In this episode we’ll hear the most commonly used terms / expressions relating to illness and their English translation. All nouns are preceded by the definite article (a, o, as, os) in order to define their gender. Those preceded by “o, os” are masculine and those preceded by “a, as” are feminine.
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a doença
illness
a febre
fever
a dor de cabeça
headache
o sangramento do nariz
nosebleed
a tosse
cough
o espirro
sneeze
a constipação
cold
a gripe
flu
a asma
asthma
as cólicas
cramps
a náusea
nausea
a varicela
chickenpox
a erupção
rash
o AVC
stroke
a tensão arterial
blood pressure
o enfarte do miocárdio
heart attack
a diabetes
diabetes
a alergia
allergy
a febre dos fenos
hayfever
a eczema
eczema
a infeção
infection
o vírus
virus
o resfriado
chill
a dor de estômago
stomach ache
a epilepsia
epilepsy
a enxaqueca
migraine
a diarreia
diarrhea
o sarampo
measles
a papeira
mumps
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