(to) contract

German translation: erkranken an

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07:54 Feb 14, 2021
English to German translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
Additional field(s): Medical (general), Journalism
English term or phrase: (to) contract
Definition from Collins Online Dictionary:
If you contract a serious illness, you become ill with it.

Example sentence(s):
  • Anyone of any age can contract pneumonia, but it tends to be common in children aged four years and under, and in the elderly. Better Health Channel
  • However, the briefing makes clear that four in five of the population “are expected” to contract the virus. The Guardian
  • Data shows thousands could contract virus in Memphis area without social distancing Memphis News & Weather
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German translation:erkranken an
Definition:
sich anstecken, sich eine Krankheit zuziehen, krank werden;
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Birgit Spalt
Austria
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5 +3erkranken an
Birgit Spalt


  

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  confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
erkranken an


Definition from Duden:
sich anstecken, sich eine Krankheit zuziehen, krank werden;

Example sentence(s):
  • Bürgermeister dürfen nun die Namen von Gemeindebürgern erhalten, die am Coronavirus erkrankt oder von Quarantäne-Maßnahmen betroffen sind. Ein „sorgsamer Umgang mit Daten sei gewährleistet“, versichert man. - ORF  
  • Auch jüngere Menschen erkranken schwer und sterben am Coronavirus - Deutschlandfunk  

Explanation:
eine Krankheit bekommen
an etwas erkranken
Birgit Spalt
Austria
Local time: 13:43
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 20

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Lydia Molea
3 hrs
  -> Danke schön.

Yes  Steffen Walter
1 day 1 hr
  -> Danke sehr.

Yes  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 17 hrs
  -> Vielen lieben Dank.
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