OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 25433

infectious

/ɪnˈfɛk.ʃəs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
contagioso • infeccioso
Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.
Despite feeling better, the patient is still infectious.
I doubt that [saliva] is very infectious ... I don't think this is a normal route of transmission.
infeccioso
Spreading quickly from one person to another.
Her enthusiasm for work can be really infectious.
infectious smile