COVID-19 Multilingual Terminologies


By Site Admin | Apr 27, 2020
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As we explained in our previous article, Interpreting in the time of the Coronavirus, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way interpreters and clients work with each other. Remote interpretation is gaining popularity, while the medical industry is also witnessing an increasing number of translation and interpretation assignments.

In this article, we are happy to present the COVID-19 Multilingual Terminologies created by Freelensia. We extracted these terminologies from our Specialized Vocabulary Database of more than 11,000 terms and improved them based on latest information. You can also view the Google Sheet version of the terminologies at f.ls/covid19-terminologies.

The first column is “original language”, which indicates the language the terminology comes from. For universal terms, the original language is “EN”. We have also provided Wikipedia article URL so feel free to learn more about each terminology.

We hope these terminologies will help the translators and interpreters around the world in the fight against the coronavirus. If you find any mistakes, or if you want to add new words and their translations in your native languages, please write to us at support@freelensia.com.

These terminologies are created for these languages: English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Vietnamese

We would like to thank the following Freelensia interpreters for helping us with the translations:

 

 

 

 

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  Mr. Danny

 

Translation language: Japanese, French

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Lang English     Vietnamese     Korean French POS
en coronavirus     virus corona     코로나바이러스 coronavirus noun
en pneumonia     viêm phổi     폐렴 pneumonie aiguë noun
en bronchitis     viêm phế quản     기관지염 bronchite noun
en asthma     hen (phế quản)     천식 asthme noun
en tuberculosis     lao (phổi)     결핵 tuberculose noun
ja inflammation of the upper airway     viêm đường hô hấp trên     상기도 염증   noun
en diarrhea     tiêu chảy     설사 diarrhée noun
en influenza; flu     cúm     감기 grippe noun
en underlying medical conditions     bệnh lý nền     기저 질환 pathologie existante noun
vi infectious disease     bệnh truyền nhiễm     전염병 maladie infectieuse noun
vi serious disease; severe illness     bệnh hiểm nghèo     중증 질환 maladie grave noun
en epidemic     dịch bệnh     유행병 épidémie noun
en pandemic     đại dịch     범유행 pandémie noun
en epicenter (epidemic)     tâm dịch     진앙지 épicentre (épidémie) noun
en disease cluster     ổ bệnh; ổ dịch     질병 집중 지역 foyer de contagion; grappe de cas de maladie noun
ja outbreak spread caution area     khu vực cảnh báo lây nhiễm đang mở rộng     전염병 확산 경고 지역 zone de prudence de propagation d'epidémie noun
ja infection confirmed area     khu vực xác định có ca nhiễm     확진자 발생 지역 zone d'infection confirmée noun
ja infection unconfirmed area     khu vực chưa xác định có ca nhiễm     확진자 미발생 지역 zone non confirmée noun
ja the infected; infections     người nhiễm     확진자 infecté noun
ja death; deaths     người chết     사망자 mort; décès noun
en case (disease)     ca (bệnh tật)     사례(질병) cas (maladie) noun
ja be infected; become infected     bị nhiễm     감염되다 être infecté verb
en hospital     bệnh viện     병원 hôpital noun
vi clinic     phòng khám     진료소 clinique noun
en Intensive Care Unit (ICU)     phòng săn sóc tích cực (ICU)     집중치료실 unité de soins intensifs (USI) noun
en extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)     trao đổi oxi qua màng ngoài cơ thể (ECMO)     체외막산소공급 oxygénation par membrane extracorporelle noun
fr resuscitation     hồi sức     소생술 réanimation (médicale) noun
