infectious

contagioso, transmisible

Que puede pasar entre personas u otros seres vivos por contacto, aire, agua u otras vías.

En inglés sencillo: Able to spread between people or other living things, through contact, air, water, or other routes.

• Flu is an infectious disease.
• The illness is highly infectious in crowded places.
• Clean water helps prevent some infectious diseases.

Sinónimos: communicable, transmissible

Antónimos: noninfectious

Expresiones frecuentes: infectious disease, highly infectious, infectious illness

contagioso

Que puede transmitir una enfermedad a otra persona, animal o planta.

En inglés sencillo: Able to pass a disease to another person, animal, or plant.

• He is still infectious.
• Patients may be infectious before they notice any symptoms.
• How long will she remain infectious?

Sinónimos: contagious

Antónimos: noninfectious

Expresiones frecuentes: infectious patient, still infectious, remain infectious

contagioso

Que hace que otras personas sientan enseguida la misma emoción o tengan la misma reacción.

En inglés sencillo: Making other people quickly share the same feeling or reaction.

• Her laughter was infectious.
• His infectious enthusiasm made everyone want to help.
• She greeted us with an infectious smile.

Sinónimos: contagious

Expresiones frecuentes: infectious laugh, infectious enthusiasm, infectious smile

infeccioso

Producido por microbios u otros agentes dañinos que entran en el cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: Caused by germs or other harmful agents entering the body.

• The swelling has an infectious cause.
• Tests showed that the disease was infectious in origin.
• Doctors distinguished infectious inflammation from other forms.

Antónimos: noninfectious

Expresiones frecuentes: infectious cause, infectious origin, infectious process

pegadizo, contagioso

Fácil de recordar y capaz de despertar interés o entusiasmo.

En inglés sencillo: Easy to remember and likely to make you feel interested or excited.

• The song has an infectious beat.
• I kept humming its infectious melody all day.
• The band's infectious rhythms got everyone dancing.

Sinónimos: catchy, engaging

Expresiones frecuentes: infectious tune, infectious beat, infectious melody