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érection

French → English

noun//e.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃//

(founding) Establishment: the official founding or setting up of a monument or institution.

L'érection du mémorial a pris deux ans de travaux intensifs au centre de la place.

(English) The erection of the memorial took two years of intensive work in the center of the square.

Le décret prévoit l'érection de ce petit village en commune indépendante.

(English) The decree provides for the establishment of this small village as an independent commune.

noun//e.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃//

(physiology) Erection: the process of body tissue becoming firm and upright, especially the penis.

Les troubles de l'érection peuvent être causés par le stress ou des problèmes vasculaires.

(English) Erection disorders can be caused by stress or vascular problems.

Le médecin a prescrit un traitement pour aider le patient à maintenir une érection.

(English) The doctor prescribed a treatment to help the patient maintain an erection.

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