measles meaning in Español | English Dictionary

📖 Definiciones

noun
sarampión; fiebre aftosa; manchas en la madera

EN: An acute infectious disease caused by the measles virus, characterized by fever, cough, runny nose, and a distinctive red rash that spreads over the body.; A similar disease in animals, especially a viral infection in pigs or cattle characterized by skin lesions.; A condition in timber where the wood is discolored with small spots, resembling the rash of the disease.

🔗 Detalles

Formas de la palabra

incontable

Colocaciones

catch measleshave measlesGerman measlesmeasles outbreakmeasles vaccinemeasles rash

Derivados

measly

Sinónimos

rubeolamorbilli

Palabras confundidas

rubella

EN: 'Rubella' (German measles) is a different, milder viral disease; 'measles' (rubeola) is the more severe illness.

es: 'Rubéola' (sarampión alemán) es una enfermedad viral diferente y más leve; 'sarampión' (rubeola) es la enfermedad más grave.

Consejos de ortografía

EN: Despite ending in -s, 'measles' is a singular noun and takes singular verb agreement: 'Measles is highly contagious.' Do not write 'measle' as a singular form.

es: A pesar de terminar en -s, 'measles' es un sustantivo singular y requiere concordancia verbal en singular: 'Measles is highly contagious.' No escriba 'measle' como forma singular.

💬 Ejemplos

The child was kept home from school after being diagnosed with measles.

El niño se quedó en casa de la escuela después de ser diagnosticado con sarampión.
The farmer noticed signs of measles in several of his pigs.

El granjero notó signos de fiebre aftosa en varios de sus cerdos.
The carpenter rejected the plank because of the measles in the grain.

El carpintero rechazó la tabla debido a las manchas en la veta.