Feb 14, 2021 07:54
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English term
(to) contract
COVID-19
GBK
English to Spanish
Medical
Medical (general)
Definition from
Collins Online Dictionary:
If you contract a serious illness, you become ill with it.
Example sentences:
Anyone of any age can contract pneumonia, but it tends to be common in children aged four years and under, and in the elderly. (Better Health Channel)
However, the briefing makes clear that four in five of the population “are expected” to contract the virus. (The Guardian)
Data shows thousands could contract virus in Memphis area without social distancing (Memphis News & Weather)
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +3 | contraer |
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Proposed translations
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Rebecca Breekveldt
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Helping to communicate across cultures
Native in: English 
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contraer
Definition from
Diccionario de la Lengua Española (RAE):
Contraer - tr. Adquirir algo como una costumbre, un vicio, una enfermedad o una deuda.
Example sentences:
Es posible contraer enfermedades de transmisión sexual de personas que parecen estar perfectamente sanas y que ni siquiera saben que tienen una infección. (Mayo Clinic)
Buscan establecer cómo el segundo fallecido por coronavirus contrajo la enfermedad. (Diario EL PAIS Uruguay)
Una persona puede contraer la COVID-19 por contacto con otra que esté infectada por el virus. (Organización Mundial de la Salud)
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