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prescrire

French → English

verb//pʁɛs.kʁiʁ//

(medicine) To prescribe: to officially authorize or advise the use of a specific medicine or treatment

Le médecin va vous prescrire un sirop pour calmer votre toux nocturne.

(English) The doctor will prescribe a syrup to calm your nighttime cough.

Il est interdit aux pharmaciens de délivrer ces médicaments sans ordonnance les prescrivant.

(English) Pharmacists are prohibited from dispensing these drugs without a prescription prescribing them.

verb//pʁɛs.kʁiʁ//

(law) To stipulate: to command or lay down a rule or action that must be precisely followed

Le règlement intérieur prescrit le port de lunettes de sécurité dans l'atelier.

(English) The internal regulations stipulate the wearing of safety glasses in the workshop.

La loi prescrit un délai de dix jours pour contester la décision du tribunal.

(English) The law prescribes a period of ten days to challenge the court's decision.

Entry ID: fr:en:prescrire · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary