nausée

nausea

noun noh-ZEH Rare

Origin: From Greek 'nausia' via Latin 'nausea', originally meaning seasickness.

Usage Note

Nausée is feminine (une nausée). The plural nausées is very common in medical contexts, particularly in nausées matinales (morning sickness). The expression avoir la nausée means 'to feel nauseous', while donner la nausée à quelqu'un means 'to make someone feel sick', literally or figuratively.

Examples

"Elle ressent des nausées le matin."

Natural Translation

She feels nauseous in the mornings.

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