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Meaning of common cold | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A very common, mild viral infection of the nose and throat, whose symptoms typically include sneezing, sniffling, a running or blocked nose, a sore throat, coughing and a headache.

Equivalents

العربية زكام
བོད་སྐད ཆམས་པ
Bosanski gripa
Čeština nachlazení rýma
Dansk forkølelse
Esperanto malvarmumo
Français rhume
עברית הצטננות
Hrvatski gripa
Magyar nátha
Bahasa Indonesia pilek
ქართული გაციება
한국어 감기
Kurdî nezle
Latviešu iesnas
മലയാളം ജലദോഷം
Монгол ханиад
मराठी सर्दी
Nederlands verkoudheid
Română gripa răceală
Српски gripa
Svenska förkylning
Kiswahili mafua ya kawaida
தமிழ் சளி
ไทย หวัด

Examples

“So he went to the hospital and got checked. Doctors determined it was a common cold, not the new coronavirus, he says, and he returned home. Then a week ago, he says, five officers showed up at his house in Xishui County, a two hour drive from Wuhan. They wore masks and wielded blue, gun-shaped thermometers.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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