traitement
/tʁɛt.mɑ̃/masculine
The English phrase "treatment" is translated into French as traitement.
traitement refers to medical care for an illness or injury. An idiomatic way to express that a patient is currently undergoing a specific medical course or is on a specific medication regimen is to use the phrase sous traitement.
Meaning: medical care for an illness or injury (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
traitement is a masculine noun. You must use masculine articles such as le or un when using it, for example, le traitement.
How do you pronounce it?
/tʁɛt.mɑ̃/
Did you know?
- The word traitement is a polysemy that also refers to a person's salary or pay. In a professional context, le traitement describes the fixed remuneration of a civil servant.
- Beyond medicine, traitement is used in French to describe how one behaves toward another. For example, un mauvais traitement refers to mistreatment or abuse rather than a failed medical procedure.
- While traitement refers to medical care, the word soins is often used for the actual act of nursing or caring for someone. A patient might receive a traitement but be under soins.
Examples in context
- Y a-t-il un traitement ?Is there a treatment?This sentence is useful for asking if a treatment exists.Tatoeba #5959389 by Aiji, translation #2891454 by CK
- Tom est sous traitement.Tom is receiving treatment.This sentence is useful for stating that someone is receiving treatment.Tatoeba #8609250 by Micsmithel, translation #1662780 by Amastan
- Il te faut un traitement.You need treatment.This sentence is useful for telling someone they need treatment.Tatoeba #8384947 by Micsmithel, translation #2255176 by CK
- Le traitement médical a été très efficace pour soigner sa maladie.The medical treatment was very effective in curing his illness.
- 38 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gabriel and Manon are talking about Gabriel's recovery from a cold.
- GabrielJe commence mon traitement demain.I start my treatment tomorrow.
- ManonC'est un traitement long ?Is it a long treatment?
- GabrielOui, c'est pour deux semaines.Yes, it is for two weeks.
- ManonJ'espère que ça ira mieux, Gabriel.I hope it will get better, Gabriel.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “treatment” translations and entries traitement, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
