New expressions linked to the coronavirus
"Take good care of yourself": Whether between colleagues, with our customers, on internal poster campaigns or with our service providers, the phrase has invaded all our exchanges.
The coronavirus crisis has had a major impact on our professional world and our social interactions. New words and expressions have appeared in all our e-mails, text messages, telephone conversations and conference calls.
How do you choose the right terms in today's context? How do you say "take good care of yourself" in English? How do you translate "confinement" into English, or "respect barrier gestures" in an internal procedure or email?
At Monceau Langues, we understand your linguistic needs. That's why we've put together a list of the 50 terms most commonly used to talk about the virus or its consequences: a real time-saver when writing your e-mails or preparing your conference calls!
And above all, stay safe and healthy*!
Your COVID glossary in English
- Hand sanitiser - hydroalcoholic gel, hand sanitizer
- Glove
- Mask - a mask
- Face shield - a protective visor
- Insulation - insulation
- Self isolation
- Social distancing - the social safety distance
- Barrier Gesture - Les gestes barrières
- Wash your hands regularly - Se laver les mains régulièrement
- Saying hello without shaking hands - Se dire bonjour sans se serrer la main
- Keeping a safe social distance - Garder une distance de sécurité avec les autres
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
- Cough or sneeze into your elbow or a tissue
- Use disposable tissue and throw it away after use - utiliser un mouchoir à usage unique et le jeter après usage
- Wear a mask - Porter un masque
- Health crisis - une crise sanitaire
- Disease - une maladie
- Epidemic - une épidémie
- Pandemic - a pandemic
- Public health - la santé publique
- Epicenter - an epicenter
- Incubation period
- Contagion - contagion
- Propagation - propagation, diffusion
- Compromised immune system - un système immunitaire compromis
- For a not determined duration - pour une durée indéterminée
- Lockdown - total containment
- Quarantine
- A risk area - une zone à risque
- curfew - a curfew
- Forbidden - forbidden
- Gathering
- Certificate
- Individual physical exercise
- Buying essential items - l'achat de produits de première nécessité
- Death Rate
- Intensive Care
- Resuscitation
- Ventilator - a respirator
- Recovery - the cure
- Vaccine - a vaccine
- Diagnostic test - a diagnostic test
- Screening test
- Swab - one sample
- Carrier - one carrier
- Vulnerable people - une personne fragile
- Elderly person - une personne âgée
- Ehpad (Etablissement d'hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantes) - nursing home
- Respiratory disease - une maladie respiratoire
- *Stay safe and healthy - Take care of yourself!
To go further in English?
By now, you've got most of the vocabulary you'll need to survive this crisis.
And if you'd like to take advantage of this time to work more on your professional English, don't forget that you can mobilize your CPF for distance learning language courses - in groups or individually.
Our trainers have been using distance learning for over 6 months now, and all our customers are very satisfied. Courses by zoom, skype, whereby, teams, all online platforms are possible! Contact us for more information.
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