills. J---ous-p------s --s--o--rim-s. J_ v___ p_______ d__ c_________ J- v-u- p-e-c-i- d-s c-m-r-m-s- ------------------------------- Je vous prescris des comprimés. 0
I am giving you a prescription for the pharmacy. J-----s-d-nne un- --d---an-e --u- -- p-ar--c-e. J_ v___ d____ u__ o_________ p___ l_ p_________ J- v-u- d-n-e u-e o-d-n-a-c- p-u- l- p-a-m-c-e- ----------------------------------------------- Je vous donne une ordonnance pour la pharmacie. 0

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Long words, short words

The length of a word is dependent upon its informative content. This has been shown by an American study. Researchers evaluated words from ten European languages. This was achieved with the help of a computer. The computer analyzed various words with a program. In the process, it used a formula to calculate the informative content. The results were clear. The shorter a word is, the less information it conveys. Interestingly, we use short words more often than long words. The reason for this could lie in the efficiency of speech. When we speak, we concentrate on the most important thing. Therefore, words without much information mustn't be too long. This guarantees we don't spend too much time on unimportant things. The correlation between length and content has another advantage. It ensures that the informative content always remains the same. That is to say, we always say the same amount in a certain period of time. For example, we can use a few long words. But we can also use many short words. It doesn't matter what we decide: The informative content remains the same. As a result, our speech has a consistent rhythm. This makes it easier for listeners to follow us. If the amount of information were always varied, it would be difficult. Our listeners couldn't adapt well to our speech. Comprehension would thus be made difficult. He who wants the best chance of being understood should use short words. Since short words are better comprehended than long ones. Therefore, the principle goes: Keep It Short and Simple! In short: KISS!