Emergency! - French Emergency Vocabulary
Essential French vocabulary for talking about emergencies and disasters
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I hope you'll never be in a situation where you need to use French emergency vocabulary, but if you ever do, you'll be glad you took the time to memorize this list of French vocabulary for both medical and non-medical emergencies.
| English | French | ||
| Emergency! | Urgence ! | ||
| Help! | Au secours ! | ||
| Fire! | Au feu ! | ||
| Thief! | Au voleur ! | ||
| Watch out! | Attention ! | ||
| accident | un accident | ||
| crash | une collision | ||
| explosion | une explosion | ||
| fire | un feu | ||
| flood | une inondation | ||
| gunshot | un coup de feu | ||
| police officer | un policier | ||
| fireman | un pompier | ||
| to need ... | avoir besoin... | ||
| help | d'aide | ||
| a doctor | d'un médecin | ||
| an ambulance | d'une ambulance | ||
| to have asthma | être asthmatique | ||
| to need an inhaler | avoir besoin d'un inhalateur | ||
| to have diabetes | être diabétique | ||
| to need sugar now | avoir besoin de sucre immédiatement | ||
| to have a heart attack | avoir une crise cardiaque | ||
| to have a stroke | avoir une attaque | ||
| to be drowning | se noyer | ||
| to be in labor | être en travail | ||
| to be lost | être égaré | ||
| to break one's arm, leg | se casser le bras, la jambe (French body parts) | ||
Quiz on French emergency vocabulary
Verbs
The French verbs you really need to know avoir
and être. For other verb conjugations, take a look at my
verb
conjugator.
Related
For terms related to natural disasters, see
French news vocabulary.
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