Polyglot Dictionary

contagiar

/kõtaˈʒjaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
contagio
preterite (eu)
contagiei
past participle
contagiado

Meaning

  1. to infect

    • Contagiou a família.

      He infected the family.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

infectar

contagiar is more about spreading a contagious infection, passing it on; infectar is more about the infection taking hold — both mean "to infect."

Similar in other languages

German

infizieren

infizieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to infect."

Spanish

contagiar

contagiar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to infect."

Spanish

infectar

infectar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to infect."

Practice

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