tournis

tuʁni

Definition

Definition of tournis - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

vertigesensation de vertige ou étourdissement chez une personne

Après avoir tourné sur moi-même, j'ai eu le tournis pendant quelques minutes.

étourdissement

vertige

maladie animale

Dated

maladie des moutons qui provoque des vertiges et mouvements circulaires

Dated

Le vétérinaire a diagnostiqué le tournis chez plusieurs brebis du troupeau.

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avoir le tournis

ressentir des vertiges, avoir l'impression que tout tourne

Après avoir tourné sur moi-même, j'ai eu le tournis.

donner le tournis

causer des vertiges ou des étourdissements à quelqu'un

Cette manège me donne le tournis à chaque fois.

tournis des truites

maladie parasitaire des truites causée par un parasite du crâne

Le tournis des truites a décimé la population de l'élevage.

Origin of tournis

ancien français, tournis (vertige)

Terms with tournis included in their meaning

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avoir le vertige

malaise

éprouver une sensation de perte d'équilibre ou de tournis

Examples of tournis in a sentence

Elle a ressenti un léger tournis après le manège.
Le tournis affecte surtout les jeunes moutons du troupeau.
Cette ferme a perdu trois bêtes à cause du tournis.

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English:dizziness, gid, ...
German:Schwindelgefühl, Drehkrankheit, ...
Italian:vertigini, tremblante, ...
Spanish:vértigo, tournis, ...
Portuguese:tontura, tremedeira, ...
Chinese:头晕, 旋转病, ...
Japanese:めまい, 旋回病, ...
Arabic:دوار, دوار الأغنام, ...
Hebrew:סַחְרָחוֹרֶת, טוּרְנִיס, ...
Russian:головокружение, вертячка, ...
Ukrainian:запаморочення, вертячка, ...
Catalan:mareig, tornís, ...
Danish:svimmelhed, svimmelsyge, ...
Dutch:duizeligheid, draaisiekte, ...
Greek:ίλιγγος, σύνδρομο του ζαλίσματος, ...
Hungarian:szédülés, keringőkór, ...
Khmer:វិលមុខ, ជំងឺចៀមដែលធ្វើឱ្យវិលមុខ និងដើរវង់មូល, ...
Korean:현기증, 회전병, ...
Polish:zawroty głowy, zawroty głowy u owiec, ...
Portuguese (BR):tontura, doença do giro, ...
Romanian:amețeală, boala rotativă, ...
Swedish:yrsel, cirkelsjuka hos får, ...
Thai:อาการเวียนศีรษะ, โรคหมุน, ...
Turkish:baş dönmesi, dönme hastalığı, ...
Vietnamese:chóng mặt, bệnh quay vòng, ...

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