What does prescrire in French mean?

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

The word prescrire in French means prescribe, prescribe, lapse, call for, be prescribed. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word prescrire

prescribe

verbe transitif (ordonner : un médicament)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mon confrère m'a dit qu'il prescrivait toujours ce médicament dans les cas de grippe et qu'il marche bien.
My colleague told me that he always prescribes this medication to flu patients and that it works well.

prescribe

(ordonner : un médicament) (doctor)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le médecin m'a prescrit des antibiotiques.
The doctor prescribed me antibiotics.

lapse

verbe transitif (annuler) (legal)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Dix ans ont passé depuis l'agression, tu ne peux pas porter plainte, les faits sont prescrits.
Ten years have passed since the assault; you cannot press charges - the time limit has expired.

call for

verbe transitif (dicter, exiger)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
L'auditeur a prescrit une réorganisation drastique.
The auditor advised a drastic reorganisation.

be prescribed

verbe pronominal (être prescrit) (treatment)

Les antibiotiques ne se prescrivent pas à la légère.
Antibiotics are not prescribed lightly.

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