immune

immune
i'mju:n
adjective
((with to or from) protected against, or naturally resistant to, eg a disease: immune to measles; immune from danger.) inmune
- immunize
- immunise
- immunization
- immunisation
immune
tr[ɪ'mjʊːn]
adjective
1 (gen) inmune (to, a)
■ she's immune to measles es inmune al sarampión
■ he's immune to criticism es inmune a la crítica, no le afecta la crítica
2 (exempt) exento,-a
■ immune from taxes exento de impuestos
immune [ɪ'mju:n] adj
1) : inmune
immune to smallpox: inmune a la viruela
2) exempt: exento, inmune
immune
adj.
• exento, -a adj.
• inmune (Jurisprudencia) adj.
ɪ'mjuːn
adjective
1)
a) (not susceptible)

to be immune TO something — ser* inmune a algo

I've had measles, so I'm immune — ya he tenido el sarampión, así que estoy inmunizado

she was immune to persuasion — nada logró persuadirla

b) (before n) <system/response> inmunológico

immune deficiency — inmunodeficiencia f

2) (exempt)

immune FROM something: to be immune from taxation tener* inmunidad fiscal; none of us is immune from the effects of the recession — a todos nos afecta la recesión

[ɪ'mjuːn]
1.
ADJ (to disease) inmune (to a); (from tax, regulations) exento (from de)

to be immune to sth — (Med) ser inmune a algo

she is immune to measles — es inmune al sarampión

(fig)

they seemed immune to the cold — parecían inmunes al frío

he is immune to criticism — es inmune or insensible a las críticas, no le afectan las críticas

no one is immune from this problem — nadie queda al margen de este problema, nadie es inmune a este problema

2.
CPD

immune deficiency N — inmunodeficiencia f

immune response N — respuesta f inmunitaria, respuesta f inmunológica

immune system N — sistema m inmunológico

* * *
[ɪ'mjuːn]
adjective
1)
a) (not susceptible)

to be immune TO something — ser* inmune a algo

I've had measles, so I'm immune — ya he tenido el sarampión, así que estoy inmunizado

she was immune to persuasion — nada logró persuadirla

b) (before n) <system/response> inmunológico

immune deficiency — inmunodeficiencia f

2) (exempt)

immune FROM something: to be immune from taxation tener* inmunidad fiscal; none of us is immune from the effects of the recession — a todos nos afecta la recesión


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