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flu
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flu  (fl)
n. Informal
Influenza.

[Short for influenza.]

flu [fluː]
n Informal
1. (Medicine / Pathology) (often preceded by the) short for influenza
2. (Medicine / Pathology) any of various viral infections, esp a respiratory or intestinal infection

flu  (fl)
See influenza.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fluflu - an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
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]
A. Ngripe f, gripa f (Col, Mex)
I've got flutengo gripe
to get or catch fluagarrar la gripe, agriparse(LAm)
B. CPD flu jab Nvacuna f contra la gripe
flu vaccine Nvacuna f antigripal

flu [ˈfluː] ngrippe f
She's got flu → Elle a la grippe.
flu bug nvirus m de la grippe

flu, ’flu
nGrippe f; to get or catch/have (the) flu(die or eine) Grippe bekommen/haben

flu [fluː] n (fam) → influenza
flu [fluː] n (fam) → influenza

flu, 'flu [fluː]
short for influenza.

flu الإنفلوانزا chřipka influenza Grippe γρίπη gripe flunssa grippe gripa influenza インフルエンザ 독감 griep influensa grypa gripe грипп influensa ไข้หวัดใหญ่ grip bệnh cúm 流感


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