No. 7,981 in Catalan
contagiar
To transmit or spread an illness, emotion, or influence to others.
In a sentence
Ell em va contagiar la seva alegria pel projecte.
He infected me with his enthusiasm for the project.
Here, 'contagiar' is used metaphorically to express the spreading of an emotion from one person to another.
Cal rentar-se les mans per no contagiar malalties.
It is necessary to wash hands to avoid spreading diseases.
'Contagiar' is utilized in its literal sense, referring to the transmission of diseases through contact or proximity.
El teu entusiasme per aprendre idiomes és contagiós.
Your enthusiasm for learning languages is contagious.
The term 'contagiar' is implied in the adjectival form 'contagiós,' describing how enthusiasm can spread from one person to another.
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