- contagioso
- adj.contagious, infectious, catchy, catching.* * *contagioso► adjetivo1 infectious, contagious■ enfermedad contagiosa infectious disease, contagious disease■ risa contagiosa infectious laugh* * *(f. - contagiosa)adj.catching, contagious* * *ADJ1) (Med) [enfermedad] contagious; [enfermo] infected, infectious2) (fig) catching; [risa] infectious* * *-sa adjetivoa) (por contacto - directo) contagious; (- indirecto) infectiousb) <risa/alegría> infectious* * *= contagious, infectious.Ex. This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.Ex. Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.----* enfermedad contagiosa = infectious disease, communicable disease.* no contagioso = non-contagious.* risa contagiosa = infectious laugh, infectious laughter.* * *-sa adjetivoa) (por contacto - directo) contagious; (- indirecto) infectiousb) <risa/alegría> infectious* * *= contagious, infectious.
Ex: This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.
Ex: Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.* enfermedad contagiosa = infectious disease, communicable disease.* no contagioso = non-contagious.* risa contagiosa = infectious laugh, infectious laughter.* * *contagioso -saadjective1 (que se transmite por contacto — directo) contagious; (— indirecto) infectiousno es contagioso it isn't contagious o (colloq) catching2 ‹risa/alegría› infectious* * *
contagioso◊ -sa adjetivoa) (por contacto — directo) contagious;
(— indirecto) infectiousb) ‹risa/alegría› infectious
contagioso,-a adj (virus, enfermedad) contagious, infectious
fam (alegría) infectious
'contagioso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contagiarse
- contagiosa
English:
catching
- communicable
- contagious
- infectious
* * *contagioso, -a adj1. [enfermedad] [por contacto directo] contagious;[por contacto indirecto] infectious2. [risa, entusiasmo] infectious* * *contagiosoadj contagious* * *contagioso, -sa adj: contagious, catching* * *contagioso adj contagious
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.