No. 1,507 in Spanish
virus
A microscopic infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of an organism.
In a sentence
El virus de la gripe afecta a muchas personas cada año.
The flu virus affects many people each year.
Here, 'virus' refers to a physical pathogen causing illness.
Un virus informático dañó mi computadora hace unos días.
A computer virus damaged my computer a few days ago.
In this context, 'virus' denotes malicious software harming a computer system.
La idea de la paz se está propagando como un virus positivo entre las comunidades.
The idea of peace is spreading like a positive virus among communities.
Here, 'virus' is used metaphorically to describe the rapid spread of an idea.
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