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diarrhée

diarrhea

noun dyah-REH Rare

Origin: Greek diarrhoia (flowing through)

Usage Note

Diarrhée is the standard medical and everyday term; there is no taboo alternative in French as there might be in English. Avoir la diarrhée is the normal way to say 'to have diarrhea'. In informal speech, la courante is a slang synonym. The adjective form is diarrhéique.

Examples

"Il a eu la diarrhée après avoir mangé des huîtres."

Natural Translation

He had diarrhea after eating oysters.

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