déclencher l'accouchement
The English phrase 'induce labor' is translated into French as déclencher l'accouchement.
This phrase is used to describe the medical process of using specific methods to start the process of giving birth.
Which one should you use?
Provocation de l'accouchement is a more formal way to say 'induce labor'.
How does it change in a sentence?
déclencher l'accouchement is an infinitive construction and does not change its form based on the subject.
Did you know?
- In French, the word clenche refers to a door latch or a bolt. The term déclencher l'accouchement conceptually treats the onset of labor like unlatching a door.
- The verb déclencher is the same word used to 'trigger' a bomb or a mechanism. It literally describes releasing a catch or a trigger to start a sudden process.
- The noun accouchement comes from the verb accoucher, which historically meant to help a woman give birth, rather than the act of the woman giving birth herself.
Examples in context
- J'ai besoin de déclencher l'accouchementI need to induce labor
- Pourriez-vous envisager de provoquer l'accouchement?Could you consider inducing labor?
- Le médecin a décidé de déclencher l'accouchement.The doctor decided to induce labor.
- Le médecin veut déclencher l'accouchement.The doctor wants to induce labor.
- Est-ce qu'il est nécessaire de déclencher l'accouchement ?Is it necessary to induce labor?
- Ils ont dû déclencher l'accouchement hier.They had to induce labor yesterday.
Example conversation
Léa and Hugo are discussing a medical decision at the hospital.
- LéaLe médecin a décidé de déclencher l'accouchement.The doctor decided to induce labor.
- HugoEst-ce que tu es prête, Léa ?Are you ready, Léa?
- LéaJe suis un peu stressée, Hugo.I am a little stressed, Hugo.
- HugoTout va bien se passer.Everything is going to be fine.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries déclencher, CC BY-SA 4.0.
