dosage
/do.zaʒ/masculine
The English phrase 'dosage' can be translated into French as dosage.
The term refers to medication.
Meaning: medication (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word has two syllables and is pronounced /do.zaʒ/.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Be careful not to use dosage as a false friend. English speakers often mistakenly use dosage to mean the amount of a drug to be taken, whereas in French, dosage more commonly refers to the process of measuring or the concentration of a substance.
Did you know?
- Outside of medicine, dosage is used in French cooking and perfumery to describe the precise balance of ingredients to achieve a specific scent or flavor.
- The French word dose is often used colloquially to describe a 'hit' of a drug or a strong emotional shock, whereas dosage remains a technical or scientific term.
- In French chemistry, dosage is a synonym for 'titration', a specific laboratory method used to determine the concentration of an unidentified solution.
Examples in context
- Quel est le dosage recommandé pour ce médicament?What is the recommended dosage for this medication?
- Veuillez suivre strictement la posologie indiquée sur l'étiquette.Please strictly follow the dosage indicated on the label.
- Quelle dose d'antibiotique faut-il prendre chaque jour?What dose of antibiotics should be taken each day?
- Quelle quantité de sirop faut-il administrer à un enfant de cet âge?What quantity of syrup should be administered to a child of this age?
- Prenez X comprimés par jour.Take X tablets per day.
- Appliquez la crème sur la peau, X fois par jour.Apply the cream on the skin, X times a day.
- La dose recommandée est de X milligrammes.The recommended dose is X milligrams.
- Le dosage de ce médicament est trop élevé.The dosage (concentration/measurement) of this medication is too high.
- Ce dosage est trop fort.This dosage is too strong.
- Vérifiez le dosage sur l'étiquette.Check the dosage on the label.
Example conversation
Chloé and Nathan are at a pharmacy.
- ChloéEst-ce que le dosage est indiqué ici ?Is the dosage indicated here?
- NathanOui, regardez sur l'emballage, Chloé.Yes, look on the packaging, Chloé.
- ChloéJe ne vois pas le dosage précis.I don't see the precise dosage.
- NathanJe vais demander au pharmacien pour vous.I will ask the pharmacist for you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “dosage” translations and entries dosage, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
