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(to) infect

Portuguese translation: infectar

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10:56 Apr 15, 2020
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: (to) infect
Definition from Merriam-Webster:
To contaminate with a disease-producing substance or agent (such as bacteria).

Example sentence(s):
  • Journalist says she unknowingly infected others with coronavirus at her mom's 90th birthday party. Two died. CNN
  • Coronavirus can infect cats — dogs, not so much. Nature
  • Red Bull advisor considered a camp to infect drivers with coronavirus ESPN
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Portuguese translation:infectar
Definition:
Causar ou sofrer contágio ou contaminação. = CONTAGIAR, CONTAMINAR

"infectar", in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa [em linha], 2008-2020, https://dicionario.priberam.org/infectar [consultado em 15-04-2020].
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pedrolmoura
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5 +6infectar
pedrolmoura
5infetar
Paula Marques


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
infectar


Definition from Dicionário Priberam:
Causar ou sofrer contágio ou contaminação. = CONTAGIAR, CONTAMINAR

"infectar", in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa [em linha], 2008-2020, https://dicionario.priberam.org/infectar [consultado em 15-04-2020].

Example sentence(s):
pedrolmoura
Local time: 05:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 48

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Yes  Rominy N. Stefani
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Rominy!
Yes  expressisverbis: Infetar. Caiu o "c" com o novo acordo, em pt-pt: https://voc.cplp.org/index.php?action=lemma&id=37066
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  -> Obrigado!
Yes  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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  -> Obrigado, Teresa!
Yes  Rodrigo Gonçalves
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Rodrigo!
Yes  2690984 (X)
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Carla!
Yes  Kathleen Goldsmith-Killing
2 days 1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Kathleen!
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1 day 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
infetar


Definition from own experience or research:
Contaminar outros com uma doença através de um agente nocivo

Example sentence(s):
  • Portugal regista hoje 409 mortos associados à covid-19, mais 29 do que na quarta-feira, e 13.956 infetados (mais 815), segundo o boletim epidemiológico divulgado pela Direção-Geral da Saúde (DGS). - Jornal Diário de Notícias  
  • Os casos de coronavírus Covid-19 somam-se em Portugal. Acompanhe o que se sabe acerca dos portugueses que foram infetados com o vírus Covid-19. - Sábado PT  
Paula Marques
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Local time: 00:28
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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