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(to) contract

Spanish translation: contraer

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07:54 Feb 14, 2021
English to Spanish 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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Spanish translation:contraer
Definition:
Contraer - tr. Adquirir algo como una costumbre, un vicio, una enfermedad o una deuda.
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Rebecca Breekveldt
Austria
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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 sentence(s):
  • 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  
Rebecca Breekveldt
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

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