- contagiarse
- contagiarse► verbo pronominal1 (enfermar) to get infected■ se contagió de malaria he caught malaria2 (transmitirse) to be contagious■ esta enfermedad no se contagia this disease is not contagious* * *1) to become infected2) be contagious* * *VPR1) (Med) [enfermedad] to be contagious, be catching; [persona] to become infected
contagiarse de algo — to become infected with sth, catch sth
tiene la gripe y no quiere que los niños se contagien — he has (the) flu and doesn't want the children to catch it
2) (fig) (=transmitirse) to be contagiousel mal ejemplo se contagia — a bad example is contagious o catching
me contagié de alegría al verla tan contenta — I was overjoyed when I saw how happy she was
* * *(v.) = catch + the fever, rub off onEx. Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet.Ex. If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.* * *(v.) = catch + the fever, rub off onEx: Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet.
Ex: If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.* * *
■contagiarse verbo reflexivo
1 (ser contagioso) to be contagious
2 (adquirir por contagio) to get infected [de, by o with]
'contagiarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pegar
English:
catch
* * *vpr1. [enfermedad] to be contagious;[persona] to become infected;una enfermedad que se contagia con rapidez a disease that spreads quickly;me contagié de mi hermano I caught it from my brother2. [risa, entusiasmo] to be infectious;se contagió de su optimismo he infected her with his optimism* * *contagiarsev/r become infected* * *vr1) : to be contagious2) : to become infected* * *contagiarse vb to be contagious
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.