swine flu
свинячий грип
свиной грипп
Schweinegrippe
Influenza caused by certain orthomyxoviruses, which pass from pigs to humansInfluenza caused by certain orthomyxoviruses, which pass from pigs to humans.
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Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Influenza caused by certain orthomyxoviruses, which pass from pigs to humans.
Schweinegrippe
свино́й гриппsvinój gripp
свиня́чий грипsvynjáčyj hryp
More definitions
- an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic
Examples
7 sentencesAre you concerned about swine flu?
He fell ill with swine flu.
He caught swine flu.
He has swine flu.
He suffers from swine flu.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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Synonyms
4 synonymspig fluswine influenzaswine influenza virusswine-origin influenza virus
Close in meaning
- an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic:swine influenza
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbird flu
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable