Graham & Brenda Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 My dictionary gives faire mal or etre douloureux for ache and douleur for pain. This doesn't seem to be much of a distinction for what are two quite different conditions. Is there another way of explaining a dull ache rather than une douleur pas extreme, for example.Thanks in advance for any guidance,Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Une douleur sourde ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham & Brenda Posted December 11, 2005 Author Share Posted December 11, 2005 Thanks for the new word. The dictionary calls that a vague or dull pain - so that's a useful expression.Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mochas Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 When I'm looking at French-related - or other - sites on the internet I find it useful to have an online dictionary open in a separate window. I use www.wordreference.com which offers colloquial and compound forms as well as direct translations. With this I can look up unfamiliar words as I go along (and God knows, there's a hell of a lot of those).Try this Grs for your aches and pains and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suein56 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Mochas- I use www.wordreference.com That is such a superb site - just what I have been looking for - thanks.Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted January 17, 2006 Share Posted January 17, 2006 You might also tryhttp://www.lexilogos.com/french_language_dictionary.htm. This is aportal which allows you to type in a French or English word, thenselect one of a range of online databases (wordreference is one) toaccess various translations. I've found that wordreference is the mostcomprehensive, but it does have some gaps. Also it can sometimes beuseful to look up a word or expression on more than one site to get abetter feel for its usage and connotations.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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