infectious

infectious
adjective
1) infektiös (Med.), ansteckend [Krankheit]

be infectious — [Person:] eine ansteckende Krankheit haben; ansteckend sein (ugs.)

2) (fig.) ansteckend [Heiterkeit, Begeisterung, Lachen]
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[-ʃəs]
adjective (likely to spread to others: Measles is an infectious disease.) ansteckend
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in·fec·tious
[ɪnˈfekʃəs]
adj
1. inv (transmissible) ansteckend, infektiös fachspr
\infectious disease Infektionskrankheit f, ansteckende Krankheit
2. (fig: likely to influence) ansteckend fig
\infectious laugh ansteckendes Lachen
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[ɪn'fekʃəs]
adj
1) (MED) disease ansteckend, infektiös

are you still infectious? — besteht bei dir noch Ansteckungsgefahr?

2) (fig) enthusiasm, laugh ansteckend; idea zündend; rhythm mitreißend
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infectious [ınˈfekʃəs] adj (adv infectiously)
1. MED ansteckend, infektiös:
infectious disease Infektionskrankheit f;
he is still infectious bei ihm besteht noch immer Ansteckungsgefahr; academic.ru/47813/mononucleosis">mononucleosis
2. fig ansteckend:
laughing is infectious Lachen steckt an
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adjective
1) infektiös (Med.), ansteckend [Krankheit]

be infectious — [Person:] eine ansteckende Krankheit haben; ansteckend sein (ugs.)

2) (fig.) ansteckend [Heiterkeit, Begeisterung, Lachen]
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adj.
ansteckend adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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