Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

œil de perdrix

English translation:

soft corn

Feb 1, 2002 14:18
22 yrs ago
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French term

œil de perdrix

Non-PRO French to English Medical
Something to do with the feet:

j’ai un petit problème au pied, un « œil de perdrix »

Proposed translations

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soft corn

there are corns and calluses. Having suffered from "occhio di pernice" (the Italian equivalent of the French term), I think that soft corn may be a good translation.

In any case you may check this site, with a whole list of corns and calluses.

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callus

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14 mins

(soft) corn

= cor au pied
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