Meaning

1 senses
  1. A very common, mild viral infection of the nose and throat, whose symptoms typically include sneezing, sniffling, a running or blocked nose, a sore throat, coughing and a headache.

    Erkältung, Verkühlung

    просту́даprostúda, на́сморкnásmork, ОРВИORVI

    засту́даzastúda, просту́даprostúda, не́житьnéžytʹ

    a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

Examples

9 sentences
  1. There is no cure for the common cold.

  2. The common cold is an illness.

    ruПростуда — это болезнь. — Balamax

  3. No cure for the common cold exists, but the symptoms can be treated.

  4. There is no prescription for a common cold.

    deEs gibt kein Rezept gegen eine gewöhnliche Erkältung. — samueldora

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  5. The flu and the common cold are very contagious.

    deGrippe und Erkältung sind sehr ansteckend. — raggione

Translations

8 languages
Українська
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Русский
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mild infection:
Deutsch
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mild infection:

Forms

plural: common colds
Singularcommon cold
Pluralcommon colds

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
poseB2catarrhacute viral nasopharyngitisacute coryza
Close in meaning
  • a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs):cold

Word family

3 related words

See also

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