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"Contagiado" is a form of "contagiado", a noun which is often translated as "infected person". "Preposición" is a noun which is often translated as "preposition". Learn more about the difference between "contagiado" and "preposición" below.
el contagiado, la contagiada, contagiado
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (medicine)
a. infected person
El número de contagiados en España superó los 100,000 a principios de abril.The number of infected people in Spain rose above 100,000 in early April.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Ha estado en contacto con algún contagiado de coronavirus?Have you been in contact with someone infected with coronavirus?
No todos los contagiados presentan síntomas del COVID-19.Not all of those infected with COVID-19 show symptoms.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (medicine)
a. infected
El número de pacientes contagiados aumenta alarmantemente.The number of infected patients is rising alarmingly.
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (grammar)
a. preposition
En la frase "estoy loco por ti" la preposición es la palabra "por".In the phrase "I am crazy for you," the preposition is the word "for".
