(to) contract

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07:54 Feb 14, 2021
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COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: (to) contract
Definition from Collins Online Dictionary:
If you contract a serious illness, you become ill with it.

Example sentence(s):
  • Anyone of any age can contract pneumonia, but it tends to be common in children aged four years and under, and in the elderly. Better Health Channel
  • However, the briefing makes clear that four in five of the population “are expected” to contract the virus. The Guardian
  • Data shows thousands could contract virus in Memphis area without social distancing Memphis News & Weather
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5užsikrėsti, susirgti
Rasa Didžiulienė


  

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užsikrėsti, susirgti


Definition from Medical dictionary:
To acquire by contagion or infection.

Example sentence(s):
  • The number of people who contract this disease makes us aware that today, in the 21st century, not only do we have to run a comprehensive information campaign and provide the right prophylaxis, but, above all, we have to increase funding for protective vaccinations. - Linguee  

Explanation:
Terminai medicinos terminų žodyne:

To contract – užsikrėsti
To contract a disease – susirgti
Rasa Didžiulienė
Lithuania
Local time: 15:52
Native speaker of: Lithuanian
PRO pts in category: 4
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