No. 11,016 in French

pilule

"Pilule" means "pill" (a small tablet of medication).

In a sentence

J'ai pris une pilule pour calmer mon mal de tête.
I took a pill to calm my headache.
The word 'pilule' is used to refer to a pharmaceutical medication in capsule or tablet form.
Elle préfère la pilule contraceptive comme méthode de contraception.
She prefers the contraceptive pill as a method of contraception.
Here, 'pilule' specifically refers to the contraceptive pill, demonstrating its usage in a specific medical context.
Il trouve la pilule difficile à avaler.
He finds the pill hard to swallow.
In this sentence, 'pilule' is used metaphorically to express a hard-to-accept reality, highlighting its figurative language application.

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