Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Influenza.

    catch flu

    get over the flu

    Grippe

    гриппgripp, инфлюэ́нцаinfljuénca

    грипhryp

  2. (informal, uncountable, usually)Stomach flu.

More definitions
  • an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease

Examples

205 sentences
  1. I think you've got the flu.

    Мені здається, у тебе грип. — deniko

    ruДумаю, у тебя грипп. — Hellerick

    deIch glaube, du hast die Grippe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I was vaccinated against the flu.

    Мені зробили щеплення від грипу. — deniko

    ruМне сделали прививку от гриппа. — marafon

    deIch bin gegen Grippe geimpft worden. — Manfredo

  3. Tom and Mary have the flu.

    У Тома та Мері грип. — deniko

    ruУ Тома с Мэри грипп. — sharptoothed

  4. Tom told me he thought he had the flu.

    Том сказав мені, що, на його думку, у нього грип. — deniko

  5. Tom told me that he thought he had the flu.

    Том сказав мені, що, на його думку, у нього грип. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
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Русский
By meaning 1
influenza:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
influenza:

Origin

Clipping of influenza.

Clipping of influenza.

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Forms

plural: flus
Singularflu

uncountable

Synonyms

3 synonyms
influenza:gripB2grippe
Close in meaning

Word family

36 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • have the flu
  • with the flu
  • a flu shot
  • caught the flu
  • flu shot
  • get a flu

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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