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    Infectado (en. Infected)

    /in.fek.ˈta.ðo/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    A person or living being that has been affected by a pathogen.
    The doctor examined the infected person to determine the type of virus.
    El médico examinó al infectado para determinar el tipo de virus.
    An element that has been contaminated or harmed by an infectious agent.
    It is dangerous to touch infected objects without protection.
    Es peligroso tocar objetos infectados sin protección.
    verb
    Act of contaminating or transmitting an infection.
    The virus can quickly infect people in contact.
    El virus puede infectar rápidamente a las personas en contacto.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'infectatus', from 'infectare', meaning to contaminate.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    infected by
    affected by a specific disease or virus.
    infectado por
    to be an infected person
    referring to someone who has contracted an infection.
    ser un infectado
    infected area
    area that has been contaminated with a pathogen.
    zona infectada

    Related Words

    infection
    Process by which a pathogen invades the organism.
    infección
    pathogen
    Organism that causes disease.
    patógeno
    virus
    Infectious agent that can cause illnesses.
    virus

    Slang Meanings

    Being in an unhealthy state due to a virus.
    I saw him looking very bad; it seems he is infected.
    Lo vi muy mal, parece que está infectado.
    Used to describe someone who has become infected in an exaggerated way.
    That party was so crowded that it seemed like everyone was infected.
    Esa fiesta estaba tan llena que parecía que todos estaban infectados.