English-German translation for "contagious"

"contagious" German translation

contagious
[kənˈteidʒəs]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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kontagiös, direkt übertragbar, ansteckend infiziert, mit Krankheitsstoffen behaftet ansteckend, sich leicht verbreitend
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  • ansteckend, sich leicht verbreitend
    contagious figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    contagious figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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Wie ich sagte, ansteckend ist ein gutes Wort.
Like I said, contagious is a good word.
Source: TED
Lachen ist ansteckend. Leidenschaft ist ansteckend.
Laughter is contagious. Passion is contagious.
Source: TED
Lachen ist ansteckend. Leidenschaft ist ansteckend.
Laughter is contagious. Passion is contagious.
Source: TED
Es ist ansteckend, weil wir miteinander verbunden sind.
It's contagious because we're all connected to each other.
Source: TED
Der Arzt sagte, Tom habe nichts Ansteckendes.
The doctor said that what Tom has isn't contagious.
Source: Tatoeba
Der Arzt sagte, Tom habe nichts Ansteckendes.
The doctor told us that what Tom has isn't contagious.
Source: Tatoeba
Könnte Krebs auch unter Menschen ansteckend sein?
Could cancers be contagious between people?
Source: TED
Der Grund dafür ist das Aufkommen einer neuen Krankheit, ein ansteckender Krebs.
And the reason for that is the emergence of a new disease, a contagious cancer.
Source: TED
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