la
feminine
/ˈɡɾipe/
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Translation
flu
Word origin
From French grippe, from gripper ('to seize, to grip'), of Germanic origin, referring to how the illness suddenly grips its victim.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- grippe
- English cognates
- grip, grippe
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralgripes
Examples
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This winter I have caught the flu twice.
.
The flu kept him in bed all week.
¿ vacuna ?
Have you had the flu jab?
fiebre , .
I have a fever and everything aches, I think it is flu.
contagia mucha facilidad .
The flu spreads very easily in the office.
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