No. 10,152 in Swedish

infekterat

Infected.

In a sentence

Såret har blivit infekterat.
The wound has become infected.
The word 'infekterat' is used here as an adjective to describe the wound having become infected with germs.
Hans ord skapade en infekterad debatt.
His words sparked a heated debate.
The term 'infekterad' metaphorically describes the debate as being tense or full of conflict, akin to being 'infected'.
Hon ville inte röra vid det infekterade objektet.
She did not want to touch the infected object.
In this context, 'infekterat' is used literally as an adjective to describe the object as being contaminated or unclean.

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