Influenza

Noun CEFR B2

ˌɪn.fluˈɛn.zə

Definitions

An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolgripa gripe influenza

Françaisgrippe influenza

DeutschGrippe Influenza

43 more languages

العربيةإِنْفْلُوِنْزَا الإنفلونزا

Bosanskigrip gripa influèncaгрип грипа

Catalàgrip influença

Češtinachřipka chřipkový

Cymraegffliw

Ελληνικάγρίπη

Esperantogripo influenco

Eestigripp

فارسیآنفولانزا

Suomiinfluenssa

Gàidhligcnatan mòr

Galegogripallada gripalleira gripaxegripe

עבריתשפעת

हिन्दीज़ुकाम

Hrvatskigrip gripa influèncaгрип грипа

Magyarinfluenza

Հայերենգրիպ

Bahasa Indonesiainfluenza

Íslenskaflensa inflúensa

Italianofebbre influenza

日本語インフルインフルエンザ流行性感冒

ქართულიგრიპი

한국어감기 독감 인플루엔자

Kurdîcum çûm grîpînfluenza

Latinainfluentia

Latviešugripa

Македонскигрип

Nederlandsgriep

Polskigrypa influenca

Portuguêsgripe influenza

Românăgripa

Русскийгрипп инфлюэ́нца

Slovenčinachrípka

Slovenščinagripa

Српскиgrip gripa influèncaгрип грипа

Svenskaflunsa influensa

ไทยไข้หวัดใหญ่

Tagalogtrangkaso

Türkçegrip

Українськагрип

Tiếng Việtcùm

isiZuluimfuluwenza

Examples

“In early 1919 the Board ⟳ also issued a film, Dr Wise on Influenza, in which a character called 'Brown' spreads the disease by enacting poor behaviours. This did address transport ⟳ - by boarding a crowded omnibus, "Brown may be scattering germs throughout the carriage and giving influenza to a number ⟳ of people".”

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

influenzal influenzavirus influenzavirus H1N1 Influx influxion Info

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