virus

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvaɪərəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈvaɪrəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(vī′rəs)

Inflections of 'virus' (n): npl: viruses
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
virus n (infectious life form)virus nm inv
 The skin lesions are thought to be caused by a virus.
 Se cree que las lesiones de la piel son causadas por un virus.
virus n (infectious disease)virus nm inv
 He's caught a virus and is home sick.
 Se pescó un virus y está enfermo en su casa.
virus n (computing: bug) (informática)virus nm inv
  software malicioso loc nom m
 I got a virus from a link I clicked on in an email.
 Tengo un virus por haber hecho clic en un link de un email.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
computer virus n (computing: bug) (informática)virus nm inv
herpes zoster,
herpes zoster virus,
varicella zoster virus n		 (virus)herpes zoster loc nom m
 Chicken pox and shingles are caused by the same virus, herpes zoster.
 La varicela y el herpes son causados por el mismo virus, herpes zoster.
HIV n initialism (AIDS virus) (abreviatura)VIH nm
  virus de inmunodeficiencia humana nm + loc adj
  virus del sida nm + loc adj
 The hospital has reported several new cases of HIV this month.
 El hospital ha reportado varios casos nuevos de VIH este mes.
human immunodeficiency virus n (life-threatening virus)virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana loc nom m
human papilloma virus (pathology)virus papiloma humano loc nom m
respiratory syncytial virus n (contagious illness) (Medicina)virus respiratorio sincicial loc nom m
  (Medicina)virus sincicial respiratorio loc nom m
RSV n initialism (respiratory syncytial virus) (sigla)VRS, VSR nm
Note: Virus respiratorio sincicial o virus sincicial respiratorio.
stomach virus n (gastroenteritis: gastric flu)virus estomacal nm
Note: En el plural, "virus" es invariable: virus estomacales.
varicella zoster virus,
herpes zoster virus n		 (chickenpox and shingles cause)herpes zóster loc nom m
  culebrilla nf
West Nile virus n (infection transmitted by mosquitoes)virus del Nilo occidental loc nom m
  (flavivirus)virus West Nile loc nom m
 El virus West Nile y el del dengue pertenecen a la misma familia.
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'virus' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
airborne - bad cold - biological weapons - bug - capsid - catch a cold - cold - common cold - computer scan - coronavirus - COVID-19 - Ebola - expose - flatten the curve - have a cold - herpes - herpes simplex - herpes zoster - HIV - HIV positive - human immunodeficiency virus - lurgy - measles vaccine - novel coronavirus - phage - poliomyelitis - reassortment - retrovirus - RSV - rubella - self-limiting - sexually transmitted disease - sexually transmitted infection - shingle - strain - Trojan horse - varicella - viral - viral bronchitis - viral infection - viral load - viral strain - viremia - virion - worm
Spanish:
virus - VIH

Collocations: a computer virus, think my [computer, laptop] has a virus, get rid of viruses on your [computer], more...

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