Feb 14, 2021 07:54
3 yrs ago
19 viewers *
English term
(to) contract
COVID-19
GBK
English to German
Medical
Medical (general)
Definition from
Collins Online Dictionary:
If you contract a serious illness, you become ill with it.
Example sentences:
Anyone of any age can contract pneumonia, but it tends to be common in children aged four years and under, and in the elderly. (Better Health Channel)
However, the briefing makes clear that four in five of the population “are expected” to contract the virus. (The Guardian)
Data shows thousands could contract virus in Memphis area without social distancing (Memphis News & Weather)
Proposed translations
(German)
| 5 +3 | erkranken an |
Birgit Spalt
|
Change log
Apr 2, 2020 22:05: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Apr 6, 2020 12:54: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Apr 10, 2020 17:56: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Completion"
Feb 14, 2021 06:30: changed "Stage" from "Completion" to "Submission"
Feb 18, 2021 01:57: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
+3
Birgit Spalt
Austria
Austria
Austria
Transcreation & Copywriting, EN/FR>DE
Native in: German (Variant: Austrian) 
Works in: English to German, French to German
Related KudoZ points
:
20
Selected
erkranken an
eine Krankheit bekommen
an etwas erkranken
an etwas erkranken
Definition from
Duden:
sich anstecken, sich eine Krankheit zuziehen, krank werden;
Example sentences:
Bürgermeister dürfen nun die Namen von Gemeindebürgern erhalten, die am Coronavirus erkrankt oder von Quarantäne-Maßnahmen betroffen sind. Ein „sorgsamer Umgang mit Daten sei gewährleistet“, versichert man. (ORF)
Auch jüngere Menschen erkranken schwer und sterben am Coronavirus (Deutschlandfunk)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Something went wrong...