immunity

immunité

Capacité du corps à se protéger contre une maladie.

En anglais simple : Your body’s ability to protect you against a disease.

• The vaccine helps build immunity.
• Some children have immunity to this disease.
• Does immunity last for several years?

Comment l'utiliser : immunity to something (The vaccine gives you immunity to the virus.)

Synonymes : resistance

Expressions courantes : natural immunity, immunity to something, develop immunity

immunité

Protection permettant à un participant de rester dans une compétition alors que d’autres risquent l’élimination.

En anglais simple : Protection that lets a player stay in a competition when others could be forced to leave.

• She won immunity in the challenge.
• His immunity kept him in the competition.
• Which contestant will get immunity this week?

Comment l'utiliser : immunity from something (The winner receives immunity from elimination.)

Synonymes : protection

Expressions courantes : win immunity, grant immunity, immunity from elimination

immunité, résistance

Capacité à ne pas être affecté par une substance, une influence ou une chose nuisible.

En anglais simple : The ability to remain unaffected by a particular substance, influence, or harmful thing.

• The bacteria developed immunity to the drug.
• Repeated exposure gave the animals immunity to the poison.
• Years of public life gave her some immunity to criticism.

Comment l'utiliser : immunity to something (These insects have developed immunity to the chemical.)

Synonymes : resistance

Contraires : susceptibility

Expressions courantes : immunity to something, acquired immunity, develop immunity