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Coqueluche

English translation: pertussis (whooping cough)

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French term or phrase:Coqueluche
English translation:pertussis (whooping cough)

02:46 Oct 26, 2001
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical
French term or phrase: Coqueluche
a disease normally caught by kids vaccination against is noraml i was told, only deadly to babies
Troels
pertussis
Explanation:
is the medical term

"Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
An acute, highly communicable bacterial disease, characterized by a paroxysmal or spasmodic cough that usually ends in a prolonged, high-pitched, crowing inspiration (the whoop)."
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Serge L
Local time: 15:23
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4 +3pertussis
Serge L
4 +2Whooping cough
Julia Gal
4pertussis
Serge L


  

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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Whooping cough


Explanation:
Coqueluche is called 'whooping cough' in English!

Julia Gal
Local time: 15:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 897

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mckinnc: definitely, if used in an everyday, rather than medical environment
2 hrs
agree  Abu Amaal (X): can be hyphenated
18 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pertussis


Explanation:
is the medical term

"Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
An acute, highly communicable bacterial disease, characterized by a paroxysmal or spasmodic cough that usually ends in a prolonged, high-pitched, crowing inspiration (the whoop)."


    Reference: http://www.drugbase.co.za/data/med_info/wcough.htm
Serge L
Local time: 15:23
PRO pts in pair: 227
Grading comment
Thank you very much to all who took the time to answer me

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne
29 mins
agree  Maya Jurt
2 hrs
agree  Parrot
7 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pertussis


Explanation:
is the medical term

"Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
An acute, highly communicable bacterial disease, characterized by a paroxysmal or spasmodic cough that usually ends in a prolonged, high-pitched, crowing inspiration (the whoop)."


    Reference: http://www.drugbase.co.za/data/med_info/wcough.htm
Serge L
Local time: 15:23
PRO pts in pair: 227
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