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im·mune  (-myn)

adj.

1. Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt: immune from taxation; immune from criminal prosecution.

2. Not affected by a given influence; unresponsive: immune to persuasion.

3. Immunology

a. Of, relating to, or having resistance to infection by a specific pathogen.

b. Of or relating to sensitized antibodies or lymphocytes that react to specific agents.

n.

A person who is immune to a particular infection.

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[Middle English, from Latin immnis; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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immune [ɪˈmjuːn]

adj

1. (Medicine) protected against a specific disease by inoculation or as the result of innate or acquired resistance

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) relating to or conferring immunity an immune body See antibody

3. (usually postpositive; foll by to) unsusceptible (to) or secure (against) immune to inflation

4. exempt from obligation, penalty, etc.

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) an immune person or animal

[from Latin immūnis exempt from a public service, from im- (not) + mūnus duty]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	immune - a person who is immune to a particular infection individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" immune carrier, carrier - (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
Adj.	1.	immune - relating to the condition of immunity; "the immune system"
	2.	immune - secure against; "immune from taxation as long as he resided in Bermuda"; "immune from criminal prosecution" exempt - (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"
	3.	immune - relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) resistant insusceptible, unsusceptible - not susceptible to
	4.	immune - (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence; "immune to persuasion" unaffected - undergoing no change when acted upon; "entirely unaffected by each other's writings"; "fibers remained apparently unaffected by the treatment"

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immune

adjective

immune from exempt from, free from, let off (informal), not subject to, not liable to Members are immune from prosecution for corruption.

immune to

1. resistant to, free from, protected from, safe from, not open to, spared from, secure against, invulnerable to, insusceptible to The blood test will tell whether you are immune to the disease.

2. unaffected by, not affected by, invulnerable to, insusceptible to He never became immune to the sight of death.

Translations

immune [ɪˈmjuːn]

A. ADJ (to disease) → inmune (to a) (from tax, regulations) → exento (from de) to be immune to sth (Med) → ser inmune a algo
she is immune to measles → es inmune al sarampión (fig) they seemed immune to the cold → parecían inmunes al frío
he is immune to criticism → es inmune or insensible a las críticas, no le afectan las críticas
no one is immune from this problem → nadie queda al margen de este problema, nadie es inmune a este problema

B. CPD immune deficiency N → inmunodeficiencia f
immune response N → respuesta f inmunitaria, respuesta f inmunológica
immune system N → sistema m inmunológico

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immune [ɪˈmjuːn] adj

(to disease) → immunisé(e)
immune to → immunisé(e) contre

(= unaffected) to be immune to sth → être immunisé(e) contre qch
He was immune to flattery → Il était immunisé contre la flatterie.
to be immune from scandal → être à l'abri du scandale

(= not subject to) to be immune from arrest → bénéficier de l'immunité
As a former head of state he was immune from arrest → En tant qu'ancien chef d'État, il bénéficiait de l'immunité.
to be immune from prosecution → bénéficier de l'immunité
to be immune from prosecution for sth
They are immune from prosecution for corruption → Ils bénéficient de l'immunité pour les délits de corruption.
immune deficiency n → déficience f immunitaire
immune system n → système m immunitaire

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immune

adj

(Med) → immun (from, to gegen); immune deficiency syndrome → Immunschwächekrankheit f

(fig) → sicher (→ from, to vor +dat); (from temptation etc) → geschützt, gefeit (from, to gegen); (= not susceptible: to criticism etc) → unempfindlich, immun (to gegen); immune from prosecution → vor Strafverfolgung geschützt, immun (spec)

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immune [ɪˈmjuːn] adj immune (to, against) (naturally) → immune (da); (after injection) → immunizzato/a (contro)
immune (from) (fig) → immune (a)

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immune [ɪˈmjuːn] adj immune (to, against) (naturally) → immune (da); (after injection) → immunizzato/a (contro)
immune (from) (fig) → immune (a)

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immune

adj immune [iˈmjuːn]

(withtoorfrom) protected against, or naturally resistant to, eg a disease immune to measles; immune from danger. immuun ذو مناعَه، ذو حَصانَه имунизиран imunní, odolný immun; modstandsdygtig immun, geschützt που έχει ανοσία, απρόσβλητος inmune immuunne ایمن immuuni immunisé (contre) מְחוּסָן उन्मुक्त imun immunis kebal ónæmur immune 免疫の 면역이 된 atsparus imūns, neuzņēmīgs (pret slimību) lali immuun immun, uimottakelig odporny imune imun иммунный, невосприимчивый imúnny imun imun immun ซึ่งได้รับการยกเว้น bağışık, direnç kazanmış 有免疫力的，免於…的 імунний; несприйнятливий مامونیت سے متعلق miễn khỏi 免除的；有免疫力的

n imˈmunity

immuniteit مناعَه، حَصانَه имунитет imunita immunitet; modstandsdygtighed die Immunität ανοσία inmunidad immuunsus ایمنی immuniteetti immunité חֲסִינוּת उन्मुक्ति imunitet mentesség, védettség; immunitás kekebalan ónæmi immunità 免疫 면역(성) atsparumas, imunitetas imunitāte, neuzņēmība (pret slimību) kelalian immuniteit immunitet, uimottakelighet odporność imunidade imunitate иммунитет imunita imunost imunitet immunitet การรอดพ้นจากการลงโทษ bağışıklık 免疫力，豁免權 імунітет, несприйнятливість مامونیت sự miễn 免除、免疫性

v immunize, ˈimmunise [ˈimju-]

to make immune to a disease, especially by an injection of a weak form of the disease. immuniseer يُحَصِّن، يُكْسِبُ مناعَه имунизирам imunizovat vaccinere; immunisere immunisieren ανοσοποιώ inmunizar immuniseerima ایمن کردن tehdä immuuniksi immuniser (contre) לְחַסֵן उन्मुक्त करना imunizirati immunizál mengebalkan gera ónæman, vekja ónæmi immunizzare 免疫にする 면역성을 주다 imunizuoti, sudaryti (kam) imunitetą imunizēt, padarīt neuzņēmīgu (pret slimību) melalikan immuniseren vaksinere, gjøre immun uodparniać imunizar a imuniza (împotriva) иммунизировать stať sa imúnnym imunizirati učiniti imunim immunicera, vaccinera ฉีดภูมิคุ้มกันโรค bağışık kılmak, bağışıklık kazandırmak 使具有免疫力 імунізувати مامون بنانا tiêm phòng 使免疫

n immuniˈzation, ˌimmuniˈsation

immunisasie تَحْصين، إكْساب مناعَه имунизация imunizace vaccination; immunisering die Immunisierung ανοσοποίηση inmunización immuniseerimine ایمن سازی immunisointi immunisation חִיסוּן प्रतिरक्षण imunizacija immunizálás, védőoltás imunisasi bólusetning, ónæmisaðgerð immunizzazione 免疫 면역시킴 imunizacija imunizācija pelalian immunisering vaksinering, immunisering uodparnianie imunização imu­ni­zare иммунизация imunizácia imunizacija činjenje imunim immunicering การฉีดภูมิคุ้มกันโรค bağışıklık kazandırma 免疫 імунізація مامونیت sự tiêm phòng 免疫