Meaning of Smallpox | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ˈsmɔːlpɒks

Definitions

An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

uncountable, usually

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العربية الجدري جدري

Azərbaycanca çiçək

Беларуская воспа

Bosanski boginje crne boginje kozice mama variola velike boginje богиње козице

Català pigota verola

Čeština neštovice

Dansk kopper

Deutsch Blatter blättern Pocke Pocken

Ελληνικά βλογιά ευλογιά

Esperanto variolo

Español viruela

Eesti rõuged

فارسی آبله

Suomi isorokko rupuli

Français petite vérole variole

Gaeilge bolgach bolgach Dé

Gàidhlig a' bhreac

Galego boas vexigas

ગુજરાતી શીતળા શીળી

עברית אבעבועות שחורות

हिन्दी चेचक मसूरी माता शीतला

Hrvatski boginje crne boginje kozice mama variola velike boginje богиње козице

Հայերեն ծաղիկ

Bahasa Indonesia abilah

Íslenska bólusótt

Italiano vaiolo vaiuolo

日本語天然痘疱瘡痘瘡

ខ្មែរ អុតធំ

한국어 두창 두환 마마 손님 천연두

മലയാളം വസൂരി

मराठी देवी

Bahasa Melayu cacar

Malti ġidri

မြန်မာဘာသာ ကျောက်ကြီး

Nederlands pokken

ଓଡ଼ିଆ ବସନ୍ତ

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਆਤਸ਼ਕ ਚੇਚਕ

Polski czarna ospa ospa ospa prawdziwa

Português varíola

Română variolă vărsat

Русский оспа

Slovenčina kiahne

Српски boginje crne boginje kozice mama variola velike boginje богиње козице

Svenska smittkoppor

Kiswahili ndui

தமிழ் அம்மை பெரியம்மை

తెలుగు మశూచి

ไทย ทรพิษ ฝีดาษ

Türkmençe jäjek mama

Tagalog bulutong

Türkçe çiçek su çiçeği

Українська віспа

اردو ماتا

Oʻzbekcha chechak chin chechak

Tiếng Việt đậu đậu mùa thiên hoa trái

Examples

“The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.”

“We know that the most deadly of the early epidemics in America were those of the eruptive fevers—smallpox, measles, typhus, and so on. The first to arrive and the deadliest, said contemporaries, was smallpox.”

“Can't make it in today, Mr. Smithers; I have smallpox. Well it wasn't wiped out in my house!”

CEFR level

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

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