courbaturé
The English phrase 'sore' can be translated into French as courbaturé.
The term courbaturé is used specifically to describe muscle soreness or stiffness that results from physical exertion or exercise, rather than soreness caused by a wound or an infection. To express the idea of being sore, it is very common to use the noun phrase avoir des courbatures instead of the adjective.
Meaning: causing pain (adj)
Which one should you use?
While courbaturé is an adjective, you will often see the phrase avoir des courbatures used to express the state of being sore.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In France, the expression Avoir des courbatures is commonly used to describe muscle stiffness or soreness after an intense workout or physical activity.
Did you know?
- The term courbatures is often used in France to describe the specific body aches that accompany the flu, even without exercise.
- The word courbaturé evokes the physical sensation of being 'curved' or 'hunched' due to the stiffness in one's limbs.
- While courbaturé refers to exercise soreness, a sore throat is called un mal de gorge, and a sore muscle from an injury is un muscle endolori.
Examples in context
- J'ai eu les jambes courbaturées le lendemain.I had sore legs the next day.This sentence is useful for showing how to use the form courbaturé to describe body parts.Tatoeba #10282223 by lbdx, translation #324977 by CK
- Tu sembles endolori après cette séance de sportYou seem sore after that workout
- J'ai mal aux jambesI have sore legs
- J'ai une douleur musculaire après ma séance d'entraînementI have muscle pain after my workout
- Le patient a décrit une douleur musculaire intense après l'opérationThe patient described intense muscle pain after the surgery
- Après des heures de travail physique, je me sens endolori dans tout le corpsAfter hours of physical labor, I feel sore all over
- J'ai mal à la têteI have a sore head
- Je suis courbaturé(e) après ma séance de sportI am sore after my workout
- Après cette séance de musculation, j'ai les muscles en compoteAfter that weightlifting session, my muscles are extremely sore
- Hier, j'ai fait une randonnée et maintenant j'ai mal aux piedsYesterday, I went hiking, and now my feet are sore
- Après avoir fait du jardinage toute la journée, je suis courbaturéeAfter gardening all day, I am sore
- J'ai des courbatures après ma séance de crossfitI have muscle soreness after my crossfit workout
- Après le match de football, les joueurs avaient tous des courbaturesAfter the football match, all the players had muscle soreness
- Il tire une tronche de six pieds de long à cause de son mal de dosHe has a long face due to his sore back
- Il tire une tronche de six pieds de long à cause de son mal de ventreHe has a long face because of his sore stomach
- Ses muscles sont très courbaturés.His muscles are very sore.
Example conversation
Emma and Lucas are talking about their workout yesterday.
- EmmaTu as mal partout ?Do you ache everywhere?
- LucasOui, je suis complètement courbaturé.Yes, I am completely sore.
- EmmaMoi aussi, je suis très courbaturée.Me too, I am very sore.
- LucasOn devrait se reposer aujourd'hui.We should rest today.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
