Translating phrases for illnesses from English into French HI all In England we often describe a sore throat as "having a frog in my throat" and i know that in French the expression "avoir un chat dans la gorge" is used to mean the same thing. If I wanted to write about Winer bugs can i say " les bouges de Hiver " or is there a more colloquial phrase. I want to explain that "we have all had coughs and colds with sneezing and very runny noses" would this work " Nous avons tous eu très mauvaise toux et rhumes avec éternuements et très nez qui coule" or how would i translate "the flue" thanks