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médicament

medicine

noun meh-dee-kah-MAHN Less Common

Also means

drug

Usage Note

Médicament refers specifically to a pharmaceutical drug or medication, not a doctor (un médecin). Prendre un médicament means 'to take a medicine'. In France, many medications available only by prescription elsewhere can be bought over the counter at une pharmacie, which is marked by a green cross.

Examples

"Il prend ce médicament deux fois par jour."

Natural Translation

He takes this medicine twice a day.

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