solution pour lentilles de contact
The English phrase "contact lens solution" is translated into French as solution pour lentilles de contact.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is built from solution (solution), pour (for), lentilles (lenses), de (of) and contact (contact).
Which one should you use?
While solution pour lentilles de contact is the standard term, you may also see the more formal produit d'entretien pour lentilles de contact, which literally means "maintenance product for contact lenses."
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Quebec, Canada, you may encounter the term solution pour verres de contact.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase solution pour lentilles de contact, the word lentilles is plural because the solution is intended for a pair of lenses.
Did you know?
- The French word for lens, lentille, was chosen because the biconvex shape of early optical lenses exactly mirrored the shape of a lentil seed.
- The term produit d'entretien is used for lens solution because French views the process as 'entretien', a word also used for maintaining a car or a building.
- The word solution comes from the Latin solūtiōnem, which is derived from the verb solvō meaning 'to loosen' or 'to untie'.
Examples in context
- Excusez-moi, où puis-je trouver de la solution pour lentilles de contact ?Excuse me, where can I find contact lens solution?
- Tiens, voici du liquide pour lentilles de contact.Here you go, some contact lens liquid.
- Je cherche une solution pour lentilles de contact.I am looking for a contact lens solution.
- Tu as de la solution pour lentilles de contact ?Do you have any contact lens solution?
- Il faut acheter de la solution pour lentilles de contact.We need to buy some contact lens solution.
Example conversation
Lucas and Emma are at a pharmacy.
- LucasEst-ce que vous vendez de la solution pour lentilles de contact ?Do you sell contact lens solution?
- EmmaOui, c'est dans ce rayon, Lucas.Yes, it is in this aisle, Lucas.
- LucasEmma, peux-tu prendre une solution pour lentilles de contact ?Emma, can you grab a contact lens solution?
- EmmaD'accord, je la prends tout de suite.Okay, I'll grab it right now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries contact, de, pour, solution, CC BY-SA 4.0.
