Contagion

//kənˈteɪd͡ʒən//

Synonyms for "contagion" (39 found)

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Translations

60 translations across 37 languages.

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Belarusian

4 entries
  • зара́за noun (transmission of a contagious disease)
  • заражэ́нне noun (transmission of a contagious disease)
  • інфе́кцыя noun (transmission of a contagious disease)
  • інфэ́кцыя noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • зара́зяване noun (transmission of a contagious disease)
  • заразна болест noun (disease spread by contact)
  • инфе́кция noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Catalan

2 entries
  • contagi noun (transmission of a contagious disease)
  • contagió noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 傳染 /传染 noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 傳染 /传染 noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Czech

1 entries
  • nákaza noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Dutch

2 entries
  • besmettelijke ziekte noun (disease spread by contact)
  • besmetting noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Estonian

1 entries
  • nakkus noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Finnish

4 entries
  • leviäminen noun (spread of anything harmful)
  • leviäminen noun (finance: situation in which a shock spreads)
  • tarttuminen noun (transmission of a contagious disease)
  • tarttuva tauti noun (disease spread by contact)

French

2 entries
  • contagion noun (disease spread by contact)
  • contagion noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Galician

1 entries
  • contaxio noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

German

2 entries
  • Ansteckung noun (transmission of a contagious disease)
  • ansteckende Krankheit noun (disease spread by contact)

Greek

1 entries
  • μεταδοτική ασθένεια noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Hindi

1 entries
  • छूत noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • fertőzés noun (transmission of a contagious disease)
  • ragály noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Ido

1 entries
  • kontagio noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Irish

3 entries
  • galar gabhálach noun (disease spread by contact)
  • galar tógálach noun (disease spread by contact)
  • tógáil noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Italian

2 entries
  • contagio noun (disease spread by contact)
  • contagio noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 伝染 noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Korean

1 entries
  • 전염 noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Latin

1 entries
  • contāgiō noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Māori

2 entries
  • mate mauhoro noun (disease spread by contact)
  • mate rere noun (disease spread by contact)

Navajo

1 entries
  • naałniih noun (disease spread by contact)

Occitan

1 entries
  • contagion noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Piedmontese

1 entries
  • contagi noun (disease spread by contact)

Polish

1 entries
  • zarażenie noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • contágio noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Romanian

1 entries
  • contagiune noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Russian

3 entries
  • зара́за noun (transmission of a contagious disease)
  • зара́зная боле́знь noun (transmission of a contagious disease)
  • инфе́кция noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Slovak

1 entries
  • nákaza noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Spanish

1 entries
  • contagio noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • lalin noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Tamil

2 entries
  • தொற்று noun (disease spread by contact)
  • தொற்று noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Turkish

1 entries
  • salgın noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • зара́за noun (transmission of a contagious disease)
  • інфе́кція noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Unami

1 entries
  • mëshihweokàn noun (disease spread by contact)

Urdu

1 entries
  • چُھوت noun (transmission of a contagious disease)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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We remarked with pain that the indecent foreign dance called the Waltz was introduced (we believe for the first time) at the English court on Friday last ... it is quite sufficient to cast one's eyes on the voluptuous intertwining of the limbs and close compressure on the bodies in their dance, to see that it is indeed far removed from the modest reserve which has hitherto been considered distinctive of English females. So long as this obscene display was confined to prostitutes and adulteresses, we did not think it deserving of notice; but now that it is attempted to be forced on the respectable classes of society by the civil examples of their superiors, we feel it a duty to warn every parent against exposing his daughter to so fatal a contagion.

Source: tatoeba (6395940)

Italians, he argued, are finding it hard to find their bearings to navigate the current coronavirus contagion.

Source: tatoeba (8594529)

The contagion is damaging the Italian economy and its important tourism industry.

Source: tatoeba (8602719)

Until recently, Romans seemed confident that the city would escape major contagion.

Source: tatoeba (8602720)

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