malaria
A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood…A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.
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» Malaria is carried by mosquitoes.
Malaria wird von Moskitos übertragen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Комарі переносять малярію. — deniko
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Examples
34 sentencesMalaria is carried by mosquitoes.
Комарі переносять малярію. — deniko
deMalaria wird von Moskitos übertragen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He contracted malaria while living in the jungle.
ruОн подхватил малярию, когда жил в джунглях. — marafon
deEr bekam Malaria, als er im Dschungel lebte. — Tamy
Malaria is a disease that mosquitoes carry.
ruМалярия — это болезнь, переносимая комарами. — sharptoothed
deMalaria ist eine Krankheit, die von Moskitos übertragen wird. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.
Malaria
маляри́яmaljaríja
малярі́яmaljaríja, пропа́сницяpropásnycja, лихома́нкаlyxománka
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Supposed poisonous air arising from marshy districts, once thought to cause fever.
- 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
Origin
Borrowed from Italian malaria, formed from mal- (“bad”) and aria (“air”). Introduced intoBorrowed 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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Forms
plural: malariasSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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