vi hospitalization / hospital discharge     nhập viện / xuất viện     입원/퇴원 hospitalisation / sortie de l'hôpital noun
vi inpatient / outpatient     nội trú / ngoại trú     입원환자/외래환자 patient hospitalisé / ambulatoire noun
vi hospital overload?     quá tải bệnh viện     병상 부족 사태   noun
en fever     sốt     발열 fièvre noun
en cough     ho     기침 toux noun
en shortness of breath; dyspnea     khó thở     호흡곤란 dyspnée noun
en respiratory droplet     giọt nước nhỏ hô hấp; giọt dịch hô hấp     호흡기 비말 gouttelette respiratoire noun
en screening (medical)     sàng lọc (y tế)     의료검사 dépistage (médical) noun
en test (medical)     xét nghiệm (y tế)     진단 test (médical) noun
en blood test     xét nghiệm máu     혈액 검사 bilan sanguin noun
vi testing laboratory     khoa xét nghiệm     시험실험실   noun
en positive (medical test)     dương tính (xét nghiệm)     양성(실험) positif (test médical) adjective
en positive (medical test)     âm tính (xét nghiệm)     음성(실험) négatif (test médical) adjective
vi diagnosis and treatment     khám và điều trị / khám chữa bệnh     진단 및 치료   noun
vi general / advanced health check     khám tổng quát / chuyên sâu     기본검진/분야별정밀검진   noun
vi early detection; early treatment     phát hiện sớm; điều trị sớm     조기 발견; 조기치료   noun
en antigen     kháng nguyên     항원 antigène noun
en antibody     kháng thể     항체 anticorps noun
en mask     khẩu trang     마스크 masque noun
en medical mask     khẩu trang y tế     보건용 마스크 masque chirurgical; masque d'hygiène noun
en respirator; ventilator     máy trợ thở; máy thở; máy hô hấp     인공호흡기 respirateur artificiel; ventilateur noun
en vaccine     vắc xin     백신 vaccin noun
en injection     mũi tiêm     주사 injection noun
ja take/get/receive/have an injection; take/get/receive/have a shot     được tiêm; đi tiêm     주사를 맞다   verb
vi clinical trial     thử nghiệm lâm sàng     임상시험 essai clinique noun
en state of emergency     tình trạng khẩn cấp     비상사태 état d'urgence noun
en declare state of emergency     ban bố tình trạng khẩn cấp     비상사태 선포 déclarer l'état d'urgence verb
ja avoid going out; avoid leaving the house     hạn chế đi ra ngoài     외출 제한 restrictions de sortie noun
en stay-at-home order (North America)     lệnh ở nhà (Bắc Mỹ)     집에 머물라' 지시(북미) décret de maintien à domicile noun
en social distancing; physical distancing     cách biệt cộng đồng     사회적 거리두기 distanciation sociale noun
en quarantine     phong tỏa dịch bệnh     검역 quarantaine noun
en self-isolation; home isolation     tự cách ly; cách ly tại nhà     격리 auto-isolement; isolement à domicile noun
en lockdown     phong tỏa     폐쇄 confinement noun
en essential worker     lao động thiết yếu     필수노동자 travailleur essentiel noun
en herd immunity; community immunity; social immunity     miễn dịch cộng đồng     집단 면역 immunité grégaire; immunité de communauté; immunité collective noun
en flatten the curve     làm phẳng đường cong     곡선을 평평하게 만들기 aplatir la courbe verb
ja universal health care     bảo hiểm y tế quốc dân     국민건강보험 soin de santé universel noun
ja long-term care insurance     bảo hiểm chăm sóc người già     장기간병보험 assurance soins de longue durée noun
vi preventive health care     y tế dự phòng     예방보건관리 prophylaxie; soin de santé préventif noun
ja life expectancy     tuổi thọ trung bình     평균수명 espérance de vie humaine noun
en World Health Organization (WHO)     Tổ Chức Y Tế Thế Giới (WTO)     세계보건기구 (WHO) Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) noun
en US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)     Trung tâm kiểm soát và phòng ngừa dịch bệnh (Hoa Kỳ)     미국 질병통제예방센터 (CDC) Centres pour le contrôle et la prévention des maladies des Etas-Unis noun
vi local infection; domestic infection     lây nhiễm cộng đồng     국내감염 infection intracommunautaire; infection locale noun

 

