vaccine

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvæksiːn/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/vækˈsin/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vak sēn′ or, esp. Brit., vak′sēn, -sin)


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InglésEspañol
vaccine n (substance that inoculates)vacuna nf
 The vaccine protects against three different influenza viruses.
 La vacuna protege contra tres tipos de virus de la gripe distintos.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
BCG vaccine n (tuberculosis inoculation)vacuna de Bacillus Calmette-Guérin loc nom f
  vacuna contra la tuberculosis loc nom f
flu vaccine n (inoculation against flu)vacuna de la gripe, vacuna contra la gripe nf + loc adj
  vacuna antigripal nf + adj mf
measles vaccine n (inoculation against measles virus)vacuna contra el sarampión grupo nom
  vacuna del sarampión grupo nom
 The recommended age for the measles vaccine is 12 months of age.
 La edad recomendada para darse la vacuna contra el sarampión es de 12 meses.
MMR vaccine n abbreviation (inoculation)vacuna triple vírica SPR loc nom f
 The state requires an MMR vaccine before a child can start school.
 El Estado exige el certificado de vacuna triple vírica SPR para que un niño pueda empezar la escuela.
polio vaccine n (substance that inoculates against poliomyelitis)Sabin n propio f
 The American medical researcher Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine.
 El investigador médico americano, Jonas Salk, desarrolló la primera Sabin.
  vacuna antipoliomielítica grupo nom
  vacuna de la poliomielitis grupo nom
  vacuna contra la polio grupo nom
 El investigador médico americano, Jonas Salk, desarrolló la primera vacuna antipoliomielítica.
rabies vaccine n (substance that inoculates against rabies)vacuna contra la rabia grupo nom
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Louis Pasteur desarrolló la vacuna contra la rabia.
  vacuna antirrábica grupo nom
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Louis Pasteur desarrolló la vacuna antirrábica.
rubella vaccine n (inoculation against German measles)vacuna contra la rubéola grupo nom
Note: También se acepta la grafía y pronunciación sin acento gráfico: rubeola.
 The incidence of German measles in Africa has dropped since the introduction of the rubella vaccine.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La vacuna contra la rubéola es obligatoria en muchos países americanos.
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'vaccine' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
booster - DPT - MMR - vaccinated
Spanish:
vacuna - antitetánica - antivacunas

Collocations: get a [flu, rabies, malaria, polio, smallpox] vaccine, a vaccine to [prevent, protect, eliminate, stop], [create, develop, come up with, work on] a (new) vaccine, more...

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