Polyglot Dictionary

médecin légiste

/med.sɛ̃ le.ʒist/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les médecins légistes

Meaning

  1. coroner

    • Le médecin légiste examine la cause du décès.

      The coroner examines the cause of death.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

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Portuguese

legista

legista is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "coroner."

Practice

1 What does médecin légiste mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ légiste examine la cause du décès.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches médecin légiste?

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