- infect
- in'fekt
verb(to fill with germs that cause disease; to give a disease to: You must wash that cut on your knee in case it becomes infected; She had a bad cold last week and has infected the rest of the class.) infectar- infectious
- infectiously
infect vb infectar / contagiarinfecttr[ɪn'fekt]transitive verb1 (wound, cut, etc) infectar; (food, water, etc) contaminar; (person) contagiar■ this wound is infected esta herida está infectada■ he became infected with malaria contrajo paludismo2 figurative use (emotions) contagiar■ her laughter infected everyone su risa contagió a todos3 (poison) envenenar■ minds infected by hatred mentes envenenadas por el odioinfect [ɪn'fɛkt] vt: infectar, contagiarinfectv.• contagiar v.• infectar v.• infestar v.• inficionar v.• influenciar v.ɪn'fekttransitive verb1) (Med)a) \<\<wound/cut\>\> infectar; \<\<person/animal\>\> contagiarthe wound became infected — la herida se infectó
to infect somebody WITH something — contagiarle algo a alguien
b) (contaminate) contaminar2) (spread emotion)his cheerfulness infected everyone around him — les contagiaba su alegría a todos los que lo rodeaban
[ɪn'fekt]VT [+ wound, foot] infectar; [+ person] contagiar; [+ food] contaminarto infect sb with sth — contagiar algo a algn
don't infect us all with your cold! — ¡no nos contagies tu resfriado a todos!, ¡no nos pegues tu resfriado a todos! *
he's infected everybody with his enthusiasm — contagió su entusiasmo a todos
scientists infected mice with the disease — los científicos inocularon la enfermedad a or en ratones
* * *[ɪn'fekt]transitive verb1) (Med)a) \<\<wound/cut\>\> infectar; \<\<person/animal\>\> contagiarthe wound became infected — la herida se infectó
to infect somebody WITH something — contagiarle algo a alguien
b) (contaminate) contaminar2) (spread emotion)his cheerfulness infected everyone around him — les contagiaba su alegría a todos los que lo rodeaban
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
