What does sanitaire in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word sanitaire in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sanitaire in French.

The word sanitaire in French means health, sanitary, toilet block, sanitary slaughter, cull, AFSSA, cordon sanitaire, cordon sanitaire, cordon sanitaire, health crisis, public health crisis, environmental health, safe distance, public health risk, food safety, health monitoring, crawl space. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sanitaire

health

adjectif (lié à la santé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les professions sanitaires demandent un bon relationnel.
Healthcare professions require good people skills.

sanitary

adjectif (relatif aux sanitaires)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cette entreprise fournit des équipements sanitaires.
This business supplies sanitary equipment.

toilet block

nom masculin pluriel (toilettes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous venons de réparer la fuite de nos sanitaires.
We've just repaired the leak in our toilet block.

sanitary slaughter, cull

nom masculin (fait de tuer pour cause de santé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

AFSSA

nom propre féminin (organisme de contrôle alimentaire) (French, abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments a été créée à la suite de la crise de la vache folle.
The AFSSA was created after the mad cow disease scare.

cordon sanitaire

nom masculin (dispositif médical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un cordon sanitaire a été installé pour empêcher l'accès à la zone où sévit l'épidémie.

cordon sanitaire

nom masculin (pratique politique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cordon sanitaire est une pratique visant à exclure certains partis politiques des coalitions au pouvoir.

cordon sanitaire

nom masculin (dispositif géopolitique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après la première guerre mondiale, on a appelé « cordon sanitaire » les pays créés à l'Ouest de la Russie.

health crisis, public health crisis

nom féminin (situation grave liée à la santé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

environmental health

nom masculin (sciences et techniques de la santé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

safe distance

nom masculin (contagion : distance de prévention)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

public health risk

nom masculin (danger de santé publique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce lot de produits alimentaires surgelés et périmés est détruit pour risque sanitaire.

food safety

nom féminin (respect des règles d'hygiène)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gouvernement prévoit de renforcer les lois de sécurité sanitaire.

health monitoring

nom féminin (surveillance de santé) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
S'il y a menace d'épidémie, le gouvernement met en place une veille sanitaire.

crawl space

nom masculin (espace vide entre sol et plancher)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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