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flu  (fl)
n. Informal
Influenza.
[Short for influenza.]
flu
Noun
Informal short for influenza
flu  (fl)
See influenza.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fluflu - an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
grippe, influenza
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
Translations

flu [fluː] n → gripe f
flu [fluː] n → grippe f
flu [fluː] n → Grippe f
flu [fluː] n → influenza
flu, 'flu [fluː]
short for influenza.

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