"Le médecin fait ses visites le matin."

Translation: The doctor makes his visits in the morning.

[fassstar]

Why is it 'house calls' and not just 'calls' or 'visits'?

[clare956641]

The doctor makes his calls in the morning

[NigelRiley3]

Clearly we are translating into American English. However, why are they not 'his' house calls.

[MichaelLe3139]

Why is "visites" in plural here?

[alanvoe]

Because the doctor visits several patients

[pensivemoments]

Is there a way to denote a female doctor? I just got marked wrong for saying "the doctor makes her visits".

[andrewduo]

Not using this specific word it seems: "Médecin s'emploie aussi à propos d'une femme (parfois dans la formule femme médecin, synon de doctoresse)." - ("Médicin" also works for a woman (sometimes in the formula "femme médecin", synon "doctoresse").
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/m%C3%A9decin

[CraigSkeel]

I've never heard it said this way (in English, in the USA).

[NatePudner]

"pays" his visits really is just as common in american english if not more so

[Rostellan]

I tried 'pays' second time around to see if it was in Duo's vocabulary. Apparently not!

[alanvoe]

Could "rendre visite" be used here?

[JamesPyrah]

Why no dans before le matin?

[alanvoe]

Because references to (single/repeated) day periods do not use any preposition in French.

• le matin = in the morning
• l'après-midi = in the afternoon
• le soir = in the evening

[EmmaHallett]

Why not "her visits"???

[alanvoe]

As "médecin" is used for male and female doctors, your translation is correct. Please report it if it is rejected.