Correr and diseases

Question

When saying that a certain disease runs in your family, would you still use correr? Or is that only for physically running?

Answer 1

Do you mean like "la gripe/a"?

I would say "le está dando gripa a todo el mundo".

Instead "correr" I say "pegar" like "se nos pegó la gripa¨, ¨se me pegó la gripa¨,¨a todos se nos ha pegado la gripa¨... - 00a4c226, Jan 21, 2012

Gracias, Coffee! - SonrisaDelSol, Jan 21, 2012

Hi there! ¨espero que no te dé gripa¨ - 00a4c226, Jan 21, 2012

What about sentences like, "Well, cancer runs in our family"? We mean that cancer is frequently inherited in our family or there is a high incidence of cancer in the family. - webdunce, Jan 21, 2012

¨heredar¨, ¨el cáncer es hereditario en nuestra familia¨, ¨ella lo heredó de "somebody else¨... - 00a4c226, Jan 21, 2012

Thanks!!! :) - webdunce, Jan 21, 2012

Answer 2

I would say Tenemos esa enfernedad en nuestra familia.

Gracias, gringo! It'd be **nuestra** familia, right ;)? - SonrisaDelSol, Jan 21, 2012

Of course. - gringojrf, Jan 21, 2012