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flu
influenza; an acute, commonly epidemic disease characterized by respiratory symptoms and general prostration: The child has the flu.
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flu
(flo͞o)n.
1. Influenza.
2. Any of several infections that affect the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract and are caused by viruses other than the influenza virus.
[Short for influenza.]
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flu
(fluː)n
1. (Pathology) the flu short for influenza
2. (Pathology) any of various viral infections, esp a respiratory or intestinal infection
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flu
(flu)n.
1. influenza.
2. a specific variety of influenza, usu. named for its point of dissemination or its animal vector.
[1830–40]
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flu
(flo͞o) See influenza.
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flu,
'flu
(fluː) short for influenza.
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Noun 1. [画像:flu - an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease]flu - an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
contagion, contagious disease - any disease easily transmitted by contact
Asian influenza, Asiatic flu - influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957
swine flu, swine influenza - an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic
respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness - a disease affecting the respiratory system
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Translations
إنفلونزاالإنْفلوانزا
chřipka
influenza
flunssainfluenssa
gripa
influenza
インフルエンザウイルス性の風邪流行性感冒風邪
독감
chrípka
gripa
influensa
ไข้หวัดใหญ่
bệnh cúm
flu
[fluː]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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flu
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flu
→ الإنْفلوانزا chřipka influenza Grippe γρίπη gripe flunssa grippe gripa influenza インフルエンザ 독감 griep influensa grypa gripe грипп influensa ไข้หวัดใหญ่ grip bệnh cúm 流感Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- I have the flu (US)
I've got flu (UK) → أُعاني مِنْ الإنْفَلُوَنْزا → Mám chřipku → Jeg har influenza → Ich habe die Grippe → Έχω γρίπη → Tengo la gripe → Minulla on flunssa → J'ai la grippe → Imam gripu → Ho l'influenza → 私はインフルエンザにかかりました → 독감에 걸렸어요 → Ik heb griep → Jeg har fått influensa → Mam grypę → Eu estou com gripe → У меня грипп → Jag har fått influensa → ฉันเป็นไข้หวัดใหญ่ → Grip geçiriyorum → Tôi bị cúm → 我患感冒了 - I had the flu recently (US)
I had flu recently (UK) → أُصِبْتُ مُؤَخَّراً بِالإنْفَلُوَنْزا → Nedávno jsem měl chřipku → Jeg har haft influenza for nylig → Ich hatte vor kurzem die Grippe → Πέρασα γρίπη πρόσφατα → Hace poco me dió gripa → Minulla oli äskettäin flunssa → J'ai eu la grippe récemment → Nedavno sam prebolio gripu → Ho avuto l'influenza di recente → 私は最近インフルエンザにかかりました → 최근에 독감을 앓았어요 → Ik heb net griep gehad → Jeg har nylig hatt influensa → Miałemniedawno grypę → Eu tive gripe recentemente → У меня недавно был грипп → Jag hade influensa för inte så länge sedan → ฉันเป็นไข้หวัดใหญ่เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้ → Yakınlarda grip atlattım → Gần đây tôi bị cúm → 我最近患过感冒
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flu
n influenza (form), gripe f; Asian — gripe asiática; bird — influenza or gripe aviar; seasonal — influenza or gripe estacional; stomach — (fam) gastroenteritis f, gripe estomacal (fam); swine — influenza or gripe porcinaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.