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"Nausea" in French: nausée
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Nausea in French is la nausée, feminine: j'ai la nausée. People also say j'ai mal au cœur for feeling sick to your stomach. Des nausées can mean waves of nausea.
Car ride
Sur cette route, j'ai tout de suite la nausée.Speak with an AI partner · 7 days free
How to pronounce nausée
Say it
no-ZAY
/no.ze/
Nausée: no-ZAY. Soft s like z; é like ay.
"Nausea" in French: quick reference
| French | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| la nausée | nausea The sensation. | The sensation. |
| j'ai la nausée | I feel nauseous Common complaint. | Common complaint. |
| des nausées | bouts of nausea Repeated waves. | Repeated waves. |
| mal au cœur | queasy / sick to the stomach Everyday synonym. | Everyday synonym. |
How to use nausée in real life
- 1Car ride
Sur cette route, j'ai tout de suite la nausée.
On this road I get nausea right away.
J'ai la nausée.
- 2After medication
Le médicament me donne des nausées.
The medicine gives me nausea.
Des nausées.
- 3Boat trip
Elle reste sur le pont à cause de la nausée.
She's staying on deck because of the nausea.
À cause de la nausée.
Mistakes English speakers make with nausée
Incorrect: J'ai le nausée.
Correct: J'ai la nausée.
Nausée is feminine.
Incorrect: J'ai nausea.
Correct: J'ai la nausée. / J'ai mal au cœur.
Use nausée or mal au cœur.
Good to know
Pharmacies stock anti-nausée products for travel. Menthe and ginger drinks are common folk tips alongside medicine.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Feeling queasy on a bus
ChatPal
Tu es pâle — c'est la nausée ?
You're pale — is it nausea?
You
Oui, j'ai la nausée avec les virages.
Yes — I get nausea with the turns.
ChatPal
On descend à l'arrêt pour calmer la nausée.
We'll get off at the stop to ease the nausea.
You
Bonne idée, j'ai besoin d'air.
Good idea — I need air.
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FAQ
Common questions about "Nausea" in French
How do you say nausea in French?
La nausée (feminine).
How do you say I feel nauseous?
J'ai la nausée or j'ai mal au cœur.
Nausée or mal au cœur?
Both work; mal au cœur is very everyday.
How do you pronounce nausée?
no-ZAY.
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