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Rubella

Noun CEFR B1
ɹuːˈbɛlə

Definitions

A mild disease caused by the Rubella virus infecting the respiratory tract, and characterised by a rash of pink dots, fever and swollen lymph nodes.

uncountable

Equivalents

Españolrubeola
Françaisrubéole
DeutschRöteln
26 more languages
Azərbaycan diliməxmərək
Беларускаякраснуха
Bosanskirubeola
Catalàrubèola
Ελληνικάερυθρά
עבריתאדמת
Hrvatskirubeola
Հայերենկարմրախտ
Bahasa Indonesiacampak Jermanrubela
Italianorosolia
Kurdîkurkûr
LëtzebuergeschRiselen
Nederlandsrodehondrubella
Portuguêsrubéola
Русскийкрасну́ха
Српскиrubeola
Svenskaröda hund

Examples

“At issue is the so-called MMR vaccine, which immunizes children against measles, mumps and rubella, three potentially deadly diseases that were once common and have been mostly wiped out.”
They have congenital rubella syndrome, which they acquired during an outbreak of the rubella virus, or German measles.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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