infection
BrE /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/ AmE /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
noun en → es
a disease caused by bacteria or a virus that spreads from one person to another, especially through the air when someone coughs or sneezes
infección, enfermedad infecciosa
- an infection of something
Collocations bacterial infection · viral infection
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He has a chest infection.
Tiene una infección en los pulmones.
a program that is put onto a computer without the user's knowledge and can cause damage or steal information
infección de ordenador, malware
- an infection on/in something
Collocations computer virus · malware infection
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The computer was infected with a virus.
El ordenador estaba infectado con un virus.
the act of spreading something harmful or unwanted, such as an idea or information
infección, propagación
- an infection of something
Collocations ideological infection · rumor infection
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The rumor spread like an infection.
El rumor se propagó como una infección.