immune

immune
adjective
1) (exempt) sicher (from vor + Dat.); geschützt (from, against vor + Dat.)
2) (insusceptible) unempfindlich (to gegen); (to hints, suggestions, etc.) unempfänglich (to für); immun (to gegen)
3) (Med.) immun (to gegen)

immune system — Immunsystem, das

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[i'mju:n]
adjective
((with to or from) protected against, or naturally resistant to, eg a disease: immune to measles; immune from danger.) immun, geschützt
- academic.ru/36958/immunity">immunity
- immunize
- immunise
- immunization
- immunisation
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im·mune
[ɪˈmju:n]
adj pred
1. MED immun (to gegen +akk)
2. (fig: not vulnerable) immun
the press had criticised her so often that she became \immune die Presse hatte sie so oft kritisiert, dass alles an ihr abprallte
to be \immune to charm/criticism/flattery für Reize/Kritik/Schmeichelei unempfänglich sein
3. POL, LAW (exempt) immun
to be \immune Immunität genießen
to be \immune from the law außerhalb des Gesetzes stehen
4. (fig: safe from) sicher (from vor +dat)
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[ɪ'mjuːn]
adj
1) (MED) immun (from, to gegen)

immune deficiency syndrome — Immunschwächekrankheit f

2) (fig) sicher (from, to vor +dat); (from temptation etc) geschützt, gefeit (from, to gegen); (= not susceptible to criticism etc) unempfindlich, immun (to gegen)

immune from prosecution — vor Strafverfolgung geschützt, immun (spec)

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immune [ıˈmjuːn]
A adj
1. MED und fig (against, from, to) immun (gegen), unempfänglich (für):
immune body (response, serum, system) Immunkörper m (-reaktion f, -serum n, -system n)
2. (against, from, to) geschützt oder gefeit (gegen), frei (von):
immune to corrosion TECH korrosionsbeständig
3. befreit, ausgenommen (beide:
from von):
be immune from taxation
B s
a) immune Person
b) immunes Tier
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adjective
1) (exempt) sicher (from vor + Dat.); geschützt (from, against vor + Dat.)
2) (insusceptible) unempfindlich (to gegen); (to hints, suggestions, etc.) unempfänglich (to für); immun (to gegen)
3) (Med.) immun (to gegen)

immune system — Immunsystem, das

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adj.
gefeit adj.
immun adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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