infect

/ɪnˈfekt/

Translation

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⇨ infectar

⇨ contagiar

He was infected with malaria when he was in Africa

Le contagiaron la malaria cuando estuvo en África

■ constr. 1. to infect with sth 2. Se usa más en pasiva

(Definition of infect v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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