This is the 7981st most frequent Catalan word.
contagiar
To transmit or spread an illness, emotion, or influence to others.
The term 'contagiar' is implied in the adjectival form 'contagiós,' describing how enthusiasm can spread from one person to another.
El teu entusiasme per aprendre idiomes és contagiós.
Your enthusiasm for learning languages is contagious.
'Contagiar' is utilized in its literal sense, referring to the transmission of diseases through contact or proximity.
Cal rentar-se les mans per no contagiar malalties.
It is necessary to wash hands to avoid spreading diseases.
Here, 'contagiar' is used metaphorically to express the spreading of an emotion from one person to another.