Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.

    Malaria

    маляри́яmaljaríja

    малярі́яmaljaríja, пропа́сницяpropásnycja, лихома́нкаlyxománka

  2. (archaic, countable, uncountable)Supposed poisonous air arising from marshy districts, once thought to cause fever.

More definitions
  • an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever

Examples

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  1. Malaria is carried by mosquitoes.

    Комарі переносять малярію.

    deMalaria wird von Moskitos übertragen.

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  2. He contracted malaria while living in the jungle.

    ruОн подхватил малярию, когда жил в джунглях.

    deEr bekam Malaria, als er im Dschungel lebte.

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  3. Malaria is a disease that mosquitoes carry.

    ruМалярия — это болезнь, переносимая комарами.

    deMalaria ist eine Krankheit, die von Moskitos übertragen wird.

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  4. Tom has malaria.

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  5. How can malaria be contained?

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Translations

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Origin

Borrowed from Italian malaria, formed from mal- (“bad”) and aria (“air”). Introduced into

Borrowed from Italian malaria, formed from mal- (“bad”) and aria (“air”). Introduced into English by the Scottish geologist John MacCulloch (1773–1835). Displaced native Old English unlyft (literally “bad air”).

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