la sage-femme

midwife

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midwife The term literally means “wise woman.”
FR: La sage-femme accompagne les parents avant et après la naissance.
EN: The midwife supports the parents before and after the birth.

Je suis la sage-femme.

I'm the midwife.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

La sage-femme ne revint pas.

The midwife didn't come back.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Anna et Rudolph, ses enfants, furent laissés aux soins de la sage-femme.

Anna and Rudolph, her children, were left in the care of the midwife.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

J'ai parlé avec la sage-femme, elle dit savoir qui a maltraité son fils.

I spoke with the midwife; she says she knows who abused her son.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Je me demandai pourquoi la sage-femme avait fermé ses volets.

I wondered why the midwife had closed her shutters.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)