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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinfettare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: infetˈtare
"Il virus ha iniziato a infettare il sistema operativo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To affect a person, animal, or plant with a disease-causing organism or pathogen.
"The mosquito can infect humans with the virus through a single bite." - 2
To contaminate a computer or file with malicious software or a virus.
"Opening that suspicious attachment will instantly infect your computer system."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'inficere', meaning 'to stain, spoil, or taint', composed of 'in-' (into) and 'facere' (to make, do). In Middle English, the term shifted toward the medical sense of contaminating with disease-producing germs or pathogens.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Infect" is said worldwide
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infecter
Transliteration: ɛ̃.fɛk.te
"Ce virus peut infecter rapidement de nombreux ordinateurs."
infizieren
Transliteration: ɪnfiˈtsiːʁən
"Das Bakterium kann die Wunde infizieren."
infettare
Transliteration: infetˈtare
"Il virus ha iniziato a infettare il sistema operativo."
infectar
Transliteration: infeɣˈtaɾ
"La bacteria puede infectar el agua potable."
infetar
Transliteration: ĩ.fɛ.ˈtaɾ
"O parasita pode infetar o organismo hospedeiro."
संक्रमित करना
Transliteration: sankramit karna
"यह वायरस तेजी से लोगों को संक्रमित कर सकता है।"
感染
Transliteration: gǎnrǎn
"这种病毒很容易感染其他人。"
감염시키다
Transliteration: gamyeomsikida
"바이러스가 빠르게 세포를 감염시키고 있습니다."
感染する
Transliteration: kansen suru
"ウイルスがパソコンのファイルを感染させた。"
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