flu

Definitions

1. Influenza
2. See influenza.
3. Stomach flu.
   informal, uncountable, usually
4. Stomach flu
5. short for influenza.
6. Influenza.
7. Any of several infections that affect the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract and are caused by viruses other than the influenza virus.
8. (Pathology) the flu short for influenza
9. (Pathology) any of various viral infections, esp a respiratory or intestinal infection
10. a specific variety of influenza, usu. named for its point of dissemination or its animal vector.
11. A. N → gripe f, gripa f (Col, Mex)I've got flu → tengo gripeto get or catch flu → agarrar la gripe, agriparse (LAm)
    N
12. B. CPD flu jab N → vacuna f contra la gripeflu vaccine N → vacuna f antigripal
    CPD
13. n → Grippe f; to get or catch/have (the) flu → (die or eine) Grippe bekommen/haben
    n

Equivalents

49 more languages

العربيةإِنْفْلُوِنْزَاالإنفلونزا

Azərbaycan diliqrip

বাংলাইনফ্লুয়েঞ্জাফ্লু

BosanskigripgripainfluèncaKrimгрипгрипа+ 3 more

Catalàgrip

Češtinachřipajznachřipkachřipkový

Danskinfluenza

Ελληνικάγρίπη

Esperantogripo

Eestigripp

Suomiflunssainfluenssalenssulentsu+ 1 more

Gàidhligcnatan mòr

Galegogripalladagripalleiragripaxegripegripio+ 2 more

עבריתשפעת

HrvatskigripgripainfluèncaKrimгрипгрипа+ 3 more

Magyarinfluenza

Հայերենգրիպ

Bahasa Indonesiafluinfluenza

Íslenskaflensainflúensa

Italianoinfluenza

日本語インフルインフルエンザ流行性感冒

ქართულიგრიპი

Қазақ тілітұмау

ភាសាខ្មែរគ្រុនផ្ដាសាយ

한국어독감인플루엔자

Kurdîcumçûmgrîpînfluenza+ 1 more

Кыргызчатумоо

Latinainfluentia

LëtzebuergeschGripp

Latviešugripa

Македонскигрип

Монголханиад

Nederlandsgriep

Polskigrypainfluenca

Portuguêsgripe

Românăgripa

Русскийгриппинфлюэ́нца

Slovenčinachrípka

Slovenščinagripa

Shqipgrip

СрпскиgripgripainfluèncaKrimгрипгрипа+ 3 more

Svenskaflunsainfluensakrim

తెలుగుఫ్లూ

ไทยไข้หวัดใหญ่

Tagalogtrangkaso

Türkçegrip

Українськагрип

Tiếng Việtcùm

isiZuluimfuluwenza

Examples

“catch⟳ flu”

“get⟳ over the flu”

“transmit flu”

“He missed work⟳ because he caught the flu.”

“Every winter, doctors warn⟳ about seasonal flu.”

“She felt like⟳ she had the flu, with aches and fever.”

CEFR level