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to infect
01
infectar, contagiar
to transmit a disease to a person, animal, or plant
Transitive: to infect sb
informações gramaticais
composição morfológica
simples
verbo de ação
regular
presente
infect
3.ª pessoa do singular
infects
particípio presente
infecting
pretérito simples
infected
particípio passado
infected
Exemplos
If proper precautions are not taken, the virus will likely infect more individuals.
Se as precauções adequadas não forem tomadas, o vírus provavelmente infectará mais indivíduos.
02
infectar, contaminar
to contaminate air, water, or other substances with harmful bacteria, viruses, or other organisms
Transitive: to infect air or water
Exemplos
Sewage leaks can infect the groundwater with harmful pathogens.
Vazamentos de esgoto podem infectar a água subterrânea com patógenos nocivos.
03
contagiar, infectar
to spread an emotion, attitude, or quality from one person or thing to another
Transitive: to infect sb
Exemplos
A sense of urgency infected the workers as the deadline approached.
Um senso de urgência infectou os trabalhadores à medida que o prazo se aproximava.
04
infectar, contagiar
to corrupt or influence someone or something with a particular idea, belief, or ideology, often in a contagious or spreading manner
Transitive: to infect sb
Exemplos
His skepticism began to infect the whole team, leading to a loss of morale.
O seu ceticismo começou a infectar toda a equipe, levando a uma perda de moral.
Árvore Lexical
disinfect
infected
infection
infect
