Covid-19
/ko.vid.diz.nœf/noun★IntermediateLoanword from English Covid-19
🏥Medicine
technical
A contagious respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, first identified in 2019, leading to a global pandemic.
Les symptômes du Covid-19 incluent la fièvre, la toux et la fatigue.
Symptoms of Covid-19 include fever, cough, and fatigue.
💡
The term is derived from 'COronaVIrus Disease 2019'.
Collocations
vaccin contre le Covid-19Covid-19 vaccinevariante du Covid-19Covid-19 variant
Synonyms
Related Phrases
passer le Covidphrase
to recover from Covid-19
💡Pro Tip
Pronunciation Tip
The French pronunciation differs from English, with a nasal 'œ' sound in 'Covid'.
⚡Gold Rule
Loanword Usage
In French, 'Covid-19' is used as-is, without translation, even though it is an English acronym.
📖Word Origin
From English 'COVID-19', an acronym for 'coronavirus disease 2019'.
📝Usage Notes
The term is widely used in medical and public health contexts. It is a loanword from English, commonly used in French without translation.
Word Breakdown
CO
corona
prefixVI
virus
prefixD
disease
prefix19
2019
suffixDictionnaire Français-Anglais