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How do you say “infect” in Vietnamese?

“Infect” in Vietnamese is nhiễm (to LARP), lây (to spread), lan truyền (to spread).

Vietnamese words for “infect”

  • nhiễmverb
    Hanoi [ɲiəm˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ɲim˨˩˦]nhiễm creaky rising

    to LARP

    for “infect” meaning: To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or b

    • Máy tính của Tom đã bị nhiễm virus.A virus infected Tom's computer.
  • lâyverb
    Hanoi [ləj˧˧] · Saigon [ləj˧˧]lây level

    to spread

    for “infect” meaning: To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or b

    • Giang mai là một loại bệnh lây qua đường tình dục.Syphilis is an infection that can be transmitted through sexual intercourse.
  • lan truyềnverb
    Hanoi [laːn˧˧ t͡ɕwiən˨˩] · Saigon [laːŋ˧˧ ʈ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]lan level truyền falling

    to spread; to propagate

    for “infect” meaning: To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion, or to communicate a feeling to others, or a feeling communicating itself to others.

  • lây nhiễmverb
    Hanoi [ləj˧˧ ɲiəm˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ləj˧˧ ɲim˨˩˦]lây level nhiễm creaky rising

    to infect

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