French Vocabulary
Health & Wellness: Nutrition, Mental Balance & Sport Regimens
Vocabulary for dietary planning, stress management, preventative medicine, and fitness programming.
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Vocabulary for dietary planning, stress management, preventative medicine, and fitness programming.
Vocabulary
Prendre soin de soi
The vocabulary of the human body and of food was presented in human anatomy and exterior body topography, food, drinks and the partitive article, and food categories, ingredients and culinary scales. The vocabulary of symptoms and medical pharmacies was introduced in sickness, symptoms & medical pharmacies. This lesson expands the lexicon to nutrition, physical activity, and mental well‑being.
Alimentation et nutrition
| French | English |
|---|---|
| le régime (alimentaire) | diet |
| équilibré(e) | balanced |
| les nutriments (m) | nutrients |
| les protéines (f) | proteins |
| les glucides (m) | carbohydrates |
| les lipides (m) | fats / lipids |
| les vitamines (f) | vitamins |
| les minéraux (m) | minerals |
| le complément alimentaire | food supplement |
| le jeûne intermittent | intermittent fasting |
| le sucre ajouté | added sugar |
| le produit transformé | processed product |
Activité physique
| French | English |
|---|---|
| l’entraînement (m) | training / workout |
| la salle de sport | gym |
| le cardio | cardio (exercise) |
| la musculation | strength training |
| les étirements (m) | stretching |
| la course à pied | running |
| le coaching sportif | sports coaching |
| l’échauffement (m) | warm‑up |
| la récupération | recovery |
Bien‑être mental
| French | English |
|---|---|
| la méditation | meditation |
| la pleine conscience | mindfulness |
| le stress | stress |
| l’anxiété (f) | anxiety |
| le bien‑être | well‑being |
| la gestion du stress | stress management |
| le psychologue | psychologist |
| la thérapie | therapy |
| la résilience | resilience |
Examples
- Pour être en bonne santé, il faut avoir une alimentation équilibrée et faire de l'exercice régulièrement.The impersonal construction il faut is followed by two infinitives.
- La méditation m'aide à gérer mon stress. Celle que je pratique le matin est plus efficace que celle du soir.The demonstrative pronoun celle refers to la méditation and is used twice for comparison. See demonstrative pronouns.
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Health & Wellness: Nutrition, Mental Balance & Sport RegimensVocabulary for dietary planning, stress management, preventative medicine, and fitness programming.Formulate wellness strategies and critique nutritional habits during lifestyle assessments.VocabularyB1vocabularyLearn French VocabularyFrench VocabularyPrendre soin de soiThe vocabulary of the human body and of food was presented in human anatomy and exterior body topography, food, drinks and the partitive article, and food categories, ingredients and culinary scales. The vocabulary of symptoms and medical pharmacies was introduced in sickness, symptoms & medical pharmacies. This lesson expands the lexicon to nutrition, physical activity, and mental well‑being.