Lang English Japanese Hiragana   Chinese Pinyin
en coronavirus コロナウイルス ころなうぃるす   冠状病毒 guānzhuàng bìngdú
en pneumonia 肺炎 はいえん   肺炎 fèiyán
en bronchitis 気管支炎 きかんしえん   支气管炎 zhīqìguǎnyán
en asthma 喘息 ぜんそく   哮喘 xiàochuǎn
en tuberculosis 結核 けっかく   结核病 jiéhébìng
ja inflammation of the upper airway 上気道炎 じょうきどうえん   上呼吸道感染 shànghūxīdàogǎnrǎn
en diarrhea 下痢 げり   腹泻 fùxiè
en influenza; flu インフルエンザ いんふるえんざ   流行性感冒; 流感 liúxíngxìnggǎnmào; liúgǎn
en underlying medical conditions 基礎疾患 きそしっかん   基础疾病 jīchǔjíbìng
vi infectious disease 感染症 かんせんしょう   感染病 gǎnrǎnbìng
vi serious disease; severe illness 重篤 じゅうとく   重大疾病 zhòngdàjíbìng
en epidemic 伝染病 でんせんびょう   流行病 liúxíngbìng
en pandemic パンデミック ぱんでみっく   瘟疫 wēnyì
en epicenter (epidemic) 中心地 (伝染病) ちゅうしんち   疫区中心 yìqūzhōngxīn
en disease cluster クラスター (疫学) くらすたー   疾病簇 jíbìngcù
ja outbreak spread caution area 感染拡大警戒地域 かんせんかくだいけいかいちいき   感染扩大警戒地区 gǎnrǎnkuòdà jǐngjièdìqū
ja infection confirmed area 感染確認地域 かんせんかくにんちいき   感染确认地区 gǎnrǎnquèrèn dìqū
ja infection unconfirmed area 感染未確認地域 かんせんみかくにんちいき   感染未确认地区 gǎnrǎnmòquèrèn dìqū
ja the infected; infections 感染者 かんせんしゃ   感染者 gǎnrǎnzhě
ja death; deaths 死亡者 しぼうしゃ   死人 sǐrén
en case (disease) 件(病気) けん   病例 bìnglì
ja be infected; become infected 感染する かんせん   感染 gǎnrǎn
en hospital 病院 びょういん   医院 yīyuàn
vi clinic 診療所 しんりょうしょ   诊所 zhěnsuǒ
en Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 集中治療室 (ICU) しゅうちゅうちりょうしつ   重症监护室 (ICU) zhòngzhènglínhùshì
en extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) 体外式膜型人工肺 たいがいしきまくがたじんこうはい   体外膜氧合 (ECMO) tǐwàimóyǎnghé
fr resuscitation 蘇生 そせい   复苏 fùsū
vi hospitalization / hospital discharge 入院・退院 にゅういん・たいいん   入院 / 出院 rùyuàn / chūyuàn
vi inpatient / outpatient 入院患者・外来患者 にゅういんかんじゃ/らいがいかんじゃ   住院病人 / 门诊病人 zhùyuàn bìngrén / ménzhěn bìngrén
vi hospital overload? 増患・集患 ぞうかん・しゅうかん   医院超载 yīyuàn chāozài
en fever 発熱; 熱 (医療) はつねつ; ねつ   发烧; 发热; 发热反应 fāshāo; fārè; fārè fǎnyìng
en cough せき   咳嗽 késou
en shortness of breath; dyspnea 呼吸困難 こきゅうこんなん   呼吸困难 hūxī kùnnan
en respiratory droplet 飛沫 ひまつ   呼吸飞沫 hūxī fēimò
en screening (medical) スクリーニング すくりーにんぐ   筛查 (医学) shāichá (yīxué)
en test (medical) 検査 (医療) けんさ   检查 (医学) jiǎnchá (yīxué)
en blood test 血液検査 けつえきけんさ   血液检查 xuèyè jiǎnchá
vi testing laboratory 検査科? けんさか   实验室 shíyànshì
en positive (medical test) 陽性 (医療検査) ようせい   阳性 (医学检查) yángxìng (yīxué jiǎnchá)
