Talk:lightheaded

French translation?

I can't find a French translation for lightheaded. Some books/dictionaries suggest "crise de vertige", but a "vertige" is when the world spins, and that's not a defining characteristic of lightheadedness.

Just now, I've seen an article about two British Airways pilots that felt "lightheaded" (according to English-speaking newspapers) and had to land abruptly, and I've a French-speaking newspaper that says they:

• les deux pilotes étant victimes d'un étourdissement
• se sentant tout d'un coup étourdis

Other sources suggest "malaise", but that seems to cover a much broader set of feelings.

Anyone else got thoughts on this? Gronky 20:52, 9 January 2012 (UTC)