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(to) contract

Portuguese translation: Contrair

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English term or phrase:(to) contract [an illness]
Portuguese translation:Contrair
Entered by: Julio Cinquina

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07:54 Feb 14, 2021
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: (to) contract
Definition from Collins Online Dictionary:
If you contract a serious illness, you become ill with it.

Example sentence(s):
  • 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
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Contrair
Definition:
Ser acometido por; apanhar, contagiar-se, pegar: “Aos nove meses, a criança contraiu uma gripe forte, que foi a oportunidade para o vírus se instalar e tomar conta de seu organismo”.
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Julio Cinquina
Brazil
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Contrair


Definition from Michaelis:
Ser acometido por; apanhar, contagiar-se, pegar: “Aos nove meses, a criança contraiu uma gripe forte, que foi a oportunidade para o vírus se instalar e tomar conta de seu organismo”.

Example sentence(s):
  • Alguns países, como o Reino Unido, chegaram a basear sua estratégia inicial de combate à pandemia no princípio da "imunidade do rebanho" — que considera um cenário em que grande parte da população se tornaria imune após contrair a doença. - BBC  
  • RIO - Hoje, terça-feira, faz quatro meses que a primeira pessoa do mundo contraiu a Covid-19, acreditam cientistas chineses. - O Globo  
  • Pode ainda acontecer porque esteve próximo de alguém que contraiu a doença ou que veio de uma zona de risco. - Público  
Julio Cinquina
Brazil
Local time: 15:04
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 16

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  ferreirac
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Cicero!
Yes  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
6 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Teresa!
Yes  Camila Souza Carvalho
9 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Camila!
Yes  Renata Pochini Pereira
1 day 10 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Renata!
Yes  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
314 days
  -> Obrigado, Filippe!
Yes  patriciafonseca: Patricia Fonseca Pereira
314 days
  -> Obrigado, Patricia!
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