en positive (medical test) 陰性 (医療検査) いんせい  
阴性 (医学检查)
yīnxìng (yīxué jiǎnchá)
vi diagnosis and treatment 診療 しんりょう   诊疗 zhěnliáo
vi general / advanced health check 一般・総合/専門健診 そうごう/せんもんしんだん   一般健康检查 / 专门健康检查 yībān jiànkāng jiǎnchá / zhuānmén jiànkāng jiǎnchá
vi early detection; early treatment 早期発見, 早期治療 そうきはっけん、そうきちりょう   早期发现 / 早期治疗 zǎoqī fāxiàn / zǎoqī zhìliáo
en antigen 抗原 こうげん   抗原 kàngyuán
en antibody 抗体 こうたい   抗体 kàngtǐ
en mask マスク ますく   口罩 kǒuzhào
en medical mask 医療用マスク いりょうようますく   医用口罩 yīyòngkǒuzhào
en respirator; ventilator 人工呼吸器 じんこうこきゅうき   呼吸机 / 呼吸器 hūxījī/ hūxīqì
en vaccine ワクチン わくちん   疫苗 yìmiáo
en injection 注射 ちゅうしゃ   针剂 zhēnjì
ja take/get/receive/have an injection; take/get/receive/have a shot 注射をしてもらう, 注射を受ける ちゅうしゃをしてもらう, ちゅうしゃをうける   打针 dǎzhēn
vi clinical trial 臨床試験 りんしょうしけん   临床试验 línchuáng shìyàn
en state of emergency 緊急事態; 非常事態 きんきゅうじたい; ひじょうじたい   紧急状态 jǐnjí zhuàngtài
en declare state of emergency 緊急事態を宣言する きんきゅうじたいをせんげんする   紧急状态宣布 jǐnjí zhuàngtài xuānbù
ja avoid going out; avoid leaving the house 外出制限 がいしゅつせいげん   外出限制 wàichū xiànzhì
en stay-at-home order (North America) 外出禁止令 がいしゅつきんしれい   禁止外出令 (北美) jīnzhǐ wàichū lìng (běiměi)
en social distancing; physical distancing 社会距離拡大戦略 しゃかいきょりかくだいせんりゃく   社区隔离 shèqūgélí
en quarantine 検疫 けんえき   隔离检疫 gélíjiǎnyì
en self-isolation; home isolation 自宅隔離 じたくかくり   居家隔离 jùjiā gélí
en lockdown ロックダウン; 封鎖 ろっくだうん;ふうさ   封锁 fēngsuǒ
en essential worker エッセンシャル・ワーカー えっせんしゃる・わーかー   基本工人 jīběngōngrén
en herd immunity; community immunity; social immunity 集団免疫 しゅうだんめんえき   群体免疫 qúntǐ miǎnyì
en flatten the curve 曲線をたいらにする きょくせん   压平曲线 yāpíng qǔxiàn
ja universal health care 国民皆保険 こくみんかいほけん   国民健康保险 guómín jiànkāng bǎoxiǎn
ja long-term care insurance 介護保険制度 かいごほけんせいど   长期照顾保险 chángqīzhàogu bǎoxiǎn
vi preventive health care 予防医療 よぼういりょう   预防医学 yùfáng yīxué
ja life expectancy 平均寿命 じゅみょう   平均寿命 píngjūn shòumìng
en World Health Organization (WHO) 世界保健機関 (WHO) せかいほけんきかん   世界卫生组织 (WHO) shìjiè wèishēng zǔzhī
en US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) アメリカ疾病管理予防センター アメリカしっぺいかんりよぼうセンター   美国疾病预防控制中心 (CDC) měiguó jíbìng yùfáng kòngzhì zhōngxīn
vi local infection; domestic infection 国内感染; 市中感染 こくないかんせん; しちゅうかんせん   社区感染 shèqū gǎnrǎn

 

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