WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| infect [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (contaminate) (herida) | infectar⇒ vtr |
| | (agua) | contaminar⇒ vtr |
| | (enfermedad) | contagiar⇒ vtr |
| | The germs had infected his wound. |
| | Los gérmenes habían infectado su herida. |
| infect [sb/sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | (contaminate with [sth]) | infectar a alguien con loc verb |
| | | infectar algo con loc verb |
| | The traveler became infected with malaria. |
| | El viajero se infectó con malaria. |
| infect [sb/sth] vtr | figurative (taint, corrupt) (figurado) | degradar⇒ vtr |
| | (persona, figurado) | corromper a vtr + prep |
| | | infectar a vtr + prep |
| | Anarchism infected the youth. |
| | El anarquismo degradó a la juventud. |
| infect [sb/sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (tainted by [sth]) (figurado) | infectar algo con, degradar algo con loc verb |
| | (persona, figurado) | corromper a alguien con, infectar a alguien con loc verb |
| | The news of the gold strike infected the townspeople with greed. |
| | La noticia del hallazgo de oro infectó a la gente del pueblo con codicia. |
| infect [sb/sth] vtr | figurative (affect, be spread among) | contagiar a vtr + prep |
| | The teacher's sense of fun infected the whole class. |
'infect' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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